Muslim Brotherhood Creates Lobby to Stop Trump From Naming It A Terror Org

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MEMRI documents the international Muslim Brotherhood’s efforts to thwart any US designation of the group as a terrorist organization.

These efforts include paying millions of dollars to global media outlets, chiefly the New York Times. The Egyptian government and press are leading the way in exposing the Brotherhood’s attempts to prevent them from being designated a terrorist group. It is precisely this kind of awareness that needs to be brought to America.

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Excerpts from the report include:

The Egyptian Institute for Political and Strategic Studies, which belongs to the MB and operates from Turkey under the directorship of Amr Darrag, who served as minister of planning and international cooperation in the administration of former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, published a document by Dr. Badr Shafi’i on November 26 with recommendations for the movement on how to deal with America’s intent to promote a terrorist designation of the MB. The recommendations include: Appointing elements within the movement to supervise these steps and make contact with experts on international relations; contacting politicians, clerics, and countries that could sympathize with the MB in order to improve its image in Congress; establishing a legal-media team and hold ties with members of Congress; hiring a U.S. law firm and public relations teams; and establishing a substantial Islamic lobby in the U.S., while strengthening ties with movements opposing Trump’s policy.

“Reports On Creation Of Muslim Brotherhood Lobby In U.S. To Prevent Trump Administration From Designating The Movement A Terrorist Organization,” by C. Meital and H. Varulkar, MEMRI, March 16, 2017:

Introduction

Following Donald Trump’s election to the U.S. presidency, the issue of designating the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) a terrorist organization resurfaced. During and after his presidential campaign, Trump’s Middle East advisor Walid Phares repeatedly stated that the new president would act for the passage of a bill doing so. For example, following Trump’s September 2016 meeting with Egyptian President ‘Abd Al-Fatah Al-Sisi on the margins of the UN General Assembly, Phares told the Egyptian daily Al-Watan that Trump had promised Al-Sisi that he would promote a bill that is already before Congress that designates the MB a terrorist organization.[1] After the election, Phares reiterated these remarks to the press.[2]

It should be mentioned that in November 2015, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) announced that they had introduced a bill designating the MB a terrorist organization.[3] In January 2017, Cruz tweeted that he and Diaz-Balart had reintroduced the bill on this matter: “Proud to introduce Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act w @MarioDB [Mario Diaz-Balart]. It’s time to call the enemy by its name.”[4]

Ted Cruz’s tweet

In light of this bill, and in light of statements by Trump administration officials about its intent to promote it, the MB began preparations to confront the bill and prevent its passage. Launching a widespread informational media campaign, including the hiring of U.S. lobbying and legal firms, outreach to the press in the U.S., and dissemination of informational content aimed at improving its image in the West, particularly in the U.S., the MB attempted to convey that it is not a terrorist organization, but rather an ideological movement whose methods of operation are peaceful.

On the other hand, the Egyptian regime has been working to persuade the new U.S. administration that the MB is indeed a terrorist organization, as well as an umbrella organization for other terrorist outfits. In addition it was reported that Egyptian intelligence too had hired an American lobbying firm to improve the image of the Egyptian regime in the U.S.[5] Egyptian parliamentary representatives met in January 2017 with U.S. members of Congress to impress upon them the necessity of designating the MB as terrorist. Another visit by an Egyptian parliamentary delegation was scheduled for January but has apparently been postponed to April. Additionally, the Egyptian daily Al-Yawm Al-Sabi’, which is close to the regime, has in recent weeks been criticizing Western media, particularly The New York Times, for providing a platform for the promotion of MB ideas. The Egyptian press in general expressed criticism of the regime for failing to sufficiently counter the MB’s media campaign.

This report will review MB media efforts to counter U.S. legislative and legal moves to designate it a terrorist organization, efforts by the Egyptian regime and official media to prove that it does indeed engage in terrorism, and claims by Egyptian writers that the regime is not doing enough to combat the MB’s campaign in the West.

