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		<title>A Global Terrorist Influence</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 04:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why the Brotherhood's climb to power in Egypt has horrific consequences for the West and Israel.]]></description>
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<p><strong>This article is reprinted from <a href="http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2011/February/Muslim-Brotherhood-A-Global-Terrorist-Influence/">CBN.com</a>.</strong></p>
<p>Many analysts believe that the radical organization  known as the Muslim Brotherhood will gain great influence with a change  of government in Egypt.</p>
<p>A closer examination of the secretive group provides  insight as to why its possible climb to power has Western observers so  uneasy.</p>
<p>Before Osama bin Laden formed al Qaeda, he belonged  to the Muslim Brotherhood.  So did his top deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri and  the 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.</p>
<p>In addition, the terrorist group Hamas identifies itself as the Muslim Brotherhood&#8217;s Palestinian branch.</p>
<p>Why are there so many jihadists drawn to the Brotherhood?  The group&#8217;s official motto may tell the story.</p>
<p>It reads:</p>
<ul>
<li>Allah is our objective.</li>
<li>The prophet is our leader.</li>
<li>Qur&#8217;an is our law.</li>
<li>Jihad is our way.</li>
<li>Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope.</li>
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<p>The Brotherhood was founded in 1928 in Egypt, with  the goal of spreading Islamic Sharia law worldwide and uniting all  Muslim nations into one Islamic super state. It was eventually banned in  Egypt, but for the past several decades has worked behind the scenes to  the point where it&#8217;s now considered the most influential Islamist  organization in the world &#8212; with chapters in more than 100 countries.</p>
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<p>&#8220;It has been repressed in Egypt and in many other  countries where the Brotherhood has affiliates and entities,&#8221; said  retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Myers, who has called the  Brotherhood an &#8220;insurgency movement.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The state security services work against them  because they are a subversive insurgent organization and they conduct  terrorist acts and have been involved in violence as well,&#8221; Myers told  CBN News. &#8220;Seeking to overthrow and change the governments where they&#8217;re  represented.&#8221;</p>
<p>Although the group has been severely repressed in  Egypt for years, it represents that country&#8217;s most organized and  powerful opposition force.</p>
<p>Former FBI Special Agent John Guandolo told CBN News  the United States must become more aware of the Brotherhood&#8217;s growing  influence.</p>
<p>&#8220;Here in the United States, virtually every  prominent Islamic organization is controlled and led by the Muslim  Brotherhood,&#8221; said Gunadolo. &#8220;Why this is key, is because they see that  they are going to destroy our Western civilization from within.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Brotherhood&#8217;s immediate goal, though, is an Islamic state in Egypt &#8212; and an end to that country&#8217;s peace treaty with Israel.</p>
<p><strong>Erick Stakelbeck has been a correspondent and terrorism analyst for CBN  News since 2005. He covers the global war on terror, U.S. national  security, the Middle East, and the growth of radical Islam at home and  abroad for the CBN News Bureau in Washington, D.C.</strong></p>
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