Our Man In Cairo -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
How did Washington become the best friend of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, even as President Mohamed Morsi was asserting dictatorial powers and his followers were beating up secular liberals in the streets of Cairo? It’s a question many Arabs ask these days, and it deserves an answer.
Morsi and his Brotherhood followers are on a power trip after decades of isolation and persecution. You could see that newfound status when Morsi visited the United Nations in September and even more so during the diplomacy that led to last month’s cease-fire in Gaza, brokered by Morsi and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The Brotherhood leaders had gone from outcasts to superstars, and they were basking in the attention.
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WNU Editor: Here are two more must read commentaries on Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood.
Egypt’s Predictable Unraveling: The Brothers are playing for keeps. -- Andrew C. McCarthy, NRO
Morsi Fans the Flames of Hatred in Egypt -- Matthias Gebauer, Spiegel Online
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