Red Alert: Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood (Hamas entering Egypt via Gaza)

Stratfor. com ^ | 01/29/2010 | Staff

[OldDeckHand]

The following is a report from a STRATFOR source in Hamas. Hamas, which formed in Gaza as an outgrowth of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (MB), has an interest in exaggerating its role and coordination with the MB in this crisis. The following information has not been confirmed. Nonetheless, there is a great deal of concern building in Israel and the United States in particular over the role of the MB in the demonstrations and whether a political opening will be made for the Islamist organization in Egypt.

The Egyptian police are no longer patrolling the Rafah border crossing into Gaza. Hamas armed men are entering into Egypt and are closely collaborating with the MB. The MB has fully engaged itself in the demonstrations, and they are unsatisfied with the dismissal of the Cabinet. They are insisting on a new Cabinet that does not include members of the ruling National Democratic Party.

Security forces in plainclothes are engaged in destroying public property in order to give the impression that many protesters represent a public menace. The MB is meanwhile forming people’s committees to protect public property and also to coordinate demonstrators’ activities, including supplying them with food, beverages and first aid.

[OldDeckHand]

This won't be encouraging news to Israel. An open border between Gaza and Egypt providing unabated and uninspected traffic, is bad, bad news - for both Egypt and Israel.

[musicman]

[Logical me]

There is going to be one hell of a war and we will be up to our necks in it. King Obama is a fool and has hurt American power in the region. Israel will be attacked once Egypt falls.

[libh8er]

It’s the 3:AM and the phone’s ringing....

[libh8er]

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[Biggirl]

Look for Israel to do to that border just as they did in regards to the West Bank, put up a massive security wall.

[Navy Patriot]

Well, if Israel is backed into a corner, she has a few hundred nuclear weapons......

[kabar]

Attacked by whom? Israel can certainly defend itself against Hamas and the Palestinians.

[DTogo]

No surprise. Why should Hamas let a good crisis go to waste, eh Rahm??

Welcome back to the 7th century, Egypt!

[MestaMachine]

Captain Obvious strikes again with lightning speed and “enlightened” analysis. Why does anyone pay any attention to what stratfor recycles as “exclusive”? It’s ridiculous!

[Diogenesis]

Perhaps you missed that America is run by a Moslem Communist tyrant
but Israel's (and America's) enemies are now backed
by pRes_ _ent Obama and US military.

US Weapons to Lebanon Despite Hizbullah Closeness
With the dividing lines between Hizbullah and the Lebanese Armed Forces not altogether
clear, the United States has delivered weapons and ammunition to Israel's northern
neighbor and thereby possibly to its enemy.
The U.S. embassy in Lebanon announced last week that on April 2 it had delivered the
first in a series of shipments of weapons and ammunition. The shipment included 1,000
M16A4 rifles, 10 missile launchers, 1,583 grenade launchers, and 538 sets of day/night
binoculars and night-vision devices. It was stressed that the equipment would be
supported with training provided by the U.S. government.
Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Murr visited Washington in February to discuss military
cooperation, especially U.S. assistance to the LAF to fight terrorism.
A month ago, Minister Murr told Lebanese Al-Manar television that though he does not
support integrating Hizbullah arms and forces within the LAF, “this does not mean we
should offer Israel a favor [and disarm Hizbullah].”

“America’s Shiny New Palestinian Militia
No matter how events play out, this story ends with U.S.-trained soldiers pointing their guns at Israel.
‘The stupidest program the U.S. government has ever undertaken” — last year that’s
what I called American efforts to improve the Palestinian Authority (PA) military force.
Slightly hyperbolic, yes, but the description fits because those efforts enhance the
fighting power of enemies of the United States and its Israeli ally.

First, a primer about the program, drawing on a recent Center for Near East Policy
Research study by David Bedein and Arlene Kushner: Shortly after Yasir Arafat died in
late 2004, the U.S. government established the Office of the U.S. Security Coordinator to
reform, recruit, train, and equip the PA militia (called the National Security Forces or
Quwwat al-Amn al-Watani) and make them politically accountable. For nearly all of its
existence, the office has been headed by Lt. Gen. Keith Dayton. Since 2007, American
taxpayers have funded it to the tune of $100 million a year. Many agencies of the U.S.
government have been involved in the program, including the State Department’s Bureau
of Diplomatic Security, the Secret Service, and branches of the military.”

[Matchett-PI]

AMB. JOHN BOLTON
Fox News ^ | 28 January 2011 | John Bolton (Interview)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2664992/posts
“...I think after the Friday prayers the Brotherhood brought its people out. That’s why the protests are even more extensive today. That constitutes no doubt about it a direct threat to the military government, and I think the failure of the other security forces to bring the demonstrations under control also now explains the presence of the military.

Let me be clear here, this is not just the Mubarak-family government. The military has ruled Egypt since Gamal Nasser and they over through King Farook.

It’s the military that is the real government and they are not going to go peacefully.

I think the question is whether and to what extent the Muslim Brotherhood and radical Islamists have infiltrated the leadership.

If the military holds firm it’s entirely possible, although bloody, that the government can hold onto power. That doesn’t necessarily mean Mubarak will be in power, but the military will be, and I think that is why this contrast makes it so important for people to understand, this is not a choice between the Mubarak government on one hand, and sweetness and light, Jeffersonian democracy on the other.

[The Comedian]

Security forces in plainclothes are engaged in destroying public property in order to give the impression that many protesters represent a public menace.

SEIU 101.

Today is a good day to die.
I didn't say for whom.

[Venturer]

It’s no surprise to see Hamas enter the frey. Al Quaeda is probably there too.

[WestwardHo]

Bolton was on Mark Levin, yesterday. A really good listen that can be downloaded from Levin’s site. (If you didn’t know that.)

[RC one]

Hamas, which formed in Gaza as an outgrowth of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (MB), has an interest in exaggerating its role and coordination with the MB in this crisis

Car bombings to follow. Happy times. Happy times.

[Cold Heart]

I don’t know what your problem with Stratfor is but I’m looking at a lot of different sources for info and appreciate OldDeckHand’s postings.

Another source say we have Illinois national Guard out there. That’s if you are interested.

[SE Mom]

Prayers for Israel.

[richardtavor]

It has been an open border for many years. That is where all of the missles that hamas has come from. The only difference is that now hamas can openly go into Egypt...