This is a very strange story. If Georgetown actually had nothing to do with bringing members of the Muslim Brotherhood to the State Department, how did Jen Psaki get the idea that it did? Is it possible that John Esposito was involved in this, since he is at Georgetown and, according to Discover the Networks, was instrumental in the founding of the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID), which Psaki now says was responsible for the State/Muslim Brotherhood meetup?
And it is hardly better that the CSID was behind this meeting. Here is a portion of the Discover the Networks entry on the CSID:
The Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID) was established in March 1999 by board members and former staffers of the American Muslim Council (AMC). Georgetown University academic John Esposito was also instrumental in CSID’s founding, and later went on to serve as vice chair of the organization. According to Islam scholar Daniel Pipes, “CSID is part of the militant Islamist lobby. It is well-disguised, and has brought in all the Islamist trends, giving them a patent of respectability.”
The American Muslim Council was once the leading “moderate” Muslim organization in the U.S. Its founder, Abdurrahman Alamoudi, is now in prison for funding al-Qaeda. The CSID was founded by board members and former staffers of the AMC. The CSID, adds Discover the Networks, “has numerous ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and its affiliated groups.” This is the kind of group that Obama’s State Department partners with.
Note also that Psaki says that State is just find with having met with the Brotherhood officials.
From the State Department website (thanks to Mike), a portion of Spokesperson Jen Psaki’s Daily Press Briefing, February 2, 2015:
QUESTION: Can I – just on (inaudible) something that came up last week, which was this Georgetown University-sponsored visit of the —
MS. PSAKI: Yes.
QUESTION: I’m just wondering if in the days since this first came up here, if there’s been any rethink in – within the building about the appropriateness of this visit, considering what happened afterwards and the photographs that some of the participants took.
MS. PSAKI: No, but, since you gave me the opportunity – unfortunately, I didn’t have the accurate information on one small piece. The meeting was set up by the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy, a nonprofit. So the visit was not funded, as you know, by us or the U.S. Government, but it was also not funded by Georgetown.
QUESTION: Oh. Well, that’s – (laughter) – kind of a significant thing.
MS. PSAKI: Understood. That’s why I provided the information as I had it, when I had the accurate information.
QUESTION: Okay. So the Center for – whatever it is – are you comfortable with continuing to —
MS. PSAKI: I think there’s some affiliation, but I don’t have any details on that specifically.
QUESTION: Are you – is the building comfortable with continuing to do business with this center, this group?
MS. PSAKI: Yes. Yes.
QUESTION: Okay. So there is no – there has not – there are no concerns about what the people who were here did afterwards?
MS. PSAKI: Well, nothing has changed about our decision to have the meeting, no.
Angemon says
“Now, if you have or had one of these plans before the Affordable Care Act came into law and you really liked that plan, what we said was you can keep it if it hasn’t changed since the law passed“
Prinz Eugen says
Is has become so obvious from many mullah Barry comments and his aid/arming/protection/cover for islam that our dictator is “in cahoots” with the caliphate crusaders. Barry and the terror-supporting AlJazeera have the exact same rules on “propre” language with regard to islamical terrorism. Yet our GOP congress stands open mouthed in utter silence while this treason is rubbed in their faces — and ours!
M S case says
So what’s new with the state dept. same old rhetoric
Beagle says
In order to fight the threat from ‘violent extremism’ it is apparently necessary to send some tier one SOF into Foggy Bottom and to frogmarch the entire rats’ nest to Gitmo.
So in a nutshell, we (the national collective “we”) are our own worst enemy. We can only win by losing at this point I guess.
Spot On says
The B.O. liars club is at it again. (Remember “If you want to keep you doctor…”)
68Truthseeker says
VIDEO – During a press conference on how to combat radical Islamic extremism, Admiral James A. “Ace” Lyons (U.S. Navy, Ret.), former Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, stated that under the leadership of Barack Obama the Muslim Brotherhood have infiltrated all of the National Security Agencies of the United States.
http://newzvids.com/4-star-admiral-slams-obama-muslim-brotherhood-infiltrated-all-of-our-national-security-agencies/
cs says
This Admiral have studied with Big BOB, surely, he talks sense.
cs says
Terrible lies, terrible.
mariam rove says
No one here has any doubts that Obama is a muslim lover. m
Salah says
In a nutshell, the Obama administration is unhappy with Egypt because the Egyptian people have rejected the Muslim Brotherhood rule.
To the Obama gang: Don’t even try. It’s over. Your MASTERS will NEVER rule Egypt again. Got it?
The biggest demonstration in history.
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-end-of-muslim-brotherhood.html
Bill says
The MB is a terrorist organization.
reuben says
Must be a tough job lying and deceiving the american people on behalf of the president.
American says
The reporter asked IF the State Department felt it was appropriate to talk to the Muslim Brotherhood. The reporter should have asked WHY the State Department felt it was appropriate to talk to the Muslim Brotherhood. You couple this questionable behavior, and it’s result (Muslim Brotherhood call for unrelenting jihad against Egypt), with the apparent Obama-inspired effort to unseat Netanyahu in the upcoming elections, and it’s very clear that the US is on the wrong side. Now, the question is, what are we going to do about it?
Trailbum says
I believe the MB can be addressed by supporting H.R. 5194 Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2014 which states as it purpose: “To impose sanctions against persons who knowingly provide support or resources to the Muslim Brotherhood or its affiliates, associated groups, or agents,, and for other purposes”. We have to stop the ” civilization jihad ” that is taking place on our soil through the 50+ MB organizations or associations that are running freely in our country.