Thursday, June 28, 2007

The Bush Administration Engages the Muslim Brotherhood

WORLD TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON — The Bush administration has been quietly engaging the Muslim Brotherhood movement.

Officials said the State Department has approved a policy that would enable U.S. diplomats to meet and coordinate with Brotherhood leaders in Egypt, Iraq, Syria and other Arab states. They said the program would first be restricted to elected officials from the Brotherhood and eventually be extended to their political chiefs. U.S. approves contacts with Muslim Brotherhood: 'Region is going Islam' (more)

Mark Alexander