Egypt’s military junta has a new excuse to crack down violently against the elected government today, after a Cairo court ordered the complete ban of the Muslim Brotherhood, which ran the largest and most successful political party during Egypt’s brief democratic experiment.
The verdict authorizes the military, which seized power over the summer in a violent coup d’etat against President Mohammed Morsi, to confiscate all assets of the Brotherhood, which includes large numbers of schools, hospitals and charity organizations across Egypt.
The ban came as a result of legal challenges filed by pro-junta “liberal” political factions, which argue that the Brotherhood’s organization of anti-junta protests amounts to “terrorism.”
The banning eliminates a successful, influential political party from the field if indeed Egypt holds future elections, but it remains to be seen how much credibility the so-called liberal factions will retain after endorsing the junta’s crackdowns.
From the junta’s perspective, it also eliminates the only real challengers to their continued rule, as the feckless political opposition that remains have shown little ability to mobilize anybody when they aren’t being bankrolled by the US to provide a pretext for a coup.
Exactly what this means for the Muslim Brotherhood itself remains to be seen, however, as the group has been banned off and on throughout its history, and has always managed to survive.
Is the Egyptian Court is a military weapon?
The Muslim Brotherhood hood was elected. The military, trained by and acting on behalf of the USA, Nato and the British, was not elected and staged a coup a short year after the Brotherhood was democratically elected.
Is this part of an ongoing 21st Century Crusade — something author and journalist Robert Fisk talked about in his book THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILIZATION THE CONQUEST OF THE MIDDLE EAST? It appears so.
Yes, and it is conducted by favoring Saudi sponsored Salafi movement, the protege of Wahhabis that currently rule in Mecca.
Salafis are exceedingly convenient tool. First, they are "islamic international', as they despise national governments and believe that they should obey Sharia laws as proscribed by Mecca. The governments in their view, should be caliphates kissing the ring of Saudi family. Simple enough. Also, Salafis have taken a page from Wahhabism, that is, rejection of all the scholars of Islam, all theology, hundreds of years of traditions as developed independently in large centers, as was Ottoman Empire, and then inherited by Sunni centers in Egypt like Al-Azhar, and centers in Syria, as well as Turkey. THEY BELIEVE THAT ONLY THEY SHOULD INTERPRET ISLAM, with a sword. In the period of Saudi family battle against Turks, with British help, Wahhabis proved themselves by committing a massacre against Shiia shrines in Karbala — just to spite Turks.
And this is the reason Saudi funded Salafism in Egypt back in the eighties, who are now in power. This is why they want Salafism in charge in Syria, and to fight Shiia in Iraq. This is why they are INSTALLING THEM as we speak in Kosovo, Serbia and Bosnia. And are pushing into Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Phillipines, Tailand, Uighur province in China, as well as Central Asia.
Their CIVILIZATIONAL WORK is not done yet.
Any elected government, like in USA or Europe, can become irrelevant to the people by the way that they govern. Religious is not a government nor it can govern, like USA capitalism which is at war with everyone in this world, religious governments, as such, is also at war with those who don't believe, don't want to to believe nor want to have anything to do with governing religious system, as in Saudi Arabia or UAE and etc. They are also at war with other sects, as sunnies terrorists killing Iraqis by hundreds no matter what their belief is, or Saudis fighting the Syrian people based on the Syrian freedom of religious, but these reasons are tip of the ice, there are more politics and interests both in terms of strategic and economic interests that are at stake then being a supporter of a elected government that don't have its people interests first, or willing to sacrifice the people's freedom by enforcing their will, as USG and their surveillance program. Muslim brotherhood didn't want to have non of the mentioned but to involve the Egyptian people in Syrian war as Saudis and UAE are involved, they didn't wanted nor to be part of the Middle East peace process. By being short sited Muslims brotherhood would beg for money from anyone but to participate in making Middle East a paradise for all people without being anyone's puppet, like Egypt being the Saudis puppet which therefore Saudis did all they could to get the Muslim brotherhood in power. The name is Muslims brotherhood, but if there is any brotherhood coming out of it is the question. As USG or Europeans governments as English or Germans or French call themselves democracy, question is, if democracy is given any functionality and functions for the people, hence these governments are elected by the people in democratic terms but if any democracy is coming out of the USA or Angela Markell Christian democratic political party is the question.
