U.S. Nuclear Scientist Leaves for Egypt After Being Fired by U.S. Gov't for Iraq Criticism. [View All]

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — An Egyptian-born nuclear physicist who said his rights were violated when the Department of Energy revoked his security clearance has returned to his native Egypt.

The scientist, Abdel Moniem Ali el-Ganayni, had filed a lawsuit in June saying he was being punished for criticizing the Iraq war and President Bush’s treatment of Muslims after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

The lawsuit was dismissed Tuesday by Judge Terrence F. McVerry of Federal District Court here.

The Energy Department said it had reliable information that Dr. Ganayni was a security risk, but the agency said its reasons were classified and could violate national security if they were made public.

Dr. Ganayni, 57, worked at the Bettis Laboratory, which makes parts for nuclear warships, in West Mifflin, a Pittsburgh suburb, for more than 17 years. He has been a United States citizen since 1988.

His security clearance was revoked last late year, and he was fired in May. He and his wife returned to Cairo on Wednesday.

This should excite the interests of racists who believe that Moslems should not be allowed to use the world's largest, by far, source of climate change gas free energy because they're Moslems.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/29/us/29scientist.html