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July 23, 2012

Obama Backing Islamists in Egypt

Barry Rubin, Jerusalem Post

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The interesting news was not that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was pelted with stuff while visiting Cairo, but rather who was doing the pelting.

Once upon a time, anti-American radicals threw things at US leaders. But now...

Reportedly, the hurlers were members of the Free Egyptians Party together with other Egyptian liberals. At the same time, leading Christians, including Naguib Sawiris, the man behind that party and perhaps the most outspoken anti-Islamist figure in Egypt today, refused to meet with Hillary.

Why? Because these people see the Obama administration as an ally of the Muslim Brotherhood.

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TAGGED: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt

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