In 1979 the people in Iran looked to oust the oppressive Shah, in order to bring Democracy to the nation, led by the pious Ayatollah Khomeini, who was back by former President Jimmy Carter – the preceding is the end result. It is not that people do not want a democracy, it is that religious organizations which invest in the political aspect of the nation and are provided legitimacy by more powerful foreign governments, specifically democracies such as the United States, dupe the populace into believing that the economy will prosper, that the government will take care of its people; and once in power, the rest, as they say is oppression.
In June of 2010 The Muslim Brotherhood attended an Obama Speech in Cairo via “official invitation”. It is the first indication that the administration is reaching out to that particular group.
Today’s Israeli Financial Website; globes.co.ilnotes a New York Times article that included Obama’s overtures to the group:
“The option to approach the Muslim Brotherhood came during a meeting of over a dozen foreign policy experts at the White House on Monday. The meeting, led by deputy national security adviser for strategic communications Benjamin Rhodes, and two other National Security Council officials, Daniel Shapiro and Samantha Power, examined unrest in the region, and the potential for the protests to spread.
"The New York Times" quotes participants as saying that White House staff members said that Mr. Obama believed that Egyptian politics needed to encompass 'non-secular' parties: diplomatic-speak for the Muslim Brotherhood.”
Which is followed by a report out of the BBC: The Muslim Brotherhood is intent on seeing *(video here) Sharia law imposed in Egypt:
Zeinab Badawi asks Muslim Brotherhood's Kamal El-Helbawy if the aim of the movement is to establish a state in Egypt that is governed by the Islamic Sharia law.(BBC)
The answer in the video available on on the BBC Website, is yes, if the majority prefer Sharia Law. With the Muslim Brotherhood in power, will the majority have a choice?
Taking a step back in time, Former President Jimmy Carter was positive that the his administration would be able to work with the Ayatollah Khomeini, suggesting that the man who would become supreme ruler, would be friends – the administration had been in contact some time prior to the return of Khomeini and the end result a strong rebuff of the U.S. and the most repressive regime in the Middle East to date: From the St. Peterburgs Times, Febraruy 13th, 1979 article here
It goes without saying, that governments meddle in one another affairs, be it for profit (often the case), power (which is more often the case, but also goes to profit), or in the instance of those who’s lack of experience and naiveté enter the mix: a belief that when a group or individual insists that they re only interested I the benefit of their people, it must be true. Ideology trumps sanity and research in certain instances.
It goes without saying that he hope for Democracy to establish a foothold in the middle eastern nations that subscribe to Islam is ideal, especially with our ally, Israel, the last man standing so to speak, that would fit that criteria, surrounded by nations that would rather, by Sharia Law, see Israel depopulated of Jews and Christians. However, the likelihood, based on history and the obvious, does not give those who view the world through boring research and memories of times past, appears rather slim, rather the opposite (Iranian situation) is anticipated.
For further edification on the goals of the Religious order of the Muslim Brotherhood, the following two sources are somewhat enlightening as they speak to the Brotherhood’s operations within the U.S.
The Muslim Brotherhood’s mission is clear: to spread Islam worldwide, including the U.S. according to both documents and articles on the organizations activities within the United States
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