Secretary General of the Muslim Brotherhood Mahmoud Hussein accused the U.S. of backing the military coup in Egypt and rejected the statements attributed to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in which he said that the Muslim Brotherhood stole the revolution of 25 January.
The revolution would have failed without the bravery and consistency of the Brotherhood during the Battle of the Camel, Hussein claimed.
“News agencies circulated a weird statement attributed to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry where he alleged that the Muslim Brotherhood stole the 25 January revolution,” Hussein said in a press statement Friday.
“When we look at past historical events, it becomes clearly evident at the first glance that [Kerry’s] statement twists the truth and disregards facts recorded not only by the Brotherhood, but by their opponents as well,” said Hussein.
“Mr. Kerry can ask one of his assistants to read for him issues of state-owned newspapers since the 25 January until the ouster of Mubarak, or ask them to translate many interviews for Egyptian liberals who unanimously agreed that without the bravery and consistency of the Muslim Brotherhood on the Battle of the Camel the revolution would have failed,” said Hussein.
“Kerry’s assistants can explain to him that the Muslim Brotherhood came to power through fair elections monitored by the SCAF and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter,” said Hussein.
“The Muslim Brotherhood won the Shura Council, People’s Assembly, and presidential elections where [millions] of Egyptians participated for the first time in history,” he added.
Hussein accused the U.S. administration of backing the military coup in Egypt and disregarding massacres by coup authorities.
Kerry accused the Muslim Brotherhood recently in one of his toughest comments of “stealing the Egyptian revolution.”
Kerry said the revolution was carried out by young people who connected through social media websites and raised no ideological slogans, but was later hijacked by the Muslim Brotherhood who were the most organized political force.
Source : egyptindependent
