DNI Clapper: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood 'largely secular'

Politco ^ | 02/10/2011 | Josh Gerstien

[OldDeckHand]

During a House Intelligence Committee hearing Thursday, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper called Egypt's branch of the Muslim Brotherhood movement "largely secular."

In response to questioning from Rep. Sue Myrick (R-N.C.) about the threat posed by the group, Clapper suggested that the Egyptian part of the Brotherhood is not particularly extreme and that the broader international movement is hard to generalize about.

"The term 'Muslim Brotherhood'...is an umbrella term for a variety of movements, in the case of Egypt, a very heterogeneous group, largely secular, which has eschewed violence and has decried Al Qaeda as a perversion of Islam," Clapper said. "They have pursued social ends, a betterment of the political order in Egypt, et cetera.....In other countries, there are also chapters or franchises of the Muslim Brotherhood, but there is no overarching agenda, particularly in pursuit of violence, at least internationally."

[JewishRighter]

Everything you need to know about Clapper is right here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDzX51ntFSY

As a certain rabbit would say: “what a maroon!”

[Cyropaedia]

Minor details. Sheesh.

[Danae]

“During a House Intelligence Committee hearing Thursday, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper called Egypt's branch of the Muslim Brotherhood movement “largely secular.”

WTF???

This is straight out of one of my current text books: “terrorism: an interdisciplinary perspective”

Pg 26
“The Islamic Jihad
Although Hizbollah found an ally in the Islamic Jihad when it came to the Bekaa Valley in 1982, the Iranian Revolution was not directly responsible for the birth of this terrorist group. Islamic Jihad began as a political movement inside the Muslim Brotherhood. Actually there are several Islamic Jihads, and they are mostly nationalistic factions of the same movement. The group that receives the greatest attention emerged after the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, and it came from the link with Hizbollah. This Islamic Jihad perfected three tactical innovations of terrorism: a dynamic “umbrella” organizational structure, the use of suicide bombers, and the shift away from hijackings and hostage-taking to individual kidnappings.”

The umbrella spoken of here is the Muslim Brotherhood. Members of all these separate factions move in and out from under this umbrella as they see fit, and in consistency with the groups goals as a whole. This makes these groups hard to track, and makes it harder to track individuals within groups as they frequently shift around. The most consistent common denominator however is the Muslim Brotherhood. The goal is to remain as hard to trace and track as possible and to conceal Iranian government involvement in all of it.

It ALL goes back to Iran, one way or another. Not religous my ass, its ALL based and justified by the religion of Islam. Power mongers USE it as a modivational tool, and use it as a means of control.

[rockinqsranch]

A deliberate LIE. It has to be as nobody, even a Democrat is THAT STUPID.

[gitmogrunt]

Lap Dog Alert!

[frog in a pot]

Thanks for posting this article. More evidence some of the folks we hire to defend our Constitution take us for chumps and are selling us down the river.

Wonder how Clapper feels when he looks into the mirror.

Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie, October 2010:

Arab and Muslim regimes are betraying their people by failing to confront the Muslim’s real enemies, not only Israel but also the United States. Waging jihad against both of these infidels is a commandment of Allah that cannot be disregarded.
All Muslims…need to understand that (what) the (Muslim) nation seeks can only be attained through jihad and sacrifice and by raising a jihadi generation that pursues death just as the enemies pursue life.

Qur’an:47:4 …you (are) commanded by Allah to continue carrying out Jihad against the unbelieving infidels until they submit to Islam.

[RightCenter]

When did this actually happen

[dearolddad]

Clapper is an effing idiot!

Is it Crapper or Clapper?

[JimSEA]

I don’t know if Clapper is stupid but he obviously thinks the American people are.

[rockinqsranch]

Oxymoron: A Democrat Director of National Intelligence.

[mrsmith]

Sigh...

[Nachum]

The list, ping

Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list

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[JPG]

Clapper probably feels the same way about the Pope. Something in the Scriptures about ‘the blind leading the blind’.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

I think it’s a chronic case of lying his ass off.

[manc]

CAN WE GET SOME GROWN UPS IN THIS ADMIN PLEASE.

This man is a complete idiot, homeland, DOJ and now intel all following this man who has pissed on allies and has appeased radical islam

WHERE IS THE GOP for crying out loud, we know debt is important but for heavens sake get a grip and speak up

[manc]

our corrupt media will now report this instead of saying this man has no clue and WTH is going on in this admin as they have no clue, [pissing on allies, helping radical islam

[Emperor Palpatine]

...Director of National Intelligence imbecility James Clapper.... Crapper.


There, fixed it.

[Osage Orange]

What a Clymer!

[bayouranger]

It’s worse than stupid...

[ScottinVA]

The Muslim Brotherhood is “largely secular?” That’s about as believable as...

1917 — Post-Revolution Russia:

“No worries, your Highness. You, the Tsarina and your family should consider yourselves our guests. Now, sleep well, as we have planned enjoyable activities involving all of you for tomorrow morning.”

1975 — Post-Revolution Cambodia:

“All those who have experience in business or government, please come forward and identify yourselves to the peasant soldiers of Brother Number One Comrade Pol Pot... Angkha needs your skills to conduct the affairs of Democratic Kampuchea.”