CORRESPONDENCE WITH A JOURNALIST WHO WAS TORTURED AND JAILED AND IS ON THE EDGE OF ANOTHER ARREST....

 

CORRESPONDENCE WITH A JOURNALIST WHO WAS TORTURED AND JAILED AND IS ON THE EDGE OF ANOTHER ARREST...

zedan hussein iam afraid my freind john from the jordan that they will send me to the state security and intelligence in egypt on monday 21/11/2010because i was being held by jordan and passport detained asylum papers
also have please intervene and urged the u.s administration to protect me as apolitician and exhibitions

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    John Scott Ridgway 
    

    Zedan, they are just trying to stop you from writing about this matter. They want to keep you where you will not be able to do political work. The situation is so volatile there that you should lay low. They have already filled their jails with the Muslim Brotherhood, and are not looking to jail a lot more people.
    
    The election will be rigged whether you write about it or not... let the story lie and cut out your activism until the situation is safe. The opposition is playing outside of the LAWS and you are not going to win if you fight RIGHT NOW....
    
    I have the word out about you in Intelligence Circles, and I think they will leave you alone. I had to write about it a lot... but trust me a bit, I have been making your name known in my way, without publicity, in the halls of power to which I have access to. I believe at this point, you are not in danger, if you follow my advice. Asylum will not come quick enough....
    
    I have given much thought to this Zedan... and I assure you, if you are jailed, I will make waves that will hit every newspaper in this country to get your name out... you know, go downtown and pass out flyers with your name, get your story in the papers, on the web sites, to the politicians I know..... but right now, from what I can decipher and you SURELY MIGHT KNOW BETTER THAN ME, THIS IS JUST MY OPINION, AND FOR RIGHT OR WRONG, I AM JUST TRYING TO HELP.
    
    So relax, watch the rigged election play out safely, and live to fight again, my friend....
    
    My love and prayers are with you and yours, and I vow to you that I will be there, no matter what happens, to help you out. They are not going to get to snatch you... NO. Amnesty International and others will be here for you.... I will make sure of that.
    
    
    

    The article about this situation and your place in the geopolitical mess that is happening in your wonderful country, is coming along well... I have devoted most of my time to it this week... It should help... It has been awhile since I have written such a journalistic piece, but gonzo journalism is one of my specialties, and like I have told you, a lot of activists who are serious read my work, and act with me when they share my concerns.... and a government crack down on Journalists is everyones concern who cares about a FREE PRESS.