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Energized Muslim Brotherhood in Libya eyes a prize
CNN ^ | 3/25/2011 | Paul Cruickshank and Tim Lister

Posted on 03/26/2011 12:00:56 PM PDT by Qbert

(CNN) -- Dr. Abdulmonem Hresha knows first hand how Moammar Gadhafi's regime works. He says the seeds of his opposition were sown when he was age 10.

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The prominent member of the Muslim Brotherhood now lives in London, and anticipates the group could become an important player in a post-Gadhafi environment.

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Despite years of repression, Hresha claims the Brotherhood still has thousands of members scattered across Libya, with chapters in almost every single town, including Sirte, Gadhafi's birthplace on the coast west of Tripoli.

In 2006, its leaders were released after reconciling with the Libyan regime. But now the Brotherhood is siding with the rebellion.

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Al-Amin Bilhaj, a leading figure in the Libyan Muslim Brotherhood and the President of the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) recently traveled to Benghazi, the headquarters of the rebel movement, according to Hresha.

Other Brotherhood exiles have returned to help treat the wounded in hospitals, according to Kemal el Helbawy, the Egyptian founder of the British association.

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But in the longer term, in a country where the political space has been dominated by Gadhafi for more than 40 years, the Brotherhood's organization and nationwide presence may afford it an advantage.

The West has nothing to fear from the Muslim Brotherhood in Libya, according to Hresha.

Hresha said the Libyan Muslim Brotherhood welcomes airstrikes in Libya, a startling turnaround for a movement that previously supported jihad by Iraqis against U.S. forces occupying Iraq.

"I salute and am very grateful to the Americans, French and British governments for stopping the killing," he said. "I will never forget this." Hresha said he hopes a post-Gadhafi Libya will be a close friend to the West.

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Hresha, the long-time Brotherhood member, expects that to change. "We've been working secretly till this moment," he said.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: egypt; gadhafi; islam; libya; muslimbrotherhood
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"The West has nothing to fear from the Muslim Brotherhood in Libya, according to Hresha."

- Except for that inconvenient fact that Muslim Brotherhood leaders have declared Jihad against us...

1 posted on 03/26/2011 12:00:58 PM PDT by Qbert
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"The West has nothing to fear from the Muslim Brotherhood in Libya, according to Hresha."

"Hey, relax guy. Trust me."

2 posted on 03/26/2011 12:03:23 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Qbert
This isn't about anything but furthering the muslim cause...obama's world passion...

BROTHERS
3 posted on 03/26/2011 12:14:21 PM PDT by FrankR (The Evil Are Powerless If The Good Are Unafraid! - R. Reagan)
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To: Qbert

The MB originated in Egypt, in 1923 or 1928. If they were to take over Egypt, it would be without question their crowning achievement of all time. Why anyone with 2 or more functioning neurons cannot see this is incomprehensible. Why anyone would complicate the issue beyond that is also hard to understand.

Egyptian democracy. Yeah, right.


4 posted on 03/26/2011 2:19:05 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Which has more wrinkles? Helen Thomas' face or Lawrence O'Donnells' panties?)
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The West has nothing to fear from the Muslim Brotherhood in Libya, according to Hresha.

No more so than the Allies had to fear from the Nazis who rolled into Poland. In fact, I believe some of the Muslim Brotherhood actually helped drive the tanks.


5 posted on 03/26/2011 3:56:32 PM PDT by Dr. Sheldon Cooper (If Mohammed were alive today, he wouldnÂ’t be allowed to live within 1000 yards of a school.)
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To: Qbert
"We've been working secretly till this moment," he said.

Like we hadn't figured that one out already.

6 posted on 03/26/2011 4:06:09 PM PDT by mazda77 (Mike Hogan - JAX Mayor)
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To: americanophile; Islaminaction; Kolokotronis; annalex; MahatmaGandu; NYer; La Lydia; AnalogReigns; ..
Islamization Ping list:


7 posted on 03/26/2011 4:10:10 PM PDT by americanophile ("this absurd theology of an immoral Bedouin, is a rotting corpse which poisons our lives"-Ataturk)
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To: mazda77

And Libya will have the Muslim Brotherhood all ready to SECRTELY Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh take over.
Remember the media code words for muslim brotherhood are that they are SO PEACEFUL and loving chaps.


