One: The Memorandum is derived from:
1 - The general strategic goal of the Group in America which was approved by the Shura Council
and the Organizational Conference for the year [I9871 is "Enablement of Islam in North
America, meaning: establishing an effective and a stable Islamic Movement led by the Muslim
Brotherhood which adopts Muslims' causes domestically and globally, and which works to
expand the observant Muslim base, aims at unifying and directing Muslims' efforts, presents
Islam as a civilization alternative, and supports the global Islamic State wherever it is".
2- The priority that is approved by the Shura Council for the work of the Group in its current and
former session which is "Settlement".
3- The positive development with the brothers in the Islamic Circle in an attempt to reach
I just heard of this Muslim Brotherhood last week and am not privy to any truth.I don't understand why we need to judge them or why we should expect the president to. We have no place supporting their revolution or not... it's their country, their rights, and their future. The only responsibility USA has in this situation, is supporting Mubarak and his policies NO!, we should have zero responsibility to any dictator in any land...Our responsibility is upholding human rights in conjunction with the UN. , and America shouldn't have supported a foreign regime in a foreign country and neglected the people in that country. Agree, but which nation are we discussing?
I haven't had time to watch the news much, You are missing very little, the "news" is rehashed over and over and over, ad nausum because I am working overtime... but it seems like some pundits are trying to paint them as extremists and others are not, so I don't know who to believe... I haven't had time to watch much of it for myself yet.
There are pages and pages here.
I've barely read any and it frightens me.
It starts out in Arabic, but quickly changes to English.
http://www.investigativeproject.org/documents/misc/20.pdf
In the past the Muslim Brotherhood engaged in violence against the various Egyptian regimes. In recent years, they have become much more peaceful and determined to gain power through political means. I don't agree with many of their beliefs, especially treatment of women, but they are not especially dangerous.
You don't think allowing a father to behead his daughter because she had sex with someone other than her husband is "not especially dangerous" or extreme? Sharia Law is very dangerous and very extreme.
You and I agree on but two things, one is Walmart.
We do have freedom of religion here, this means all "religions", even, IMO, evil ones.
Section 4 speaks of destroying our "way of life".
If this is so, and these Islamics have a strange way with words, then Islam should be banned in our nation.
Why does it matter? Lets say for the sake of argument they are extremist Muslims, what would you do about it? As for myself, I want Mubarak out of there.Explain your answers, please.
Why does it matter? Lets say for the sake of argument they are extremist Muslims, what would you do about it? As for myself, I want Mubarak out of there.
.This film explores the origins in the 1940s and 50s of Islamic Fundamentalism in the Middle East, and Neoconservatism in America, parallels between these movements, and their effect on the world today. From the introduction to Part 1:
"Both [the Islamists and Neoconservatives] were idealists who were born out of the failure of the liberal dream to build a better world. And both had a very similar explanation for what caused that failure. These two groups have changed the world, but not in the way that either intended. Together, they created todayÃÂÃÂs nightmare vision of a secret, organized evil that threatens the world. A fantasy that politicians then found restored their power and authority in a disillusioned age. And those with the darkest fears became the most powerful. " The Power of Nightmares, Baby It's Cold Outside
There might be some extremist arms; yet by and large they are very close in hand to the birth of neoconservatism.
Think ... Paul Wolfowitz and Ayman al-Zawahiri as two examples ... flip side of a similar coin.
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The people in this thread talking about Islam are the people who suddenly became experts after September 11, 2001 and without doing any real reading into history. These are the same people who tend to think that Iraqis are Arabs or think the middle east is one big terrorist regime. At them I laugh.
The Muslim Brotherhood and whether it is or isn't a terrorist organization doesn't matter, because the majority of Egyptians do not support them and they will not be coming to power.
I'd go further and say even that is irrelevant. Mubarak is pretty much out of there whether we like it or not.
Explain your answers, please.
There are pages and pages here.
I've barely read any and it frightens me.
It starts out in Arabic, but quickly changes to English.
http://www.investigativeproject.org/documents/misc/20.pdf