White House Considering Labelling The Muslim Brotherhood And Iran’s Revolutionary Guard As Terror Groups

Members of the Iranian revolutionary guard march during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran, Iran, September 22, 2011. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Reuters: White House weighs designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terrorist group

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is considering a proposal that could lead to potentially designating Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

The officials said several U.S. government agencies have been consulted about such a proposal, which if implemented would add to measures the United States has already imposed on individuals and entities linked to the IRGC.

The IRGC is by far Iran’s most powerful security entity, which also has control over large stakes in Iran’s economy and huge influence in its political system.

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More News On The White House Considering Labelling The Muslim Brotherhood And Iran’s Revolutionary Guard As Terror Groups

U.S. Weighs Terror Label on Iran Revolutionary Guard, Muslim Brotherhood -- WSJ
White House May Name Muslim Brotherhood and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Terror Groups -- NYMag
Washington Finally Serious About Designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as Terrorists -- Algemeiner
WH considers labeling Muslim Brotherhood a terror group: report -- The Hill
White House Weighs Terrorist Designation for Muslim Brotherhood -- New York Times
Calling the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group would hurt all American Muslims -- Arjun Singh Sethi, Washington Post

UK Report: Muslim Brotherhood Members Must Be Considered Potential Extremists

The Independent: David Cameron: Muslim Brotherhood members must be considered potential extremists but group should not be banned

Prime Minister finally publishes conclusions from long-awaited report into Muslim Brotherhood

David Cameron has said members of Muslim Brotherhood should be considered as potential extremists but stopped short of banning the group as he set out the conclusions of the long-awaited government report on the organisation.

The group, which played a central role in Egypt’s 2011 revolution, is considered a terrorist organisation by a number of countries but in others it has played a peaceful role in democratic elections.

Mr Cameron’s report concludes that it has a "highly ambiguous relationship with violent extremism" and parts of the organisation flies in the face of core British values.

WNU Editor: The declassified portions of this report are here. This UK condemnation of the Muslim Brotherhood is a clear break from the White House's position on the Muslim Brotherhood .... UK condemns Muslim Brotherhood in break from Obama administration (FOX News).

More News on The U.K. Report On The Muslim Brotherhood

UK review says Muslim Brotherhood membership a possible indicator of extremism -- Reuters
Muslim Brotherhood are possible extremists, David Cameron says -- The Guardian
Cameron stops short of banning Muslim Brotherhood -- Financial Times
Muslim Brotherhood will NOT be banned, David Cameron rules despite finding group has a 'highly ambiguous' relationship with violent extremism -- Daily Mail
UK will not ban Muslim Brotherhood, says David Cameron -- BBC
UK intelligence had warned against 'fruitless' probe of Muslim Brotherhood -- Middle East Eye
Muslim Brotherhood review: a bad idea from the start -- Ian Black, The Guardian
Egypt welcomes UK Muslim Brotherhood review -- Ahram Online

Egypt’s Interim Government Has Declared The Muslim Brotherhood A Terrorist Organization

Egypt Declares Brotherhood 'Terrorist Group' -- Al Jazeera

Move comes a day after rioters target Muslim Brotherhood business in the city of Mansoura.

Egypt’s interim government has declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organisation, a move that gives authorities greater freedom to crack down on the group.

Hossam Eissa, a deputy prime minister, announced the decision on Wednesday night after a lengthy cabinet meeting.

“The cabinet has declared the Muslim Brotherhood and its organisation as a terrorist organisation,” he said.

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More News On The Egyptian Interim Government Declaring The Muslim Brotherhood A Terrorist Organization

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood declared 'terrorist group' -- BBC
Egypt designates Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group -- Reuters
Egypt, Dealing a Blow to the Muslim Brotherhood, Deems It a Terrorist Group -- New York Times
Egypt Declares Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Group -- Voice of America
Egypt's interim Cabinet officially labels Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group -- CNN
Egypt formally declares Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group -- RT
Egypt Brotherhood vows protests despite 'terror' listing -- AFP

Egypt Court Bans Muslim Brotherhood Activities And Seizes It's Assets

A member of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporter of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi holds onto barbed wire as he shouts slogans against the military and interior ministry near El-Thadiya presidential palace in Cairo September 20, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Egypt Court Bans Muslim Brotherhood, Orders Its Assets Confiscated -- FOX News

Egypt has banned the Muslim Brotherhood from carrying out activities inside the country as its interim government looks to crack down on unrest following former President Mohammed Morsi’s ouster.

“The court bans the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood organization and its non-governmental organization and all the activities that it participates in and any organization derived from it,” judge Mohammed al-Sayed said in a statement on Monday, according to Reuters.

The court also ordered the Muslim Brotherhood's assets confiscated.

