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| US House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Meets Muslim Brotherhood |
| 2007-04-08 |
| CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - A top U.S. Democratic congressman met a leading member of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, an outlawed opposition group, during a recent visit to the country, the Islamic fundamentalist group and U.S. officials said Saturday. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer met with the Muslim Brotherhood's parliament leader, Mohammed Saad el-Katatni, twice on Thursday - once at the parliament building and then at the home of the U.S. ambassador to Egypt, said Brotherhood spokesman Hamdi Hassan. U.S. Embassy spokesman John Berry would only confirm that Hoyer, who represents Maryland, met with el-Katatni at U.S. Ambassador Francis Ricciardone's home at a reception with other politicians and parliament members. Though officially banned since 1954, the Brotherhood is tolerated by the government and has become Egypt's largest opposition group and President Hosni Mubarak's most powerful rival. Its members, who run as independents, make up the largest opposition bloc in parliament, holding about one-fifth of its 454 seats. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has refused in the past to meet with the Muslim Brotherhood. |
| Posted by:mrp |
| #3 the only good thing I can say about Hoyer is that he ain't Murtha |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-04-08 10:20 |
| #2 who does he think he is? |
| Posted by: newc 2007-04-08 09:08 |
| #1 And the fallout from Pelosi's treason continues. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-04-08 00:58 |