By Ralph Sidway, guest contributor My late grandmother used a clever turn of phrase to describe shady characters who, while protesting their innocence, somehow seemed linked to the crime in question. Today, my grandmother’s expression — “sinister bystander” — seems the most apt way to describe the global perception of the Obama administration and its failed policy towards … [Read more...]
Top Brotherhood Strongman, Khairat al-Shater, Arrested
It was just announced on several Arabic media that Khairat al-Shater, the deputy leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, has just been arrested. Al-Shater's importance to the group cannot be overestimated. Long considered the true mover and shaker of the organization, it was widely believed that he gave ousted President Morsi his orders; even U.S. ambassador Anne Patterson went to … [Read more...]
U.S. Will ‘Pressure’ Egypt on Behalf of Brotherhood, Says U.S. Ambassador
Evidence that the Obama administration is unhappy with the Egyptian people's liberation from Muslim Brotherhood rule continues to emerge. As reported today by Youm 7, according to Muhammad Heikal -- "the Arab world's most respected political commentator" and for some 50 years a political insider -- soon after the overthrow of Morsi, U.S. ambassador Anne Patterson assured … [Read more...]
Al-Qaeda’s Jihad on Anti-Morsi Egyptians
Gatestone Institute Now that the Egyptian military appears to have granted the nation’s wish—to be rid of Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood, as millions have been chanting, “Irhal” [“Leave office”]—al-Qaeda appears to have stepped in. Hours before Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi was sidelined by the military council, Muhammad al-Zawahiri, Egypt’s al-Qaeda leader, declared … [Read more...]
Revenge: Coptic Church Set Aflame for Morsi
True to their vows, pro-Morsi Muslims are attacking Egypt's Christians for participating in the anti-Morsi protests. The St. George Coptic Christian Church in a village in al-Minya, Egypt, has just been set on fire by "pro-Morsi" forces. Copts are reported to be in a state of "fear and panic." Days earlier, a letter was circulated in al-Minya, which has a very large Coptic … [Read more...]