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More News On The Egyptian Court Banning Muslim Brotherhood Activities And Seizing It's Assets

Egypt court bans all Muslim Brotherhood activities -- Reuters
Egypt court bans Muslim Brotherhood 'activities' -- BBC

Report: Egypt court bans Brotherhood activities -- CNN
Egyptian court bans Muslim Brotherhood -- Deutsche Welle

BREAKING: Court bans Muslim Brotherhood -- Ahram Online
Egypt court bans all Muslim Brotherhood activities nationwide -- RT

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Leader Mohammed Badie Arrested

Egypt Muslim Brotherhood Leader Mohammed Badie Held -- BBC

The spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, General Guide Mohammed Badie, has been arrested in Cairo, Egyptian officials say.

Reports said he was detained at a residential flat in Nasr City.

A state of emergency is in force in Egypt amid turmoil following a crackdown on Islamists in which hundreds have died.

A three-day period of mourning has been declared for 25 policemen killed in the Sinai peninsula by suspected Islamists.

And 36 Islamist protesters died in a prison van in the capital Cairo on Sunday.

Almost 900 people, including more than 100 police and soldiers, are reported to have been killed in Egypt since Wednesday, when the army cleared protest camps set up by supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi, many of them members of the Muslim Brotherhood movement.

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More News On Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Leader Mohammed Badie Being Arrested

Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood's top leader -- Al Jazeera
Egyptian authorities arrest Muslim Brotherhood leader -- Reuters
Muslim Brotherhood Leader Arrested in Egypt as Death Toll Mounts -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Muslim Brotherhood Leader Arrested -- Voice of America
Supreme leader of Muslim Brotherhood detained, Egyptian security officials say -- FOX News
Officials: Brotherhood's Supreme Leader Detained -- ABC News/AP
Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood's supreme guide -- FOX News/AFP

What Is Next For The Muslim Brotherhood In Egypt?

Brotherhood Fights To Avoid Return To Wilderness Years -- Sydney Morning Herald

Egypt faces an uncertain return to democracy after the military's swift removal of the country's first elected president, Mohammed Mursi, left his dejected Muslim Brotherhood base feeling cheated, angry and vowing to use whatever means necessary to restore him to office.

Egypt's chief justice Adly Mansour was sworn in as the interim president a day after the military ousted and detained Dr Mursi following a week of massive protests.

Mr Mansour took the oath of office at a ceremony in the Supreme Constitutional Court. The ceremony, which was broadcast live on national television, came a little more than a year after Dr Mursi took office. Mr Mansour, 67, will serve as interim president until new elections are held, according to the army's plan.

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More News On What Is The Future For The Muslim Brotherhood

Egypt army arrests key Muslim Brotherhood figures -- BBC
Morsi Aides Arrested in Widening Sweep -- New York Times
Muslim Brotherhood leader arrested, Egyptian officials say -- FOX News
Egypt orders arrests of Muslim Brotherhood leaders as interim president takes office -- Washington Post
Egypt's security forces move against Muslim Brotherhood -- CNN
Egypt launches crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood after Morsi's ouster -- NBC
Brotherhood leader arrested, Egypt's Islamists call protests -- Reuters
Morsi supporters prepare to defend themselves as tide turns in Egypt -- The Guardian
Egyptian Military Coup Angers Muslim Brotherhood -- NPR
Morsi supporters: Political Islam will survive in Egypt -- BBC
The Muslim Brotherhood's Dramatic Fall in Egypt -- National Journal
Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood’s Uncertain Future in Egypt -- Mike Giglio, Daily Beast
Egypt in crisis: what next for the Muslim Brotherhood -- Robert Tait, The Telegraph

Is The White House Ignoring The Fundamentalist Nature Of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood?

White House, State Department Ignored Warnings Of Muslim Brotherhood Threat -- Examiner

The Investigative Project on Terrorism (ITP) released a report today that the Obama administration ignored warnings that the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi were not moderates or democratic in any way and posed serious threats to Egypt and the Middle East.

John Rossomando of ITP News reported that diplomatic cables they obtained and Egyptian opposition leader Michael Meunier statements to ITP News proved that, “The Obama administration chose to listen to voices suggesting that Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood was more moderate rather than those who warned it would resort to violence if it came to power.”

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Update: Opposition Leader: Obama Administration Downplayed Brotherhood Warnings -- Al Gemeiner

My Comment: This report is coming out on the heels of these allegations. Is the White House and State Department ignoring the radical fundamentalism of the Muslim Brotherhood .... I doubt it. I think thy are fully aware of who and what the Muslim Brotherhood is .... the problem (for the White House) is to find a way to minimize their influence in the region. Unfortunately .... on this matter .... I do not think the White House is going to succeed.

