‘They’re largely secular and totally good. The Muslim Brotherhood!’
Ok Ok - they’re not and they’re not. But it is a catchy jingle for the PR challenged group & they are increasing political power in the middle east, including Syria. Reuters made a startling admission today which once again backs up everything Glenn predicted and was mocked over!
"We thought we would help them out with, you know, trying to mainstream the Muslim Brotherhood," Glenn joked over the new jingle.
Reuters reports:
At a meeting of Syria's opposition, Muslim Brotherhood officials gather round Marxists colleagues, nudging them to produce policy statements for the Syrian National Council, the main political group challenging President Bashar al-Assad.
With many living in the West, and some ditching their trademark beards, it is hard to differentiate Brotherhood from leftists. But there is little dispute about who calls the shots.
From annihilation at home 30 years ago when they challenged the iron-fisted rule of Hafez al-Assad, the Brotherhood has recovered to become the dominant force of the exile opposition in the 14-month-old revolt against his son Bashar.
Careful not to undermine the council's disparate supporters, the Brotherhood has played down its growing influence within the Syrian National Council (SNC), whose public face is the secular Paris-based professor Bourhan Ghalioun.
"We chose this face, accepted by the West and by the inside. We don't want the regime to take advantage if an Islamist becomes the Syrian National Council's head," former Brotherhood leader Ali Sadreddine al-Bayanouni told supporters in a video.
The footage is now being circulated by Brotherhood opponents, seeking to highlight its undeclared power.
"It's hard to differentiate the Brotherhood from leftists," Glenn emphasized. "But remember, Bill Kristol wants you to know that that's totally crazy. They would never be ‑‑ why would the Muslim Brotherhood, why would Islamists be working with leftists and Marxists?"