MB Works To Create U.S. Lobby

In fact, already in November 2016, immediately after Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential elections, the movement began preparing to counter U.S. moves to designate it terrorist. The Egyptian Institute for Political and Strategic Studies, which belongs to the MB and operates from Turkey under the directorship of Amr Darrag, who served as minister of planning and international cooperation in the administration of former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, published a document by Dr. Badr Shafi’i on November 26 with recommendations for the movement on how to deal with America’s intent to promote a terrorist designation of the MB. The recommendations include: Appointing elements within the movement to supervise these steps and make contact with experts on international relations; contacting politicians, clerics, and countries that could sympathize with the MB in order to improve its image in Congress; establishing a legal-media team and hold ties with members of Congress; hiring a U.S. law firm and public relations teams; and establishing a substantial Islamic lobby in the U.S., while strengthening ties with movements opposing Trump’s policy.[6]

Recommendations published by the Egyptian Institute for Political and Strategic Studies (Eipss-eg.org, November 2016)

In January and March 2017, the institute published two more documents by Shafi’i that also dealt with this issue, in which he reiterated his recommendations.[7]

In addition, in recent months, the Arab press in general, and the Egyptian press in particular, reported on MB efforts to prevent the Trump administration from listing it as a terrorist organization. Thus, for example, MB sources outside of Egypt told the daily Al-Shurouq that the global MB organization was conducting widespread activity to this end. According to these sources, the movement was being assisted by the governments of Turkey, Tunisia, and Morocco, and by the governments of countries where the MB has substantial parliamentary blocs such as Kuwait, Jordan, and Algeria. The sources also disclosed that the movement’s steps, not only in Egypt but in 82 countries around the world, as well as its contacts with members of Congress and senior U.S. writers and civil society organizations, are meant to prevent the decision.[8]

Evidence of these moves could be seen in comments by London-based MB official Mohamed Soudan, who said in late January that MB elements were speaking to American politicians, State Department officials, members of Congress, and academics, in order to explain the nonviolent history of the movement since its establishment in 1928.[9]

In other statements to the media, Soudan said that most of the MB’s contacts in the U.S. were done via a public relations firm, and added: “We will defend our history and the movement’s future with all possible legitimate and legal means.” According to him, the MB will not sit idly by but rather operate on all fronts and conduct meetings with all American parties in order to prevent a U.S. decision designating it a terrorist organization.[10]

On February 5, the Saudi website Elaph reported that the MB had signed a contract with an American lobbying firm, paying it $4.8 million to help it establish ties with Trump administration officials in order to improve its image in U.S. media. According to the report, the contract included organizing meetings with Trump administration officials, submitting documents on Egyptian government mistreatment of the movement and its members, publishing articles in American media, and providing platforms for movement officials in American print and TV media. Elaph added that elements close to the Obama administration had helped the movement sign the contract with this firm, whose officials include figures close to Obama’s election campaign  and to Hillary Clinton. According to Elaph, the firm employs dozens of former White House and State Department staffers who have extensive ties to members of Congress and political and strategic research centers in the U.S.[11]

Furthermore, former MB official Tareq Abu Al-Sa’ad claimed that as part of its efforts to improve its image in the U.S., the movement relies on specific American families who are members of the MB and have close ties to the U.S. administration. He mentioned a family which he said has ties to American officials and research institutes, as well as other MB officials that are expected to contact human rights organizations to help improve its image in Washington.[12]

One example of the MB’s efforts on this front is a New York Times article by Gehad Al-Haddad, a former Egyptian MB spokesman who was arrested in 2013 and is currently incarcerated in Tora Prison in Egypt. Gehad is the son of Essam Al-Haddad, an aide to former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi.[13] In the February 22 article, titled “I Am a Member of the Muslim Brotherhood, Not a Terrorist,” Al-Haddad rejected claims that the MB was a terrorist organization, stating that its ideology stems from the Islamic interpretation based on social justice, equality, and rule of law. He stressed that despite the Egyptian regime’s hostility, the movement always fought for the weak in society and that it believes in democracy and pluralism, adding that during the Mubarak era, it even worked together with democratic movements to prevent him from bequeathing the presidency to his son Gamal. He added that the MB opposes violence and has always operated peacefully, and that violent movements that are said to have grown out of the MB actually left the movement because it could not accept their violent methods.[14] Elements close to the movement said it had chosen Gehad Al-Haddad to pen the article because he had held close ties with U.S. officials during Morsi’s presidency.[15]…

