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ОглавлениеNEW YORK TIMES
CAIRO, 3 JANUARY 2012
‘With the Muslim Brotherhood pulling within reach of an outright majority in Egypt’s new Parliament, the Obama administration has begun to reverse decades of mistrust and hostility as it seeks to forge closer ties with an organisation once viewed as irreconcilably opposed to United States interests.
‘The administration’s overtures – including high-level meetings in recent weeks – constitute a historic shift in a foreign policy held by successive American administrations that steadfastly supported the autocratic government of President Hosni Mubarak in part out of concern for the Brotherhood’s Islamist ideology and historic ties to militants.
‘The shift is, on one level, an acknowledgment of the new political reality here, and indeed around the region, as Islamist groups come to power. Having won nearly half the seats contested in the first two rounds of the country’s legislative elections, the Brotherhood on Tuesday entered the third and final round with a chance to extend its lead to a clear majority as the vote moved into districts long considered strongholds.
‘The reversal also reflects the administration’s growing acceptance of the Brotherhood’s repeated assurances that its lawmakers want to build a modern democracy that will respect individual freedoms, free markets and international commitments, including Egypt’s treaty with Israel.’
THE EGYPTIAN INDEPENDENT
CAIRO, WEDNESDAY 18 JANUARY 2012
‘In a meeting with Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie, US Ambassador to Egypt Anne Patterson congratulated the Brotherhood-affiliated Freedom and Justice Party for winning a majority of seats in the People’s Assembly, the lower house of parliament, according to a statement released by the Brotherhood. It said she assured Badie that the US looks forward to cooperating with the government the Egyptian people have selected. Badie said that consecutive US administrations have judged nations based on the actions of dictators, and that the US has propped up some dictators, causing its popularity to decrease among citizens of nations under dictatorial rule. He urged the US to take action to restore its credibility, especially with regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Patterson admitted that the US has made “some mistakes” and called for learning from them so they would not be repeated in the future.’
