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While the nation’s media focused on Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Syria, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer was talking with the Muslim Brotherhood.

Visiting House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer met twice on Thursday with the head of the Muslim Brotherhood’s parliamentary bloc, Mohammed Saad el-Katatni. One meeting took place at the Egyptian parliament and the second at the home of the U.S. ambassador to Egypt, Brotherhood spokesman Hamdi Hassan said. The U.S. Embassy in Cairo confirmed the meeting, but would not disclose what was discussed.

The Brotherhood’s Hassan said Hoyer discussed with the group developments in the Middle East, the “Brotherhood’s vision” and the status of opposition movements in Egypt.

The “Brotherhood’s vision” is to create a worldwide caliphate, with Sharia law as the law of the land. Hoyer didn’t need to visit with Katatni to know that. Hoyer will spin the meeting to say that he was just trying to start a dialogue with the Brotherhood. Hint to Hoyer: There’s a reason why Condi wouldn’t meet with them. That reason is because they’re vicious terrorists who don’t plan on changing anytime soon.

Other organizations with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood are the ICNA, the ISNA and the MSA. The MSA is the organization that’s stirring up trouble with the Somali cabbies in Minneapolis. Here’s the stated goals of the ICNA:

Goal
The goal of ICNA shall be to seek the pleasure of Allah (SWT) through the struggle of Iqamat-ud-Deen (establishment of the Islamic system of life) as spelled out in the Qur’an and the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

Program

• To invite mankind to submit to the Creator by using all means of communications.
• To motivate Muslims to perform their duty of being witnesses unto mankind by their words and deeds.
• To organize those who agree to work for this cause in the discipline of ICNA.
• To offer educational and training opportunities to increase Islamic knowledge, to enhance character, and to develop skills for all those who are associated with ICNA.
• To oppose immorality and oppression in all forms, and support efforts for civil liberties and socio-economic justice in the society.
• To strengthen the bond of humanity by serving all those in need anywhere in the world, with special focus on our neighborhood across North America.
• To cooperate with other organizations for the implementation of this program and unity in the ummah.

The Islamic Center of Tucson (ICT) is affiliated with ISNA. According to this article, Wadi al-Hage, “a personal assistant to Osama bin Laden” and Hani Hanjour, who crashed the jet into the Pentagon, attended the ICT.

Here’s what Discover the Networks says about MSA:

MSA strongly opposes the Patriot Act, which it describes as an “infamous” piece of legislation. The organization’s chapters across the United States have similarly denounced virtually every other national security initiative implemented by the U.S. government since the 9/11 attacks.

MSA also has strong ties to the World Assembly of Muslim Youth.

This document says:

“World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY), an organization incorporated in Falls Church, Virginia by a nephew of Osama bin Laden, whose offices in Northern Virginia were raided by federal agents in June of 2004, and whose offices in Pakistan were raised in November of 2001.”

Let’s summarize this a bit. House Majority Leader Hoyer met with a terrorist group that supports, among other things, Hamas during a trip to Egypt. This terrorist group, Muslim Brotherhood, is affiliated with the Tucson mosque where Osama’s personal assistant, Wadi el-Hage and 9/11 hijacker Hani Hanjour attended. In addition to that, the Muslim Brotherhood is the parent organization of the Muslim Student Association, which strongly opposes the Patriot Act, the most important legislation passed to prevent terrorist attacks. Finally, the Muslim Brotherhood is tied to the “World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY)”, which was originally incorporated by Osama’s nephew.

Between Hoyer’s ‘olive branch diplomacy’ with the Muslim Brotherhood and Pelosi’s “road to peace” tour of Damascus, we’ve seen a glimpse of the Democrats at their dovish ‘best’. Let’s hope they never come near the levers of power.

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Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog

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