8 posted on 03/26/2011 4:32:55 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (Obama:If They Bring a Knife to the Fight, We Bring a Gun (the REAL Arizona instigator))
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To: Qbert

Were the muslim brotherhood and al quada all warned before Obama bombed Libya? Obama could announce he has them on speed dial in his blackberry and Wolf Blitzer would report it with glee like he should get another peace prize.


9 posted on 03/26/2011 4:38:38 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (Obama:If They Bring a Knife to the Fight, We Bring a Gun (the REAL Arizona instigator))
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To: Qbert

It would be a shame if the 2,200 marines from Lejeune were to accidentally kill all of the Muslim Brotherhood’s leadership by accident.


10 posted on 03/26/2011 5:13:32 PM PDT by struggle ((The struggle continues))
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To: struggle

Obama, Oil, Brazil, Soros

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203863204574346610120524166.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/15/brazil-obama-idUSN1520324820110315

http://www.petrobras.com.br/ri/Default.aspx?ln=en

http://politisite.com/2010/06/21/soros-invested-in-petrobras-days-before-obama-invested-billions-special-prosecutor-needed/


11 posted on 03/26/2011 5:17:26 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (Obama:If They Bring a Knife to the Fight, We Bring a Gun (the REAL Arizona instigator))
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To: Qbert

Oh come on, they are just innocent freedom fighter rebels./sarc

Besides Daffy is a bad guy.


12 posted on 03/26/2011 5:19:19 PM PDT by dforest
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To: indylindy

The Imam that wanted a mosque on ground zero has ties to the muslim brotherhood so we know they are ‘good people’
< /sarcasm >

How dumb can Whoopie and Joy and the MSM be to defend Imam and the brotherhood?

http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/wnyc-news-blog/2011/mar/13/protesters-supporters-converge-sheepshead-bay-mosque/


13 posted on 03/26/2011 5:25:37 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (Obama:If They Bring a Knife to the Fight, We Bring a Gun (the REAL Arizona instigator))
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

I am having a very hard time thinking so many people are that stupid. I think they are downright evil.

I know that not every single muslim is a fanatic, but those few are not the problem. It is the ones that are fanatics gaining all the ground.


14 posted on 03/26/2011 5:30:11 PM PDT by dforest
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To: indylindy

Of course not every Muslim is a fanatic. We all know that.
I know what you mean. Did Whoopie, Joy et al MSM not see the reports of terrorist calls on our soil? Do they not for one second think that political correctness let them in and that the mosque could be used as a terrorist front? Do they care about America?
Do they look beyond their politics and the color of Obama’s skin and see the huge suspicion all around? Do they REALLY just see a cool cat that plays BBall?


15 posted on 03/26/2011 5:38:57 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (Obama:If They Bring a Knife to the Fight, We Bring a Gun (the REAL Arizona instigator))
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To: indylindy

And WHY was the Fort Hood shooter not DOJed and tried as a terrorist but the whacko kid that shot that poor woman in Az. was?


16 posted on 03/26/2011 5:41:41 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (Obama:If They Bring a Knife to the Fight, We Bring a Gun (the REAL Arizona instigator))
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

I can’t imagine what those uh...ladies think. I guess they just hate the country.


17 posted on 03/26/2011 5:42:33 PM PDT by dforest
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

It is all over Drudge now. Obombus is supporting the Al Queda and they have stolen a large number of surface to air missiles quite capable of bring down US domestic air craft. They now have moved resources and men into Libya because of our support and are running freely. This is utter madness.


18 posted on 03/26/2011 5:47:47 PM PDT by Davidlion
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To: Davidlion; Fred Nerks; Beckwith

I hav been saying it was utter madness from Day ONE.I wam Qadaffi to wipe the desert floor with Obama. I wamt to see ALL of sub Saharan Africa pour troops and arms in to support Qadaffi.

Say what you want about Qadaffi, he killed Al Qaeda and Muslin Brotherhooders wherever ghe found them in Libya. Obama calls that “oppression?” I call it freakin’ VICTORY.

Obama needs his A$$ handed to him in a Qadaffi hat.Our soldiers should not even be there, and if they are, it will be a tragedy beyond reckoning.


19 posted on 03/26/2011 7:34:19 PM PDT by Candor7 (Obama . fascist info..http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: Qbert

The MB is doing it’s best to organize the entire middle east as there is so much political and internal problems there of late. Sharia is right around the corner people. Wait till they control our oil supply.

Won’t we be in fine shape then?


20 posted on 03/26/2011 8:52:57 PM PDT by Munz (All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.)
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