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Halal Bacon
Halal Bacon
7 years ago

um, me thinks not for sale

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7 years ago

Trump needs to purge our government of these traitors ASAP !!!comment image

AlgorithmicAnalystD
AlgorithmicAnalyst
7 years ago

Bribing newspapers by buying ads.

gia
gia
7 years ago

I don’t know if anyone is interested but I sent a petition/letter to the senator of my state Pat Toomey.below is the reply received today.

March 7, 2017

Dear Gina,
Thank you for contacting me about the Muslim Brotherhood. I appreciate hearing from you.
As you may know, the Muslim Brotherhood was founded by Hassan al-Banna in 1928. During British control of Egyp during the 1940’s and 1950’s, the organization orchestrated numerous terrorist attacks against the British in the pursuit of Egypian sovereignty. While the Muslim Brotherhood officially renounced violence in the 1970’s and became a political organization, some of the movement’s adherents continue to use violence and terror to achieve their radical goals. The Muslim Brotherhood has since spread as a political party to other countries across the Middle East. After Egyp’s revolution in January 2011, the Muslim Brotherhood became a legal political organization and a major force in Egypian politics. While the party was banned and dissolved in Egyp in 2014, it continues to remain active in the nation.
Specific to your concerns, the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act (S. 68) was introduced by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) on January 9, 2017. Among its provisions, this bill requires the Secretary of State to submit a report to Congress on the designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization. I understand your concerns regarding the Muslim Brotherhood and your support for this legislation. I too am concerned that the organization’s political power could adversely affect U.S. national security or the security of Israel. S. 68 is currently before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, of which I am not a member. Please be assured that I value your input and will keep your thoughts in mind as I continue to closely monitor events in Egyp.
Thank you again for your correspondence. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future if I can be of assistance.
Sincerely,

Signature
Pat Toomey
U.S. Senator, Pennsylvania

IzlamIsTyranny
IzlamIsTyranny
7 years ago
Reply to  gia

Lucky you, you have a senator who doesn’t seem to be a muslum collaborator/stooge.

gia
gia
7 years ago
Reply to  IzlamIsTyranny

I was shocked I had a response though I suspect it was a generic one that would be sent to anyone in regard to the topic of Muslim brotherhood. I appreciated what he had to say and yes glad of his opposition .

joe1429
joe1429
7 years ago
Reply to  IzlamIsTyranny

I got Chucky the Cryin Clown Schumer, and his sidekick.. Gillerbrand..who is even worse

James Stamulis
James Stamulis
7 years ago
Reply to  gia

The only thing he failed to mention was Obama used the Muslim Brotherhood to overthrow the Egyptian government but thank God the military stood with it’s people and threw Morsi in prison and labeled them the terrorists they have always been. At least you got a response many in congress are cowards or bought by Jihad money.

Mark Steiner
Mark Steiner
7 years ago
Reply to  James Stamulis

Such as Arizona’s McCain, who is holding hands with Muslims who provided money for his recent re-election.

IzlamIsTyranny
IzlamIsTyranny
7 years ago
Reply to  Mark Steiner

He also stood w/muslum terrorists in a photo-op.

gia
gia
7 years ago
Reply to  James Stamulis

Yes I noticed that also.

Mark Steiner
Mark Steiner
7 years ago
Reply to  gia

Thanks for the post, Gia. Just a reminder that there are still a few out there who get it right …

gia
gia
7 years ago
Reply to  Mark Steiner

Thanks for reading mark.

Mark Steiner
Mark Steiner
7 years ago
Reply to  gia

You are welcome.

