Posted on 05/09/2005 12:47:41 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
CAIRO -- The outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, shaping up as the government's one real political challenger, says a draft constitutional amendment allowing opponents to challenge Hosni Mubarak for president is so "ridiculous" that the group cannot decide how to respond. Mohammed Habib, first deputy to the leader of the Brotherhood, told The Washington Times yesterday that the proposed changes, approved by the upper house of parliament yesterday, contain "ridiculous conditions that rob the amendment of its soul and take us back to square one."
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What's the catch? No islamofascists allowed?
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