RAYMOND IBRAHIM
November 1, 2013
El Watan,
one of Egypt's most widely circulated and read newspapers, published a
report discussing the Muslim Brotherhood's influence over the United
States, especially in the context of inciting pro-Brotherhood policies
against Egypt's popular June 30 Revolution, which resulted in the
ousting of Muhammad Morsi and the Brotherhood from power.
Titled (in translation), "With Names, Identities, and Roadmap...
El Watan
Exposes Brotherhood Cells in America," it's written by investigative
journalist Ahmed al-Tahiri, who begins the report by saying:
In the context of
El Watan's ongoing investigation
concerning the Brotherhood's cells and lobby inside America that support
the regime of the ousted [Morsi], and which intensified their
activities to attack and defame the June 30 Revolution, informed sources
have disclosed to
El Watan newspaper the names and cell
entities of the Brotherhood and their roadmap of activities all
throughout the United States of America.
The sources said that these organizations, which are spread
throughout the States, agitated for and were supportive of the decisions
taken by Muhammad Morsi's project to "
Brotherhoodize"
and consolidate power [in Egypt] and gave a favorable opinion to the
general American public that Morsi's decisions were welcomed by the
public [in Egypt]. Following the June 30 Revolution, these groups
launched a malicious war in order to incite the American administration
to take hostile decisions against Egypt, with the aim of bringing back
the Brotherhood to the power.
El Watan
then goes on to name names, saying that the following activists and
entities are Brotherhood operatives working within the United States
(reproduced verbatim):
- Union of Egyptian Imams in North America, represented by Sheikh Muhammad al-Bani
- The Egyptian American Foundation for Development
- Dr. Khalid Lamada, New York
- Dr. Hassan al-Sayah, Virginia
- The Egyptian Network in America, led by Dr. Muhammad Helmi
- Dr. Akram al-Zand, Sa'ad Foundation
- Muhammad al-Khashab, Head of ART channelsin America
- Sameh al-Henawi, member, Business Association of America
- Dr. Hany Saqr, member, Egyptian Association in America
- Dr. Khalid Hassan, Maryland
- Dr. Muhammad Abdel Hakem, Seattle
- Dr. Ahmed Ismat al-Bendari, President, Islamic Society of America
- Walid Yusari, Chicago
- Ahmed Shadid, New Jersey
- Ahmed al-Hatab, Indiana
- Dr. Muhammad Morjan, Boston
- Ramadan Ridwan, Houston
- Ahmed Fayez, Las Vegas
- Dr. Amru Abbas, member, Egyptian Foundation in Michigan
- Dr. Safi al-Din Hamed, Pennsylvania
- Dr. Hamdy Radwan, North Carolina
- Ahmed Shehata, Director, Egyptian American Organization for Democracy and Human Rights
- Dr. Iman Shehata, New York
- Dr. Muhammad Amru Attawiya, member, Organization of Islamic Relief in the United States
- Dr. Khalid al-Sayes, member, Rebuilding of Egypt Foundation
- Dr. Tariq Hussein, member, American Islamic Relations Council (CAIR)
- Dr Hisham al-Gayar, member, Egyptian Foundation, Michigan
- Amin Mahmoud, Maryland
As a most recent example,
El Watan quotes from an American op-ed published on October 16 (just two days before the publication of the
El Watan report itself). Titled "
Egypt: 100 days later" and written by Ahmed Shehata of the Egyptian American Organization for Democracy and Human Rights, the piece appeared in
The Hill, the Capitol's most widely circulated newspaper, published specifically for Congress.
The op-ed is certainly a prime example of pro-Muslim Brotherhood
propaganda that actually tries to "shame" U.S. policymakers into
returning the Brotherhood back to power in the name of "democracy."
Key excerpts follow:
While the U.S. must consider its own interests in the region, it is
baffling and disheartening to think the current administration would
choose to discount the suffering that continues to occur on a daily
basis as well as the complete violation of democratic principles which
it espouses to the rest of the world.... As this past week marked 100
days since the coup and the lives of the Egyptian people continue to be
sacrificed, the United States cannot be silent any longer for the sake
of their own interests and convenience.... To that end, Egypt
represents a golden opportunity for the U.S. to uphold democratic values
by pushing for the reinstatement of the democratically elected
government, despite their shortcomings. This would aid tremendously in
showing the world that, above any one particular physical interest,
stands the mantle of freedom and the rule of law.
Anyone familiar with the real happenings of Egypt knows that
Shehata's assertions are complete opposites of the truth: the military
ousted the Brotherhood in response to the will of millions of
Egyptians-the people, the
demos, as in
democracy-who
took to the streets protesting against the totalitarian Morsi
government. Moreover, it is the Muslim Brotherhood and their
supporters who have been committing numerous human rights
atrocities-including the
slaughter and persecution of Christians, the
torture and murder of many Egyptians (including
before the revolution), and the destruction and torching of some 85 Christian churches.
Shehata seems to think that, if the Muslim Brotherhood and their
supporters terrorize, murder, destroy, persecute, and betray their
nation-which is precisely why tens of millions of average Egyptians rose
up against them (though you might not know that following
Al Jazeera-led Western media that distorted the popularity of the revolution)-as long as they won "elections" (
which from the start many authorities insisted they didn't),
then that is all that matters; and, if need be, the U.S. must war with
Egypt's military and people on behalf of the ousted terrorists-all in
the name of "democracy" and "human rights," as Shehata's U.S.-based
Brotherhood front is laughably called.
That such a shameless piece of Muslim Brotherhood propaganda can be
published in the most influential and widely read Capitol Hill
publication certainly goes a long way in validating
El Watan's claims that the Brotherhood has its tentacles all around the United States' points of influence.
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