Jo Ann Privette Lititz, PA.
Jo Ann Privette Lititz, PA.
7 years ago
Reply to  gia

Thank you Gia, for writing to Mr. Toomey! I enjoyed reading your post, and I find he is very good about responding to our letters whether they are personally written or a petition/letter. I also received a letter from him, in reply to a petition/letter, that I sent him a few months ago, about another subject.

gia
gia
7 years ago

I was glad to do it. Now I am waiting to see if senator Casey will respond .It’s good to know senator Toomey responds to us.
You and I are practically neighbors I live over in honey Brook .

IzlamIsTyranny
IzlamIsTyranny
7 years ago

I want to thank her as well.

gia
gia
7 years ago
Reply to  gia

Sorry to hear that . Senator Toomey responded in less then 24 hours so surprised. I am waiting to see if senator Casey will also respond.

IzlamIsTyranny
IzlamIsTyranny
7 years ago
Reply to  gia

Wow. When I wrote my senators (spit) only one responded and it took her a week to assure me Fatah was moderate and I shouldn’t worry about my tax dollars going to support them and their jihad against Israel. The other senator never bothered to reply at all.

gia
gia
7 years ago
Reply to  IzlamIsTyranny

I expect that they often do not respond . Maybe you should remind them in your letter that they work for you and not the other way around.

Toy Pupanbai
Toy Pupanbai
7 years ago
Reply to  gia

Gun Grabber Feinstein is a nasty Zionist piece of work!

Suresh
Suresh
7 years ago

As I said before shut down all Lobbyists who support terror supporting entities (nations/individuals/organisations) . Only way to curb the corrupt media, politicians to subvert American interests.

Only way to save America from Left/liberal Jihadi supporters is to give the Iceland police treatment to them http://tinyurl.com/jqbvanr

Its Brutal !

Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
7 years ago

Why would the President of the United states submit to a lobby group? Dopes he not have the power to ignore lobbyists?

Fromafar
Fromafar
7 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

Trump isn’t the worry here. It’s the Senators and Congress people whose votes can be bought.
Just look to Pelosi to lead the charge against this. She’s an inside trader (and traitor) whose only rival was Bill and Hill and they’re soon to be heinous politician daughter, Chill.

Mark Steiner
Mark Steiner
7 years ago
Reply to  Fromafar

And – “we have to pass this bill so we can see what is in it”.

Pelosi baloney …

Ron Cole
Ron Cole
7 years ago
Reply to  Mark Steiner

Kindly consider collusion from its conjoined twin ᴚᶖŋØ ᴚyånʘ.comment image

Lawrence Tierney
Lawrence Tierney
7 years ago

The MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD is an Islamic Terrorist Organization whose stated goal is the Destruction of Western Civilization, The creation of a World Wide Islamic Caliphate, the establishment and enforcement of SHARIA LAW over the world (ISLAMIC WORLD DOMINATION) and the eventual cultural and physical Genocide of all Non-Muslims

Please remember that not all Terrorists carry weapons and wear Suicide Vests, some Terrorists wear expensive suits and work from within our Countries. These are the FIFTH COLUMNISTS; The MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD and its Front Organizations such as The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) are a Clear and Present Danger to all Free Democratic Societies.

If we are to fight ISLAMIC Terrorism and Radicalization in the United States and Canada then we must start by doing the Following:

1. Publically admit that the problem is not ISLAMIC Terrorism. Terrorism is simply the weapon of choice. The Problem is and always has been ISLAM, Period;

2. Declare the MUSLIMBROTHERHOOD and all of their front organizations (Council on American-ISLAMIC Relations (CAIR, CAIR-CAN), Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), North American Trust (NAIT), Muslim Student Association (MSA), Canadian Council of IMAMS (CCI), National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), Muslim Association of Canada (MAC), Windsor Islamic Association (WIA) and any others not yet identified as Terrorist Organizations. Membership in any of these Organizations in any form both Past and Present is to be regarded as an act of Terrorism;

3. Close and Seize all MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD Controlled Mosques and Schools;

4. Arrest all MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD Members, IMAMS and all associated members with ties to their above named Front organizations;

5. Seize all MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD Assets, including those of their front organizations. Such assets to include: Properties, Bank Accounts, Weapons, Monies etc;

6. Seize the personal assets of all MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD Members and their associates. Such assets to include: Houses, Businesses, Bank Accounts, Monies, Vehicles etc; and

7. Ban the practice of SHARIA Law in the UNITED STATES and CANADA and deport any and all MUSLIMS that practice or support it.