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood: Israel Will Cease To Exist Within Decade

Essam al-Erian speaks during a session at the Shura Council building in Cairo. (file photo)

Morsi Aide: Israel Will Cease To Exist Within Decade -- Arutz Sheva

Deputy head of the Muslim Brotherhood's political arm in Egypt says that Israel would cease to exist by the end of the decade.

Deputy head of the Muslim Brotherhood's political arm in Egypt, the Freedom and Justice Party, announced Tuesday that Israel would cease to exist by the end of the decade.

Essam el-Erian, who serves an advisor to Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi, had attempted to dispel a recent controversy over comments he made in an interview last week, in which he invited Egyptian born Jews to return to the country.

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My Comment: The way things are going .... he may be right.

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Calls For Jihad Against Israel

Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood including now-President Mohamed Morsi (3rdL) take part in a 2011 press conference (AFP/File)

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Chief Urges Jihad For Jerusalem -- Al Arabiya News

The supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, from which Egypt’s President Mohammed Mursi emanated, called on Thursday for a jihad (holy war) to liberate Jerusalem from Israeli rule.

“Jerusalem is Islamic ... and nobody is entitled to make concessions” on the Holy City, said Sheikh Mohammed Badie in his weekly message to supporters.

“The jihad for the recovery of Jerusalem is a duty for all Muslims,” he said, stressing that the liberation of the Holy City “will not be done through negotiations or at the United Nations.”

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More News On The Heads Of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Calling For Jihad Against Israel

Egypt's Brotherhood heads urged jihad for Jerusalem -- France24/AFP
Muslim Brotherhood head calls for 'jihad' to liberate J'lem -- Jerusalem Post
‘Holy Jihad’ is the only way to deal with Israel, says Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood chief -- Times of Israel

My Comment: The Egyptian President's political base is the Muslim Brotherhood .... and they are now calling for war against Israel. Hmmm .... how much U.S. aid is Egypt suppose to receive this year .... and why is President Obama permitting it?

Do We Have A Strategy To Define Who And What Radical Islamic Groups Like The Muslim Brotherhood Are

Lorenzo Vidino, a visiting fellow at the Rand Corp., tells a House subcommittee on counterintelligence and terrorism Wednesday that the Muslim Brotherhood has affiliates in more than 80 countries. He has written a study called “The New Muslim Brotherhood in the West.” (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

U.S. Government Has No Strategy To Deal With Muslim Brotherhood -- Washington Times

The federal government has no strategy to counter the Muslim Brotherhood at home or abroad, according to the chairwoman of the House panel that oversees counterintelligence and terrorism.

“The federal government does not have a comprehensive or consistent strategy for dealing with the Muslim Brotherhood and its affiliated groups in America,” Rep. Sue Wilkins Myrick said during a hearing Wednesday. “Nor does it have a strategy for dealing with the Brotherhood in Egypt or the greater Middle East.”

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My Comment: American policy of turning a blind eye to what is radical Islam .... even going to the extreme of not even using the term "radical Islam", makes it difficult to confront a foe if your own government chooses to ignore it. Until this changes, radical groups like the Muslim Brotherhood will continue to grow and prosper within the U.S. and our allies with little if any opposition.

A Look At The Muslim Brotherhood In Egypt -- News Roundup February 17, 2011

Youssef al-Qaradawi

The Voice of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood -- Spiegel Online

He is a hypermarket of dogma, dispensing advice on subjects ranging from mother's milk to suicide bombing. But few have as much influence on Sunni Muslims as the Muslim televangelist Youssef al-Qaradawi. He says what the Muslim Brotherhood in Egpyt thinks -- and he provides clues to how they might act.

This man is a word machine, a one-man talk show that leaves no subject unexamined. Youssef al-Qaradawi has to talk: about former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, about mothers' milk banks, and about the right of Palestinian women to blow themselves up.

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More News On The Muslim Brotherhood In Egypt

US spy chiefs grilled over Muslim Brotherhood -- AFP
Top spy amends 'secular' Brotherhood flub -- UPI
Top intel official revises remark on Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood -- The Hill
US intel chiefs: We are uncertain over Muslim Brotherhood -- Jerusalem Post
Egypt Islamists' impact on Israel peace unclear: US -- Reuters
US keeps eye on Egyptian Islamists in post-Mubarak era -- Reuters

Commentaries, Opinions, And Analysis On The Muslim Brotherhood

ANALYSIS-Brotherhood treads cautiously in new Egypt -- Reuters
The Real Face of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Delusions of Its Supporters -- Ron Radosh, Pajamas Media
One Day We'll Finally Figure Out Whether the Muslim Brotherhood is Secular -- Slate
The Muslim Brotherhood and the mushroom -- Benjamin Ra, Washington Times
Muslim Brotherhood, Like Egypt's Future, Remains Murky -- Eric Young, Christian Post
Jimmy Carter not concerned about Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood -- David Paulin, American Thinker
Why the Muslim Brotherhood doesn’t change -- Pajamas Media
Mohamed Atta and the Muslim Brotherhood -- Jeffrey Lord, American Spectator
The Muslim Brotherhood's 'intellectual godfather' -- Omar Sacirbey, Washington Post

Unrest And Revolution In Egypt -- News Updates February 15, 2011

Egypt Army Seeks 6-Month Handover, Mubarak Ailing -- Yahoo News/Reuters

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt's military said on Tuesday it hoped to hand over to an elected government in six months, but the Muslim Brotherhood said ending emergency law and freeing political prisoners would build a "bridge of confidence."

