1. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, who states that the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt is NOT a religious institution (he describes it as "largely secular") and "eschews violence."
However, let's take a look at a summary of the Muslim Brotherhood of a book written by a leader of this group, which speaks to the "Muslim Brotherhood’s goal of establishing an Islamic state, world domination under Islam, the public and personal religious duty of military Jihad, and the warning not to rush to Jihad until it is prepared and timed for maximum benefit.”
(Remember, this is the same guy that wasn't aware of the London terrorist arrests late last year when asked about them in a television interview-- http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/12/after-early-administration-denials-director-of-national-intelligence-admits-he-hadnt-been-briefed-on.html
2. CIA Director Panetta based his Congressional testimony on the Egyptian situation on television reports--not on American intelligence. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/world/middleeast/11diplomacy.html?_r=1
3. President Obama's praising the Egyptian military takeover as a step to democracy. Face it, Mubarak was part of the Egyptian military. He has ruled Egypt with the military by his side. He just turned Egypt over to his cronies. Nothing has really changed---so why is Mubarak's stepping down the equivalent of democracy?
4. The big question: What does this mean in terms of foreign policy?
Does Obama support our allies? No--in the case of Mubarak.
Does Obama support revolutionary movements? No--in the case of Iran. Yes--in the case of Egypt.
Does Obama support democracy? No--in China. No--in Haiti.
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