Friday, April 5, 2013

4-5-13 National Security Updates



Egyptian Gov't Arrests the "Egyptian Jon Stewart"

The Muslim Brotherhood-led Egyptian government has arrested six of its most prominent opponents, including popular comedian Bassem Youssef that is known as the Egyptian counterpart of Jon Stewart. The political persecution follows the formation of Islamist militias, new actions to control the media and President Morsi’s threat to prosecute opposition leaders. [more...]


Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Lashes Out at State Dept.

The Muslim Brotherhood is enraged at the U.S. government for criticizing the Egyptian government’s arrest of political activists and popular comedian Bassem Youssef. It fired off a series of angry tweets and warned the U.S. that it looks anti-Islamic, playing the “Islamophobia” card that Islamist groups have long used to discredit their opponents. As we reported yesterday, Youssef was arrested and released on bail for criticizing President Morsi, inciting the public and allegedly insulting Islam, even though he himself is a Muslim. Youssef is voicing a defiant tone, vowing to “take it to even higher levels, we’re going to take it through the roof.” [more...]

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