A window on the muslim brotherhood in america

RYAN MAURO: A WINDOW ON THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IN AMERICA

An Annotated Interview with DHS Advisor Mohamed Elibiary

tice Foundation in Plano, and more recently in his capacity as a member of the De­partment of Homeland Security’s Advisory Committee and its Countering Violent Ex­tremism Working Group.

Elibiary’s official functions have been the focus of congressional and media atten­tion, particularly in light of his controversial associations with leading American Islam­ists. These include the radical Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America and convictedHamas fundraiser Shukri Abu Baker.

Troubling as such connections are, the implications of the policies Elibiary has es­poused are even more worrying. For example, Elibiary’s promotion of the narrativethat the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamists are “moderates” appears to have beeninfluential in encouraging the Obama administration’s blindness to what is, in fact, an unbroken continuum between the ideology and goals of the Muslim Brotherhood andal Qaeda.

Moreover, Elibiary has insisted that even the most basic information about thedoctrinal drivers of jihadist terror be purged from U.S. government training materials.Pursuant to the guidance he has helped President Obama promulgate, even quoting the Brotherhood’s own written statements can be portrayed as “Islamophobia.”

It is crucial for American citizens and their representatives to become engaged in apolicy discussion about the true nature of the Muslim Brotherhood and its agenda. The Center for Security Policy hopes that this substantive interview—conducted by na­tional security analyst Ryan Mauro, together with annotations from Mr. Mauro andthe Center—will make plain the perils associated with the “civilization jihad” beingwaged by the Brotherhood in America, with help from well-placed advisors to theObama administration like Mohamed Elibiary.

David Reaboi

Vice-President for Strategic Communications

Center For Security Policy