All MUSLIMS arrested would be held a special MUSLIM ONLY Detention Centre, all previously incarcerated MUSLIMS Already held in other facilities would be transferred to this facility.

Only after Extensive INTERROGATION, would those not charged with terrorist activities, be deported. Those of US/Canadian Birth who are unable to be deported would be under strict supervision and surveillance.

For a more details, please refer to the attachments:

“The Muslim Brotherhood in Canada: Civilization Jihad”
http://mackenzieinstitute.com/muslim-brotherhood-canada-civilization-jihad-2/

And
The MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD in America
https://politicallyshort.com/2016/01/14/the-muslim-brotherhood-in-america/

IzlamIsTyranny
IzlamIsTyranny
7 years ago

Muslims who don’t support Shari’a law, would that be kinda like Christians who don’t support Yeshua?

Kittee
Kittee
7 years ago
Reply to  IzlamIsTyranny

But they do exist, of sorts. Infiltrated stooges.Those who are “CINO” and dispute NT accounts.
Influenced /infiltrated by leftists and Muslims

felix1999
felix1999
7 years ago

Trump need to get his nominee on the Supreme court to BAN the Muslim Brotherhood. He’s still setting things up.

Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
7 years ago

The Muslim Brotherhood hopes to avert Trump’s truthfully naming them a terrorist organization. You can hope in one hand and sh*t in the other and see which one gets full the fastest too, can’t you?

bannedquran20
bannedquran20
7 years ago

These scumbag islamic sympathizers will sell their own grandma for a few $

James Stamulis
James Stamulis
7 years ago

A propaganda arm? That is what CAIR has been all this time! Congress and Trump need to get their ass in gear and name a spade a spade!

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7 years ago

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Robert Batchelor
Robert Batchelor
7 years ago

Yes, the enemies of the state—-the Democrat Party and all of its supporters!

Ragaman
Ragaman
7 years ago

Lump CAIR in with them as a package deal!comment image

Stephen Honig
Stephen Honig
7 years ago

Muslims are a terror organization, Muslims are a terror organization, Muslims are a terror organization! I approve of my message!

IzlamIsTyranny
IzlamIsTyranny
7 years ago
Reply to  Stephen Honig

The ugly truth, the Muslim Brotherhood is just a symptom of the disease called islam.

freepetta
freepetta
7 years ago

They need to declare CAIR a terrorist organization as well and I’m sure there are dozens more. You know the old saying if it walks like a duck…….

Robert Kahlcke
Robert Kahlcke
7 years ago

The Muslim Brotherhood, American Civil Liberty Union, Southern Poverty Law Center, Counsel on American Islamic Relations, et al are operatives of the Democrat-Communist Terrorist Organization.
This is not Fake News, it is a Fact.

NonIslmophobicAthiestPedoHater
NonIslmophobicAthiestPedoHater
7 years ago

Find the name of the “american” lobby company and have there lobbiest privlidge s revoked with a strong letter,media,twitter.FB etc. campage. Hit them right in the wallett and tat is sure to change their warped greedy little minds.

Ron Hussey
Ron Hussey
7 years ago

They are a terrorist group, and Obama is an honorary member. Obama even had some of these terrorist supporting morons in his administration, and I believe the morons tipped of terrorist to American military operations in terrorist countries. It is tough for me to believe Obama was that naive.

ties
ties
7 years ago

It is not the Amish that is cutting off peoples heads and yelling Alla

Toy Pupanbai
Toy Pupanbai
7 years ago

For any Western culture to survive, it must first Legally declare that the Theocratic Ideology, Islam /Mohammedanism, is not a RELIGION.
Italy has just passed such a Law to stop this vile cult sneaking its way in, with the help and at the expense of the host!

SFTOBEY
SFTOBEY
7 years ago

Designate the muz bro’hood and ALL of their front groups: CAIR, MSA, ICNA, et. al., as subversive and outlaw ALL of them!

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