Egyptian-Canadian Man Receives 15 Years In Prison For Spying For Israel

"The defendant sold his country and himself to the devil," said presiding Judge Sayed el-Gohary. "He left Egypt to meet with the devil abroad, ignoring all national values and principles." Ahead of the verdict, several newspaper columnists on Saturday wrote that Egyptians were so disappointed with the country over a lack jobs, low wages and the prevalence of nepotism, that they were willing to work as spies. "I'm afraid Egypt has become a spies factory," wrote Yasser el-Zayat in the independent daily Al-Masry Al-Youm. Osama Heikal, a columnist with the same newspaper, wrote that the only people capable of living a "normal life" were Egypt's rich. "It seems Egypt has become an ideal environment for recruiting spies, and many Egyptian youth have lost their national loyalty. There is a growing general feeling that nobody cares about their interests. Corruption is spreading and it's winning, and oppression has surpassed people's limits," Heikal wrote. On Tuesday, Egyptian authorities said they arrested Mohammed Sayed Saber, a 35-year-old engineer with Egypt's nuclear agency, on allegations he was spying for Israel. Two foreigners, one Japanese and one Irish, also are wanted in connection with the case but remain at large. http://www.iht.com:80/articles/ap/2007/04/21/africa/ME-GEN-Egypt-Spy-Trial.php

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