Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's New President, Vows To Free Blind Sheikh Tied To WTC Bombing

Egypt's President-elect Mohammed Morsi waves to his supporters following Friday prayers at Al-Azhar mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

CAIRO -- Egypt's president-elect Mohammed Morsi has vowed to free the blind sheik jailed in the U.S. for a plot to blow up New York City landmarks.

In his first public speech addressing tens of thousands of mostly Islamist supporters, Morsi promised Saturday to work to free Omar Abdel-Rahman, the spiritual leader of men convicted in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

He also promised to free detained Egyptian protesters facing military tribunals.

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• Egyptians greet President-elect Mohammed Morsi, not pictured, following Friday prayers at Al-Azhar mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

• Egyptians watch the convoy of president-elect Mohammed Morsi, not pictured, following Friday prayers at Al-Azhar mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

• An Egyptian climbs to watch the convoy of Egypt's President-elect Mohammed Morsi as he leaves Friday prayers at Al-Azhar mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

• Egyptians gather to see President-elect Mohammed Morsi, not pictured, following Friday prayers at Al-Azhar mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahmed Fouad, Egyptian Presidency)

• Egyptian President-elect Mohammed Morsi, right, shakes hands with Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa, center, at Friday prayers at Al-Azhar mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahmed Fouad, Egyptian Presidency)

• Egypt's President-elect Mohammed Morsi waves to his supporters following Friday prayers at Al-Azhar mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

• Egyptian President-elect Mohammed Morsi, center, prays with Grand Sheik Ahmed el-Tayyib, center left, and Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa, left, at Friday prayers at Al-Azhar mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahmed Fouad, Egyptian Presidency)

• Egyptian President-elect Mohammed Morsi, center, prays with Grand Sheik Ahmed el-Tayyib, left, at Friday prayers at Al-Azhar mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahmed Fouad, Egyptian Presidency)

• Egyptian President-elect Mohammed Morsi waves at worshippers following Friday prayers at Al-Azhar mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahmed Fouad, Egyptian Presidency)

• Egyptians gather to see President-elect Mohammed Morsi, not pictured, following Friday prayers at Al-Azhar mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahmed Fouad, Egyptian Presidency)

• Egyptian worshippers greet President-elect Mohammed Morsi, not pictured, following Friday prayers at Al-Azhar mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

• Egyptians greet President-elect Mohammed Morsi, not pictured, following Friday prayers at Al-Azhar mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

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Comments

[jose54]

06:27 PM on 07/07/2012

"The Koran is our constitution, the Prophet is our leader, Jihad Is Our Path & Death in the Name of Allah Is Our Goal"
- Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi

http://www.humanevents.com/2012/06/24/egyptian-president-mohammed-morsi-jihad-is-our-path-death-name-allah-is-our-goal/

"Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Koran, the Muslim book of scripture, should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on Earth."
- Omar M. Ahmad, founder of CAIR, July 4th 1998

http://islamreality.wordpress.com

[Caernarvon]

02:45 AM on 07/03/2012

The political fallout is the only thing preventing BHO from complying with this. It'll be interesting to see if the blind sheikh gets a last day pardon from Obama, either in 6 month or 4 years.

[johnfkennedyjr]

08:38 PM on 09/20/2012

Obama would never pardon a terrorist. Your comments are nonsense.

[Caernarvon]

11:50 AM on 09/24/2012

I wonder how many times people have thought "Obama would never" do something that he later turned around and did. But hopefully I'm wrong on this one.

[coreelectric]

12:04 PM on 07/02/2012

Good luck with that.

[Leo Przybylowicz]

11:45 AM on 07/02/2012

and " we" now should pay turkey to nuke egypt ,before this gets out of hand.

[Taos]

11:28 AM on 07/02/2012

I won't be surprised if Obama let him go!

[coreelectric]

12:05 PM on 07/02/2012

Why would President Obama let free a prisoner captured by the Clinton Administration?

[redwhitebluecollar]

12:44 PM on 07/02/2012

For the same reason he does everything he does- his reelection

[bdog77s]

11:07 AM on 07/02/2012

Can't we just "glass" that entire region? a couple of megatons should rid the world of these vermin.

[dnrichard]

10:56 AM on 07/02/2012

A narrow win does not a mandate make. His inexperience is showing. If he aspires to being a presence on the World stage, he needs to govern on behalf of all of his people and not be a right wing fundamentalist.

[AW1952]

10:36 AM on 07/02/2012

Now we see the true colors of "Arab Spring". These people are our enemies. I wouldn't feel very secure if I was an Israeli right now. Thanks to Obama.

[Packfan91387]

10:19 AM on 07/02/2012

3 big Pyramids and one little nuke to reduce them to sand.

Do you want to play a game?

[gd3]

09:32 PM on 07/02/2012

And you get a Sphinx thrown in for free, what is the limit on Sphinx?

[Dan Legge]

10:07 AM on 07/02/2012

Well there goes the neighborhood.

[tommybellagio]

09:55 AM on 07/02/2012

The Muslim Brotherhood wont get elected.. or was it the Muslim Brotherhood are our friends...
psstt.. Israel.. you are on your own... do what you gotta do....

[lenchu]

09:52 AM on 07/02/2012

This man has the opportunity to head a freely elected government for the first time in his country's history and one of his first statements is an insult to the country that gave him the opportunity. This should give us serious pause to jumping into the affairs of these people whose culture and rationale are so acutely foreign to us. And shame to the Obama haters who will put their own irrationally hateful views above the real world implications of this shameful development and exhibit the same mentality as this our newest nemesis.

[tomd120]

10:59 AM on 07/02/2012

I guess in reality I must be an obama hater, because it really gives me pause to hear that the Egyptian President, and member of the muslim brotherhood, wants to free that terrorist. But then, I am guilty of assuming that muslim brotherhood is the same one obama intertained as guests at the White House! Was I so misinformed by Fox News, to make such a mistake? Or did obama really have them as guests? While there, could there have been an understanding that our govt would look on such a declaration as this favorably? Of course not, our very own terrorist-in-chief would NEVER do something this dispicable!

[lenchu]

11:44 AM on 07/02/2012

You're right, I think you're an Obama hater. I appreciate that we can disagree, politely.

[coreelectric]

12:08 PM on 07/02/2012

Just like a TP....tomd didn't hear a word you said, lenchu.

[Cleanupamerica]

09:34 AM on 07/02/2012

Free him and ship him back in a casket!

[tomd120]

11:00 AM on 07/02/2012

Wrapped in pig skins! Your first fan.

[tomd120]

11:02 AM on 07/02/2012

My first reply, "Wrapped in pigskins", was censored by hp's Nazi regime, so I'll try it again. Also, first fan!

[coreelectric]

12:10 PM on 07/02/2012

I guess you should practice patience and give hp a little time before you speak.

[coreelectric]

12:11 PM on 07/02/2012

You really are the gop type...

[Apio]

09:32 AM on 07/02/2012

In response to his statement the US should cut all foreign aid to Egypt. We need the money here not in the hands of terrorist.

[majbjb]

08:36 AM on 07/02/2012

I'm sure Barrack will agree to this as apparently the new Egyptian president realizes.