Egypt liberals: US backs Islamists

[ygalg]

Muslim Brotherhood hijacked revolution, US endorses Islamists, Egypt's liberal parties say
Roi Kais

The US government was pressing Egypt's military leadership to transfer power to the Muslim Brotherhood, which "hijacked the revolution," the country's liberal parties charged Saturday.

Earlier Saturday, the Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission announced that the winner of the run-off election would be announced on Sunday after debate on candidates' appeals had concluded. One official on the commission has leaked that the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate, Mohammad Morsi, had raked in a majority of the votes, but over the past week secular candidate Ahmed Shafiq also claimed victory.

General Abed al-Munim Kato, an advisor to the military council's public relations department, has vilified both the US and the Muslim Brotherhood in light of recent events.

In an interview to the al-Masry al-Youm newspaper, Kato stressed that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's criticism of the military rule and her calls for regime change served as confirmation of contact between the US and senior Muslim Brotherhood officials.

"It is unacceptable that Egypt face outside pressure that forces Morsi on us as president," he said.

"Will Morsi be elected president because he spent a lot of time in the US or because his children have US citizenship?" the general wondered, adding that "The Muslim Brotherhood movement has shown itself."

Meanwhile, sources close to both sides told the al-Ahram newspaper that the military government and the Muslim Brotherhood were holding intensive, "high-level" talks that could lead to a political deal. In the end, they claimed, Morsi would be declared president.

On Friday, as tens of thousands demonstrated in Cairo's Tahrir Square in support of the Muslim Brotherhood and against the army's latest move, Morsi himself called to announce the election results without further delay.

Speaking at a press conference, Morsi tried to play down the tension with the army and said that he had no problem with the ruling military council, calling it "patriotic."

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[CuteCoot]

The US should just stay right out of the ME. Whatever bad thing happens it will be their fault. They should stop commenting and they should stop paying them money to keep quiet because they won't keep quiet anyway.

[ygalg]

The US should just stay right out of the ME. Whatever bad thing happens it will be their fault. They should stop commenting and they should stop paying them money to keep quiet because they won't keep quiet anyway.

I wonder what gain from this porridge, US believes to achieve (?)

[pr126]

Here could be the answer.

The Muslim Brotherhood in America

[Yohan]

US doesn't have much of a choice. I am sure Muslim brotherhood would bring intolerance and suffering for all. If democracy continues in Egypt (with a secular military staying in background), Muslim brotherhood would most likely lose the next national election. That's the best hope US can have.

Most Egyptians are very backward when it comes to thinking secular, like in all other Muslim countries. Actually what happens in Egypt will be repeated in those Muslim countries too, if they go democratic. As long as the country does not go the Iranian way, the path can be corrected.

[ringmaster]

US doesn't have much of a choice. I am sure Muslim brotherhood would bring intolerance and suffering for all. If democracy continues in Egypt (with a secular military staying in background), Muslim brotherhood would most likely lose the next national election. That's the best hope US can have.

Most Egyptians are very backward when it comes to thinking secular, like in all other Muslim countries. Actually what happens in Egypt will be repeated in those Muslim countries too, if they go democratic. As long as the country does not go the Iranian way, the path can be corrected.

The historical examples of muslim societies "correcting their path" are so few as to be inconsequential.

As for the US supporting the muslim brotherhood, what else should we expect a muslim head of state in the Oval Office to do?

[Idesigner]

In any muslim majority country, from view point of non muslim minorities Muslim military dictator or a monarch is lot better than rule by muslim majority i.e. mobocracy.