Rumors swirled about Hosni Mubarak's health. Saudi-owned Asharq al-Awsat newspaper said it was deteriorating and the deposed president had refused to go abroad for treatment.

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More News On Egypt

Egypt junta names panel to reform constitution -- Yahoo News/AFP
Egypt Initiates 10-Day Rewrite of Its Constitution -- New York Times
Egypt's Military Appoints Panel to Amend Constitution -- Voice of America
Egypt crisis: Army sets constitution reform deadline -- BBC
Egypt's military plans for constitutional referendum -- CNN

Egypt hit by new wave of protests and strikes -- Herald Scotland
Egypt Strives to Return to Normalcy -- Voice of America
Egypt's generals try to quell strikes; talks with protest organizers begin -- Washington Post
Egypt’s military pleads for calm -- Boston.com/Washington Post
Egypt eases freedom restrictions -- Press Association
Army hopes to hand Egypt to civilian rule by August -- The West/Reuters
Egypt's military: Key facts -- CNN

Reports of Bad Health Grow for Egypt's Mubarak -- CBS news
Egypt's Mubarak in failing health: paper -- Reuters
'Mubarak ailing, wants to die in Egypt' -- Ynet News
Report: Mubarak's health deteriorating, refusing treatment -- Jerusalem Post

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood To Form Political Party -- NPR/AP
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood to form party -- Financial Times
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood to Launch Political Party -- Voice of America
'Brothers' in Egypt Present Two Faces -- Wall Street Journal
Muslim Brotherhood steps into politics -- UPI
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Wins Support by Helping Poor -- Voice of America

Commentaries, Opinions, Analysis, And Editorials

Can Egypt's military meet people's demands? -- BBC
Israel deputy PM: changes in Egypt not over yet -- Washington Post
Where now for Egypt and the region? -- The Economist
Will Radical Extremists Rise to Power in Egypt? -- Hannity/FOX News
Muslim Brotherhood: Wild Card In Egypt Power Game -- Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, NPR
Former Islamic Radical on Egypt and Muslim Brotherhood -- FOX News
Interview: Barry Rubin Says Muslim Brotherhood 'Not A Moderate Group' -- Radio Free Europe
Egypt's Army Could Fail Democracy -- Reuel Marc Gerecht, NPR/Weekly Standard

Is Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood 'Secular' Or Not?

Obama Administration Corrects Clapper's Claim That Muslim Brotherhood Is 'Secular' -- FOX News

The Obama administration took the rare step Thursday of correcting its own intelligence chief after the official claimed Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood is "largely secular."

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper discussed the Islamist group during a hearing on Capitol Hill earlier Thursday. He testified that the organization has "pursued social ends" and a "betterment of the political order," and downplayed its religious underpinnings.

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More News On The U.S. View Of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper Is All Wrong About the Muslim Brotherhood -- Peter Brookes, FOX News
US spy chief: Muslim Brotherhood secular -- Ynet News
The Muslim Brotherhood gets a PR makeover from the Obama administration -- Niles Gardiner, The Telegraph
DNI James Clapper: Muslim Brotherhood "Largely Secular," "Has Eschewed Violence" -- Real Clear World

My Comment: Reading and listening to news like this .... sighhhh ..... I wonder why this man's salary is being paid.

The Muslim Brotherhood In Their Own Words

The Muslim Brotherhood: The Enemy In Its Own Words -- Center For Security Policy

As Egypt lurches towards the end of Hosni Mubarak's regime, one way or another - by "an orderly transition to democratic rule" (as Hillary Clinton delicately puts it), through violent overthrow or simply through the demise of the ailing 82-year-old president - much is unclear. One thing that should not be is that the Muslim Brotherhood is our enemy, and whatever role it plays in Egypt's future will be to our detriment.

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My Comment: The best paragraph that accurately explains the Muslim Brotherhood is the following ....

.... The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in Egypt in 1928. Its express purpose was two-fold: (1) to implement shariah worldwide, and (2) to re-establish the global Islamic State (caliphate). Therefore, al Qaeda and the MB have the same objectives. They differ only in the timing and tactics involved in realizing them.

Indeed.