[kristinn]

Related WaPo article on interview.

[kristinn]

Sissi bluntly says the MB wanted to establish a caliphate. I remember a few years back when Glenn Beck was attacked by conservatives and liberals for highlighting the connections between the U.S. left (Code Pink, Weather Underground alums) and the Muslim Brotherhood--and for reporting on the MB's plans to establish a caliphate.

I wrote about the attacks on Beck here as some of Beck's reporting was based on my research.

[ColdOne]

Egypt’s commanding general suggested that if the United States wants to avoid further bloodshed in Egypt, it should persuade the Brotherhood to back down from the Cairo sit-ins it has maintained since July 3. “The U.S. administration has a lot of leverage and influence with the Muslim Brotherhood, and I’d really like the U.S. administration to use this leverage with them to resolve the conflict,” Sissi said.

[onedoug]

Did they ask him what he thinks of Jews?

[aimhigh]

The description of Morsi sure reminds me of Obama.

[NFHale]

"...That’s what made .... not a president for all... but a president representing his followers and supporters. ..."

Gee...sounds really familiar .... there's a lot of that going on lately....

[catnipman]

“The U.S. administration has a lot of leverage and influence with the Muslim Brotherhood, and I’d really like the U.S. administration to use this leverage with them to resolve the conflict,” Sissi said.

Wow! What a telling statement! Obama could have influence over the MB terrorist organization only if he was providing it with some sort of material support that he could threaten to withdraw if they didn’t do his bidding!