Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood: Al-Qaeda is an American-made organization
Islamtoday interviewed Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Guide [or Chief] Mahdi Akif, there were two interesting questions and answers: Q: What is your response to the rumors about the group is controlled by businessmen who control the decision-making of the group? A: I do not respond to such nonsense, and people has nothing to do only talk about these accusations, and I am a realistic man, I say: We are the Muslim Brotherhood group and our principles rooted in Egyptian society, they are clear, crystal clear ... our men and women are members in the parliament, but the real Brotherhood exist in the Egyptian street. Q: Why the Brotherhood do not call Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, to stop violent acts that distort the image of Islam, and to review their approach to the service of Islam and Muslims? A: We do not issue calls to anyone; Because we believe that the "Bin Laden", the entire Al-Qaeda, is American-made from the start till the end, and there is nothing called Al Qaeda, the Americans have goals (implementing them) under the threats of Al Qaeda, "bin Laden", which are all false...
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The Muslim Brotherhood: A Moderate Islamic Alternative to al-Qaeda or a Partner in Global Jihad? by Lt. Col. (res.) Jonathan D. Halevi
Published November 2007
Excerpt:
The Muslim Brotherhood and Al-Qaeda differ regarding tactics but share a common strategy. Al-Qaeda favors an implacable jihad to destroy the economies of the Western countries. The Muslim Brotherhood supports terrorism and jihad against foreign presence in the Islamic world, but its top priority is constructing a Muslim infrastructure in the West which will slowly but surely enable it to rule during the 21st century. As far as the final goal is concerned, there are no policy differences between al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood. The two organizations have the same objective: to place the entire world under an Islamic caliphate.Posted on 11 November 2007 @ 15:24 GMT