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From: Haile Beyene (hbeyene@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Apr 05 2011 - 23:29:32 EDT
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=283725
By Aaron Klein
© 2011 WorldNetDaily
Nile River in Egypt
JERUSALEM – The new Egyptian government has instructed its military to
prepare for any eventuality regarding a crucialwaterdispute with neighboring
Ethiopia, according to Egyptian security sources speaking to WND.
The dispute centers around the Nile River, which is used by both Ethiopia
and Egypt forwaterresources.
Ethiopia is planning to construct a nearly $5 billion dam, called the Great
Millennium Dam, along the Nile River about 25 miles from the Sudan border.
The dam will section off a larger portion of the Nile than is used now by
Ethiopia.
Egypt is adamantly opposed to the dam or anydealthat would reduce its share
of the Nile and give more access to other countries.
A 1929 colonial-era treaty gives Egypt majority rights to the Nile's waters.
But six African countries have signed apetition, the Entebbe Agreement,
calling for all Nile Basin countries to modify the old pact and re-allocate
thesharesofwaterfrom the Nile River.
Egyptian security sources say Cairo is appealing to the U.S. and European
Union to oppose the proposed Ethiopian dam.
The sources said the Egyptian military believes Israel is encouraging
Ethiopia to build the dam as a way to weaken the caretaker Egyptian
government following the toppling of Hosni Mubarak’s regime. Mubarak was a
stanch U.S. ally.
The sources further said the Egyptian military has been told to prepare for
any eventuality regarding the situation.
While the Egyptian security sources said they hoped the confrontation did
not escalate to a military level, one source told WND "the regime may be
inching closer to awaterwar."
The dispute marks the latest militant stance by the new Egyptian regime amid
fears in the country of theriseof the Muslim Brotherhood. The Brotherhood
seeks to create an Islamic caliphate. Both Hamas and al-Qaida are
Brotherhood offshoots.
On Monday, former International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed
ElBaradei, who had previously announced his intentions to run for the
presidency of Egypt, said "if Israel attacked Gaza we would declare war
against the Zionist regime."
The same day, Egypt's foreign minister said Cairo is ready to re-establish
diplomatic ties with Tehran after a break of more than 30 years, signaling a
clear shift in Iran policy since the fall of Mubarak.
"The Egyptian and Iranian people deserve to have mutual relations reflecting
their history and civilization," said Foreign Minister Nabil Elaraby after
meeting with Iranian official Mugtabi Amani.
Days after Mubarak stepped aside, Egypt allowed the passage of two Iranian
warships through the strategic Suez Canal for the first time since 1979.
AlsoWND reported last month <http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=272945>, the
Egyptian military command met with Hamas to discuss ways to build a better
relationship with the Islamist organization.
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