Sunday 22 January 2012

Egypt's Brotherhoo​d: "We're in Charge Now"..............by Dan Friedman

In the Islamic world, nature fills a power vacuum with...you guessed it...Islam. And so it came to pass. How can America ever thank you, Mr. Obama? Will four more years in office betraying our allies and empowering our enemies do it for you, sir?

abcnews.go.com, January 20, 2012

Egypt's Islamists Win 75 Percent of Parliament

Final results on Saturday showed that Islamist parties won nearly three-quarters of the seats in parliament in Egypt's first elections since the ouster of authoritarian president Hosni Mubarak, according to election officials and political groups.


chicagotribune.com, January 20, 2012

Egypt Islamists: military will not escape scrutiny

CAIRO (Reuters) - The head of the Muslim Brotherhood, set to be the biggest party in Egypt's new freely elected parliament, said Friday interim military rulers would be held accountable after handing power to civilians for any mistakes made during their time at the helm.

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