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Muslim Brotherhood wins Egyptian presidential election


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6 - 24 - 2012

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Mohammed Morsi was declared Egypt's first Islamist president on Sunday, chosen in the freest elections in history that left the nation deeply polarized between supporters of an old regime figure and those eager for democratic change.

It was the culmination of the tumultuous first phase of a transition launched 16 months ago with the uprising that ousted autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak, who was replaced by a ruling military council headed by Mubarak's defense minister of 20 years. It is the start of a new struggle with the military to restore the powers that the ruling generals stripped from the presidency even before the victor was declared.

And it was not the outcome desired by most of the liberal and secular youth groups that drove the uprising.

"The revolution passed an important test," said Yasser Ali, a spokesman for Morsi's campaign. "But the road is still long."

Morsi now has to calm public fears that he will push to remake Egypt as an Islamist state and show that he will represent a broader swath of the public beyond his own fundamentalist group, the Muslim Brotherhood. He will also have to try to urgently address the major problems facing Egypt, a sharp deterioration in security and a flailing economy.

Morsi narrowly defeated Mubarak's last Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq with 51.7 percent of the vote versus 48.3, the election commission said. Turnout was 51 percent.

Just one week ago, at the moment polls were closing in the runoff election, the ruling generals issued constitutional amendments that stripped the president's office of most of its major powers. They made themselves the final arbiters over the most pressing issues still complicating the transition— such as writing the constitution, legislating, passing the state budget— and granted military police broad powers to detain civilians.

A few days before that constitutional declaration, a court dissolved the freely elected parliament, which is dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood.

A huge crowd of Morsi supporters celebrated in Cairo's Tahrir Square, the birthplace of the uprising, as soon as the result was announced on live television. Some released doves with Morsi's pictures over the square and others set off fireworks.

Morsi's spokesman Ahmed Abdel-Attie said words cannot describe the "joy" in this historic moment.

"We got to this moment because of the blood of the martyrs of the revolution," he said at a news conference after the results were announced. "Egypt will start a new phase in its history."

The country's last four presidents over the past six decades have all came from the ranks of the military. This is the first time modern Egypt will be headed by an Islamist and by a freely elected civilian.

"Congratulations because this means the end of the Mubarak's state," said Shady el-Ghazali Harb, a prominent activist who was among the leaders of the protests in January and February last year.

Farouk Sultan, the head of the commission, described the elections as "an important phase in the end of building our nascent democratic experience."

The results of the elections were delayed for four days amid accusations of manipulation and foul play by both sides, raising political tensions in Egypt to a fever pitch.

Heavy security was deployed around the country, especially outside state institutions, in anticipation of possible violence. Workers were sent home early from jobs, jewelry stores closed for fear of looting and many were stocking up on food and forming long lines at cash machines in case new troubles began.

Brotherhood members and experts said the results were used a bargaining chip between the generals and the Brotherhood over the parameters of what appears to be a new power sharing agreement.

The country's new constitution is not written and the authorities of the president are not clear.

The country is deeply divided between supporters of the Brotherhood, liberals and leftists who also decided to back them as a way to stand up to the military, and other secular forces who fear the domination of the Brotherhood. The small margin of victory for Morsi also sets him for a strong opposition from supporters of Shafiq, viewed as a representative of the old regime.

Khaled Abdel-Hamid, a leading leftist politician, said Morsi must fight to get his powers back or he will lose any popular support he may have garnered.

"If he fights to get his power back, we will support him. But if does fight back, then he is settling for siding with the military," he said.

Protesters in Tahrir have said they will not leave the square, in which they have been holding a sit-in for nearly a week, until Morsi can restore his rightful powers.

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thanks for the post alan. I was pretty sure the Muslim Brotherhood was set up to move into Egyptian leadership because of Hillarious's close tied to the organization.

