-Caveat Lector- Tuesday October 19 7:44 AM ET Millennium Bash Decried As Plot CAIRO (Reuters) - An Islamist newspaper on Tuesday denounced Egypt's plans for a spectacular New Year millennium celebration as part of a Zionist plot to lay claim to the pyramids. Al-Shaab, bi-weekly mouthpiece of Egypt's Islamist-oriented Labor Party, argued that the show, organized by ``Zionist'' French musician Jean-Michel Jarre, would bolster what it called Zionist claims that Jews had constructed the 4,500-year-old pyramids. ``The Jews claim that they are owners of Egypt's ancient civilization and the builders of the pyramids,'' wrote Labor Party Secretary-General Adel Hussein in a frontpage article. Jarre, famous for albums such as Oxygene and Equinoxe, will perform a 12-hour electronic opera in a $9 million spectacular on the pyramids plateau, featuring 1,000 performers, lasers, fireworks, and a mix of Oriental and Western music. ``The climax of the awesome celebration is the placing of gold cap on the main (Cheops) pyramid. What we are dealing with here is crowning the top of our Great Pyramid with the symbol of Masonic Zionism,'' Hussein wrote. Egypt's Culture Minister Farouk Hosni has already come under fire from nationalists in the arts community for choosing a foreigner to lead the millennium party, expected to attract thousands of tourists and intense media interest. ``The minister is free to choose who he wants,'' said Culture Ministry spokesman Ahmed Khalil on Tuesday. ``If (Jarre) is a Zionist or not is nothing to do with us. He's an artist.'' DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