Unfortunately, you are missing several boats. First, Saudi Arabia and Moslem Brotherhood have been sworn enemies for decades. MB is akin to Turkish "islamism", that is — it is NATIONALIST in its core. MB fought against British, then Nasser, and then when Mubarak took over after Sadat's death, they have been butchred and jailed for thirty years. MB toppled Mubarak, not a handfull of pro-west NGOs and assorted handfull of "liberals". Saudi Arabia funded Salafi movement back in 80's to fight MB. Salafis are second in number elected to Parliament, SUPPORTED Mubarak, Saudi ally. ONLY when Mubarak was toppled, they came out in support of MB, because they HAD to. They founded party, Al-Nur, and then with assistance of Saudis, US and assorted Europeans in the background, THEY TOPPLED MORSI. He tried to please them by being against Assad, he tried to please them by promoting Al-Sisi to the top of the military. But Salafis came to streets against him, and in concert with Saudis, US and NGOs, and Al-Sisi toppled Mursi. Now, they will in typical Salafi fashion kill their way power. What, few chopped off heads will make Obama squeemish? Not really. Salafi brutality in Libya, in Syria, and on-going mayham in Iraq, and now a litte splendid brutality in Egypt — what happiness!
Is it a coup yet Mr. President?
Its not à coup Mr. President, people of Egypt just didn't want be sucked into the jaws of Saudis and UAE starting the war with the Syrian people, nor they wanted for Egypt to become a Islamic country still being sucked into Saudis and UAE Islamization of Egypt, nor USG Islamization or militarization of Middle East and African nations. Islamic regimes are based on dictatorial system that based on Islamization, like turkey and what Erdogan wanted to do starting with banning the sale of alcohols paving the way for further Islamization of the country, they did received their orders from Saudis and Egyptians didn't want to become Neo puppet of Saudis brutal with no moral regime. You people from the left will believe anything that is based on your thoughts fighting USA hegemony while forgetting the facts involving the puppets of USG whom are no longer hungry for power but rather demand for more power and they would not stop at anything to expend their power, as Saudis are doing and USG and EU governments helping them to achieve it. A total Islamization means less for democracy to maneuver or no place to maneuver at all, and that's why you see and hear more talks of Islamization then democracy, Syria and what Saudis, European and other Islamic terrorists are doing and why they are there is yet another proof for less democracy to be achieved. It is not a coup Mr. President, is a stop for and by the Egyptians people not wanting for Egypt to become a total Islamic country with shariah laws as the law of the land, like Saudi disgusted regime as they are.
The silence of most Western countries on the military take-over in Egypt is appalling. The Muslim Brotherhood Party was democratically elected the representative government of Egypt, much to the chagrin of Israel. Why the West will not assist the transition to democracy in Egypt is hard to understand. They just stand by and allow the religious kooks in Israel to violate UN resolutions and continue to build on occupied lands but deny the religion of Arab lands to play any role. Give me a break!
The Zionists do not care a whit if there are disorganized Islamic groups killing each other for power in the rubble of failed neighboring states. But what the Zionists will not abide is an organized state under religious Muslim control, especially Egypt. The Zionists are still soiling their britches over what happened in the Sinai in 1973. Only Nixon's stripping of US Army units in Europe of their tanks to rearm the Zionists saved the Israelis from defeat.
When will Mubarek be reinstated?!!
The USA and Israel must be thrilled, and Gaza now has a complete shutdown of its only opening to the world at Rafah, and 95% of the tunnels, desperately needed since there is no other way in or out, are flooded and unusable. Israel and Egypt, and of course their financial backers the USA, really show the humanitarian, benevolent, human-righteous democracy we all yarn for.