Tyr-Ziu Saxnot
08-21-2013, 10:14 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/egyptian-military-crackdown-unravels-muslim-brotherhood-132621034.html Dislike
http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/p/csm_logo_115.jpg (http://www.csmonitor.com/) <cite class="byline vcard top-line">Kristen Chick <abbr>1 hour ago</abbr> </cite>The Egyptian military's crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood (http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Muslim+Brotherhood), particularly the arrest of top figures in recent days, has left the organization rudderless and facing one of the greatest challenges of its 80-year history.
The hierarchical body that normally excels at communication, discipline, and mobilization is in disarray after the arrests of top leaders and hundreds of mid-level and grassroots members (http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0820/Has-Egypt-brought-back-Mubarak-s-police-state). Many of those not arrested have stopped using their mobile phones and are in hiding to avoid the police since the brutal crackdown Aug. 14 on the Brotherhood-led protests in support of ousted president Mohamed Morsi (http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Mohamed+Morsi).
Leaders who normally meet to make decisions together can no longer easily do so, and the breakdown in communication means difficulty getting their directives to the grassroots. Despite an announcement that the group would hold daily protests (http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0816/As-Cairo-reels-Egypt-military-s-opponents-vow-daily-protests) after a large turnout in the streets on Friday, the Brotherhood-led alliance against the military canceled some of Sunday's protests due to concerns about bloodshed amid low turnout and confusion. It has not staged any large protests in the capital since – a sign that it is currently unable or unwilling to continue its street action against the military.
RECOMMENDED: Has Egypt brought back Mubarak's police state? (http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0820/Has-Egypt-brought-back-Mubarak-s-police-state)
The organization is in “a state of unbalance,” says Khalil Al Anani, an expert on the Brotherhood at Durham University in the UK. “Where they should go from here, how to react to the state violence –” these are questions the organization is struggling to address. "It's a very tough time for the Brotherhood, and the consequences of this would be very serious in the future, in terms of [the potential] for the movement to fracture and to what extent the grassroots would remain loyal to the leadership in terms of using violence or reacting violently.” --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lets hope that its even worse than the article indicates for the terrorist organization. -Tyr
http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/p/csm_logo_115.jpg (http://www.csmonitor.com/) <cite class="byline vcard top-line">Kristen Chick <abbr>1 hour ago</abbr> </cite>The Egyptian military's crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood (http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Muslim+Brotherhood), particularly the arrest of top figures in recent days, has left the organization rudderless and facing one of the greatest challenges of its 80-year history.
The hierarchical body that normally excels at communication, discipline, and mobilization is in disarray after the arrests of top leaders and hundreds of mid-level and grassroots members (http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0820/Has-Egypt-brought-back-Mubarak-s-police-state). Many of those not arrested have stopped using their mobile phones and are in hiding to avoid the police since the brutal crackdown Aug. 14 on the Brotherhood-led protests in support of ousted president Mohamed Morsi (http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Mohamed+Morsi).
Leaders who normally meet to make decisions together can no longer easily do so, and the breakdown in communication means difficulty getting their directives to the grassroots. Despite an announcement that the group would hold daily protests (http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0816/As-Cairo-reels-Egypt-military-s-opponents-vow-daily-protests) after a large turnout in the streets on Friday, the Brotherhood-led alliance against the military canceled some of Sunday's protests due to concerns about bloodshed amid low turnout and confusion. It has not staged any large protests in the capital since – a sign that it is currently unable or unwilling to continue its street action against the military.
RECOMMENDED: Has Egypt brought back Mubarak's police state? (http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0820/Has-Egypt-brought-back-Mubarak-s-police-state)
The organization is in “a state of unbalance,” says Khalil Al Anani, an expert on the Brotherhood at Durham University in the UK. “Where they should go from here, how to react to the state violence –” these are questions the organization is struggling to address. "It's a very tough time for the Brotherhood, and the consequences of this would be very serious in the future, in terms of [the potential] for the movement to fracture and to what extent the grassroots would remain loyal to the leadership in terms of using violence or reacting violently.” --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lets hope that its even worse than the article indicates for the terrorist organization. -Tyr