U.S. congressman meets with Mubarak's banned rival (Steny Hoyer and the Muslim Brotherhood!!)

CNN ^ | April 7, 2007

[Lorianne]

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- A top U.S. Democratic congressman met a leader of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's most powerful rival, the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, U.S. officials and the Islamist group said Saturday.

Visiting House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer met with the head of the Muslim Brotherhood's parliamentary bloc, Mohammed Saad el-Katatni, twice on Thursday -- once at the parliament building and then at the home of the U.S. ambassador to Egypt, said Brotherhood spokesman Hamdi Hassan.

U.S. Embassy spokesman John Berry would confirm only that Hoyer, who represents Maryland, met with el-Katatni at U.S. Ambassador Francis Ricciardone's home at a reception with other politicians and parliament members.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has refused in the past to meet with the Muslim Brotherhood, the country's largest opposition group.

But Berry said U.S. government policy does not bar meetings with Brotherhood members of parliament and Hoyer's talks with el-Katatni were not a change in U.S. policy toward the group.

"It's our diplomatic practice around the world to meet with parliamentarians, be they members of political parties or independents," Berry said.

[MikeA]

So between Pelosi and Hoyer, the Democrats apparently read their “mandate” from the November elections as being they should give aid and comfort to terrorists and tyrannts. Are these Dems. really so full of themselves that they think Americans invested them with power, position and responsibility to use in kissing up to Middle Eastern terror merchants? If Americans allow these vile people to maintain Congressional control after the embarrassing show they’ve put on since January, then they deserve whatever ill comes upon them as a result.

[piasa]

Sheikh Abdul Hadi Palazzi, a vociferous critic of CAIR (and also of Palestinian terrorism), outlines in an article, "Antizionism and Antisemitism in the Contemporary Islamic Milieu", the origins of CAIR and other similar movements, and explains how they are controlled by the Ikhwan al-Muslimeen i.e. Muslim Brotherhood - a global Islamist movement that originated in Egypt.
The Council for American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is an organization that was created and is controlled by the Brotherhood; it works in the United States as a lobby against journalists, media operators, movie producers, etc. who dares to write things that do not fit their limited interpretation. ------Thanks to MuslimPundit for the link.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Bump for truth!

[piasa]

CAIRO, Egypt: Egypt has charged six senior members of the Muslim Brotherhood with money laundering --- a rare accusation against the Islamist group in what appears to be a crackdown on the group's finances...------- "Egypt charges 6 Muslim Brothers with money laundering," http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/16/africa/ME-GEN-Egypt-Muslim-Brotherhood.php

[snarks_when_bored]

The Democrats are desperately seeking somebody to surrender to.

[Darkwolf377]

The next time some jackass starts telling me about Bush's "shadow government" I will laugh in his face.

Dem's run the real shadow government...and that shadow is cast by Hillary's big butt.

[bpjam]

Now we are seeking out the terrorists themselves and not just their puppetmasters and paymasters? Geez!!! Why not just make a stop in Gaza to see the Hama guys and swing by Waziristan for a sitdown with the Taliban remnants?

Oh, and why was Iran so incredibly important to the Iraq Study Group but so conveniently left off the itinerary for the Democrat Traitor Group? I'm sure they could have gotten along famously with Achmedinejad since they all are aligned in opposition to Bush and his war.

[sgtbono2002]

Does anyone know who Hoyers neighbors at his private residence are?/ You might laugh when you find out.

[Kakaze]

The Democrats are desperately seeking somebody to surrender to

That was my thought too, this morning.

Is Congress on "Easter Break" or have they just decided to surrender to everyone!

These guys are going to talk all of us into a pair of shackles!

[Beckwith]

OK, sarge, I’ll bite, who are the Hoyer’s neighbors?

[LadyBuzz]

do tell............

[sgtbono2002]

Lets just say they arent natives of Southern Maryland.

[SevenMinusOne]

What we are seeing out of the DEMs is what we all already knew about them and their ilk. That a segment of the GOP based foolishly stayed home last November (over a few domestic issues) and put those issues over the WOT (while we have soldiers on the ground fighting the enemy)....speaks volumes about our own base.

That in this time in history the GOP base could not stay unified.....that we abandoned our soldiers to the ilk of the DEM leadership and the mocking (and gleeful reporting of defeat) by the MSM is terribly sad.

Sure the WH and RNC have been inept over the past 3 years regarding PR for either the WOT or the economy......but our base still knew we had soldiers in harms way...and what the ilk of the DEM leadership is...

[armymarinedad]

Since the Moslim Bro’s fought with Hitler, hate Jews, hate the west, believe in Sharia Law, and support every known and unknown Islamoterrorist group out there; Hoyer felt it was important he meet with them and discuss how much they have in common with liberals. Neville Pelosi would have met with them but she was too busy running around in a stupid looking hijab making a complete fool of herself.

[visualops]

wow that tells us alot...can you be more specific?

[TheLawyerFormerlyKnownAsAl]

met with el-Katatni at U.S. Ambassador Francis Ricciardone's home

Why?

[Candor7]

Steny Hoyer in meeting with Mubarak's banned rival is so insanely stupid, that he does not realize that he has placed his own life in grave danger.

Perhaps the whole delegation should have stayed in Egypt for a couple of weeks, and we would no longer worry about having to put up with their attempts to completely traduce and betray our nations foreign policy, which even Clintonian elements within the CIA have attempted ( Plame/Wilson).

The president must respond to these repeated "coupe" attempts. He has the Logan Act and MUST use it immediately.

We are at a point when War can only be waged by democrats, who have ruined our nations initiatives in Vietnam, South America: Iran-Contra: ( result, massive illegal alien influx into the USA), and now in Iraq.

The Dems MUST stand down, or be taken into custody and tried.

[Beckwith]

It’s either a secret or the sarge wants a “pretty please.”

[MikeA]

Amen to everything you said. The incredibly irresponsible and extreme actions of this Congress show the folly of those among the base, esp. those here on Free Republic who claimed “It doesn’t matter who controls Congress.” I think the way this Congress has acted to kiss the rings of our enemies and to implement a policy of surrender in Iraq PROVES that it does indeed matter who controls Congress and that it does matter that we vote.