Posted on 03/07/2014 3:49:36 PM PST by kristinn
Saudi Arabia has formally designated the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, in a move that could increase pressure on Qatar whose backing for the group has sparked a row with fellow Gulf monarchies.
The U.S.-allied kingdom has also designated as terrorist the Nusra Front and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, whose fighters are battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Interior Ministry said in a statement published by state media.
Friday's move appeared to enforce a royal decree last month in which Riyadh, which backs some rebel groups in Syria with money and arms, said it would jail for between three and 20 years any citizen found guilty of fighting in conflicts abroad.
It underscored concern about young Saudis hardened by battle against Assad coming home to target the ruling Al Saud royal family - as has happened after the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Saudi Arabia's Islamic religious authorities have spoken out against Saudi fighters going to Syria, but the Interior Ministry estimates that around 1,200 Saudis have gone nonetheless.
Last month's decree said a committee would be set up to determine the groups to be outlawed. The ministry's statement on Friday said the groups mentioned were those the committee had agreed on and that had been approved by the authorities.
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The Saudi Interior Ministry also listed as terrorist Yemen's Shi'ite Houthi movement and Hezbollah, a radical Shi'ite group in Saudi Arabia's eastern province which authorities say is linked to Iran and Lebanese Hezbollah.
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I wonder if the US is next since Obumer is in bed with the Muslim Brotherhood.
...AND WE WONDER WHY THE WHITE HOUSE IS STILL CLOSED TO THE American citizen....and the bootlicking MSM has a bunch of their photogs sitting around doing nothing since they can't take photo's
“I wonder if the US is next since Obumer is in bed with the Muslim Brotherhood.”
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Well, at least at the administration’s staff & appointee levels, perhaps literally in bed with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Naaahhhh, obama will never recognized his muslim brother hoodlums as terrorists.
But, but...wait. Obama has Muslim Brotherhood operatives working in the White House.
How can this be? There must be a mistake.
/dripping sracasm
Obama is deeply saddened.
bookmark to self
I wonder if Hillary misses her BFF, Mohammed Morsi?
Well that is sure to piss off the Socialist Mulatto Punk.
Ahh, Saudi Arabia offered to fund the US attack on Syria's military and Bashar Assad if Obama would order it.
Just think of the cool new uniforms our guys would have had.
The big news here might be the tie to Hezbollah.
Could make things interesting.
And how many MB operatives are in Barry’s regime?
So Obama won’t be allowed in to Saudi Arabia to get his instructions? (Guess they’ll have to keep arriving via TelePrompTer ). Note that the Saudis finance most of the worlds terrorist training schools so this is just a disagreement within the terrorist family is all.
Pot, meet kettle.
But the MB is Obama’s BFF.
This news is way cool. The Muslim Brotherhood was one of the original breeding grounds for al qaeda. Al Qaedas currently leader is Al Zawahiri is from the muslim brotherhood. The Muslim brotherhood was one of the principal backers of Hamas. Obama’s people fawn all over the Muslim brotherhood as the future of Islam.
now the Muslim brotherhood is banned in both egypt and Saudi arabia. Their members are hunted criminals.
This is huge news.
I’m shocked that people don’t recognize this for what it is. An absolute historical sea change.
“jail for between three and 20 years”
They will all be granted asylum in the US.
Coke vs. Pepsi
“I wonder if Hillary misses her BFF, Mohammed Morsi?”
And her body woman, Huma.
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