No the one who "started" it is Mubarak who, even as he ruthlessly persecuted secularists, slyly favored the MB for the past few decades by allowing them to create the most extensive charitible and political network in Egypt. Those who claim that Mubarak hates the MB, should ask yourself this: why did it become the largest and best organized opposition force during his regime?
If you, and other freepers, who defend this welfare bum, lived in Egypt Mubarak would put you in jail or worse. How can you defend such a man?
No one is DEFENDING Mubarak, we just aren’t willing to join the Islamofascist that want to kill us.
Your embrace of the Muslim Brotherhood is well unAmerican.
Where do you think OBL’s 2nd in command is from? Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood. Al quaeda is an offshoot of MB.
If you think this is some “democracy Movement” you are sadly misinformed:
From BBC:
During the 1980s the Ikhwan (Muslim Brotherhood) attempted to rejoin the political mainstream.
You have bought the propaganda. This battle has been going on since the MB assasinated Sadat. But hey if you want to back murderers go for it. Unless you are a Islamofascist you will join the rest of us on their hit list.
The Muslim Brotherhood is officially banned and subject to frequent repression Successive leaders formed alliances with the Wafd party in 1984, and with the Labour and Liberal parties in 1987, becoming the main opposition force in Egypt. In 2000, the Ikhwan won 17 seats in the People’s Assembly.
Five years later, the group achieved its best election result to date, with independent candidates allied to it winning 20% of the seats.
The result shocked President Mubarak. The government subsequently launched a crackdown on the Ikhwan, detaining hundreds of members, and instituted a number of legal “reforms” to counter their resurgence.
The constitution was rewritten to stipulate that “political activity or political parties shall not be based on any religious background or foundation”; independent candidates were banned from running for president; and anti-terrorism legislation was introduced that gave the security forces sweeping powers to detain suspects and restrict public gatherings.
The last time I checked, Mubarak was honoring the peace treaty with Israel. Is that your REAL problem with him? Your rantings about him enabling the Brotherhood are so redundant and unsourced, it makes me think you WANT them to take power.