President Donald Trump, encouraged by the president of Egypt, has been pushing for the Muslim Brotherhood to be designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. Several Arab nations in the Middle East have designated the Brotherhood as a terrorist group because of the ideological succor it gives to extremists. But Muslims and leftists are pushing back against him, as are the so-called “American experts” on the Muslim Brotherhood, many of whom are being paid off by Qatar, current headquarters of the Brotherhood.
Third Rail Talk For some time President Trump has engaged in the rather noble (though risky) endeavor of seeking to have the Muslim Brotherhood officially recognized by the Secretary of State as an FTO (Foreign Terrorist Organization) in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
This enterprise has been met with the predicable calls for blind tolerance and multicultural etiquette so often urged upon us by the mainstream liberal media. It is crucially important in life to 1) know an enemy when one sees or hear them and 2) call them an enemy once one does.
A slightly more coherent (though not much more) case was put forward by Charlie Savage, Eric Schmitt and Maggie Haberman in a recent New York Times piece which stated that due to the somewhat decentralized nature of the Muslim Brotherhood, it would be more difficult to categorize them as an organization as such.
However, they seem to stumble over their own argument by stating that “Several political parties in places like Tunisia and Jordan consider themselves Muslim Brotherhood or have ties to it but eschew violent extremism.”. It’s rather laughable that they’re effectively saying, “look at Tunisia and Jordan, they’re so non-violent, they’re barely part of the Brotherhood at all!”.
The latest update in President Trump’s crusade was following a visit by Egypt’s President, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and his subsequent urging to formally designate the Brotherhood as an FTO. This would make sense as there has been historic harassment of Egypt’s Coptic Christians by the Brotherhood.
This was more than alluded to in point 30 of Bill S.2230 — To require the Secretary of State to submit a report to Congress on the designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, and for other purposes. This was a bill that was put forward back in 2015 and sponsored by Republican Ted Cruz. It seems that authorities on the Right have not been reticent to recognize an enemy as such and to take action as needed.
There have been a number of Islamic sympathizers and apologists who have predictably said that Muslims are being unfairly targeted and that violence against Muslims are encouraged on the back of this proposed policy. The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding certainly seems to think so, though it is crucial to note that the ISPU is headquartered out of Dearborn, MI which has over 50% Muslim population.
Incidentally, read the list of FTOs formally recognized by the Department of State and it will become immediately apparent that the vast majority of FTOs are Islamic in ideology and primarily Muslim in membership. Are all of these organizations also engaged in the unfair targeting of Muslims?
While it remains to be seen how Trump will handle his Muslim Brotherhood challenge, it seems any reader of this article is left with two possibilities:
1) Already knowing plenty of facts revealing the terrorist nature of Islam, would it be better to simply ignore them for the sake of multicultural etiquette?
2) Americans to reserve their right to challenge Islamic ideology and doctrine as well as its fundamental incompatibility with Western values.
Option 1 is not a contingency that I would recommend.
Dr. Tawfik Hamid, a researcher at the Virginia-based Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, said in a May 7, 2019 interview on Al-Jazeera TV (Qatar) said that the Muslim Brotherhood’s terrorist designation would actually help moderate Muslims in America.
Here is the argument of the so-called ”
experts” on why the Muslim Brotherhood is NOT a terrorist organization.
There is not a single American expert on the Muslim Brotherhood who supports designating them as a terrorist group, says @shadihamid. pic.twitter.com/blaOvvSNf7
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) April 30, 2019
Grace Joy says
I wonder if you know of this site. I just came across it. https://www.theunitedwest.org/2019/08/14/emboldened-islamists-call-for-theocracy-in-america/
BareNakedIslam says
GJ, I am very good friends with the owner of that site – Tom Trento.
DonT says
Couldn’t President Trump just issue an executive order banning CAIR as a terrorist organization? I’m probably being quite ignorant, but always believed that the sitting US Prez could issue an EO that would have all the force of law behind it, and nobody could overturn it — not the House of Representatives, Senate or the Judiciary.
If I’m correct, then what is Trump waiting for? Ban CAIR and be done with it!
BareNakedIslam says
I don’t know. He can and should take away their tax exempt status, which GE Bush did. But Obama gave it back as soon as he got in.
Linda Rivera says
Egypt’s President, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has far more ethics than the DIRTY TRAITORS in America who don’t want the Muslim Brotherhood designated as a Muslim terrorist organization.
End Political Correctness — Cultural Marxism!
Political Correctness MURDERS Nations.
Robert says
It is concerning for me that the US Government has not labeled CAIR a terrorist organization. Does this reflect the fact that there are a lot of Members of Congress and of the Deep State that are closely affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood? When Middle Eastern countries that support the US policy in their region are classifying CAIR as a Terrorist Organization, we should take a hint.
A Minion says
YouTube Give them quite a platform ,,,full of hatred and spewing filth as they do..
No censorship for them ..
Mano says
Turkey, Qatar the axis of evil need to be based and erased as an example to these Islamic scum. The stupid western scum should have thought twice going after bosnian Serb General Ratko Miladic as he knew how to deal with these islamo scum
VickyK says
There’s only one reason why the top enemy of the entire world, the only enemy presently engaged in an international genocide mirroring Hitler, whose main target is presently Christians, the ONLY enemy who has and continues to kill thousands of Americas abroad AND within our own borders.
There’s only one single reason why the three branches of the federal government and all the governments within every state are bowing down to islam and that’s because the Muslim Brotherhood, The Taliban, ISIS and every single branch of this enemy has already taken control of our country. The Muslim Brotherhood is so deeply embedded within every single operating system, every level of healthcare, public education, law enforcement, the judiciary, political offices, social and community groups…THAT ONLY WAR WILL REMOVE THEM, WAR WASHINGTON REFUSES TO DECLARE BY REFUSING TO NAME THE ENEMY – ISLAM. WE THE PEOPLE ARE ON OUR OWN, AS OUR GOVERNMENT HAS CLANDESTINELY BETRAYED THE REPUBLIC AND SIDED WITH THE ENEMY AND AGAINST THE PEOPLE. WILL WE SAVE OURSELVES?
Az gal says
If Trump gets the MB designated a FTO, it’ll be one of the greatest things he’s done, if not the greatest.
This Dr Hamid in the video is very intelligent. In fact, he’s too intelligent and moral. He’s not a true Muslum and may get his head cut off by jihadis. He’s not a hypocrite & isnt lying. Oops! Not a Muslum!
Hadenoughalready says
I’ve suggested this each and every time I’ve written to the President, at “White House.gov”, and on the many GOP/Presidential surveys I’ve responded to. I urge your readers and commentators to do the same.
There are several petitions regarding this matter, as well. Antifa and other alt-left radical groups should also be included.
ray jones says
i think you are wasting your time it appears mr trump is doing just enough to keep his base qiuet and giving our foes the time to orginize and mobilize to destroy us….like ive said a thousand times he is the most popular false choice ever given to the voting public…..
BareNakedIslam says
Ray, very few people here will agree with you on that.
VickyK says
I think you hit the nail on the head Ray. Many who feel the same way don’t see the Emperor’s New Clothes.
Hadenoughalready says
So, what you’re agreeing to is that there’s no hope and we should just go back to doing nothing and supporting no one, right?
Hadenoughalready says
Ok. So then, what may I ask is the “true” choice, according to you?
Have you not been paying attention or are you listening to the MSM and their “false” reporting? Just asking…