Hillarious Clinton seems to have no problem with Muslim Brotherhood taking over in Egypt (think Huma)

By admin on April 3, 2012 in Blog, General

The Muslim Brotherhood pledged that it would not run for the Egyptian presidency. They have since reneged on that promise (are you shocked?). While visiting Istanbul, Secretary of State Hillarious Clinton – who has been known to go back on a word or two – didn’t seem to much mind.

Via CNS News:

Secretary of State Hillarious Clinton sidestepped an opportunity Sunday to question the Muslim Brotherhood’s decision to abandon its pledge not to run for the Egyptian presidency in upcoming elections. This is the latest move by the veteran Islamist organization to consolidate its hold on the country.

Responding to a question while visiting Istanbul, Clinton did not mention the Brotherhood by name, saying only that the U.S. would “watch what all of the political actors do and hold them accountable for their actions.”

“We want to see Egypt move forward in a democratic transition – and what that means is that you do not and cannot discriminate against religious minorities, women, political opponents,” she said.

Clinton was asked whether the Brotherhood’s announcement was cause for concern, given its earlier pledges, but did not answer directly.

Again, this is nowhere near anything that wasn’t predictable. The first solid indication came as soon as the celebrations kicked off at Tahrir Square, when Wael Ghoneim was forced off the stage so Yusuf al-Qaradawi could steal the spotlight.

Hillarious Clinton is obviously well aware of all of this. Again, why would she be ok with a Muslim Brotherhood president in Egypt?

Lest we forget that her Deputy Chief of Staff and closest aid, Huma Abedin, has extremely close familial ties to the Brotherhood? Her mother – Saleha Abedin – is a leader in the Muslim Sisterhood. Clinton also seems quite interested in helping to overthrow Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. That is important because none other than the Muslim Brotherhood would benefit from such an outcome.

http://www.shoebat.com/2012/04/03/Hillarious-clinton-seems-to-have-no-problem-with-muslim-brotherhood-taking-over-in-egypt-think-huma/

Why isn't the CIA monitoring the Arabic words and connections of these people?

Whether it's the CIA or the military, sophisticated surveillance is proving inadequate, and proper background checks of Middle Easterners aren't being done. Each example serves as another case in point. What makes us think that the State Department would update its virus protection program? Even more disconcerting than Mohamed and Balawi is Secretary of State Hillarious Clinton’s aide and Deputy Chief of Staff Huma Abedin, who has been with Clinton since 1996. She was never properly screened, this will be proven beyond a shadow of a doubt.

To be concerned about Abedin’s access to sensitive information is an issue that will most likely garner unsolicited curses from "sensitive" Americans who are enamored with her. These same people ignore this diva’s familial ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. Lt. Col. Robert Anderson's detailed reports aimed at getting Army intelligence to investigate Ali Mohamed—and have him court-martialed—were also ignored.

Abedin is even more potentially dangerous: She can leak state secrets. She is closely associated with her Muslim Brotherhood family and even joined Clinton at an event with her mother, Saleha Abedin, at Dar El-Hekma College in Saudi Arabia. Also present was a close associate of Saleha Abedin—Suheir Qureshi. Qureshi's name later appeared in several prominent Arab newspapers when it was revealed that she belonged to a list of 63 members of the secret arm of the Muslim Brotherhood called The Sisterhood. The full list was later revealed—Huma Abedin’s mother is on it. Huma's brother—Hassan Abedin—also collaborates with Omar Naseef and Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, two of the most influential terror supporters in the world.

Yet, as detractors argue "guilt by association," they unwittingly strengthen our case, because this is what the FBI uses when investigating federal employees: “Character. Associates. Reputation. And Loyalty to the United States. (CARL)." This checklist was never applied to Huma Abedin, who still associates with her family. Dismissing all this as “guilt by association” ignores a tough question:

http://www.humanevents.com/2011/06/30/us-ignores-Hillarious-clintons-powerful-aide-huma-abedin-at-its-own-risk/

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