JORDAN: WEBSITE POSTS 'TEXT' OF MB LEADER'S PAPER ON EGYPT 'COUP,' US ROLE AT ISTANBUL CONFERENCE

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SUBJ: (U) JORDAN: WEBSITE POSTS 'TEXT' OF MB LEADER'S PAPER ON
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'Coup,' US Role At Istanbul Conference
SOURCE: Amman Al-Maciar Online in Arabic 29 Sep 13 (U)
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[ (U) Report by Ruba Karasinah: "Bani-Irshayd Reveals His Paper At
the Istanbul Conference"]
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Al-Maciar -- The Deputy Controller General of the Muslim Brotherhood
[MB], Zaki Bani-Irshayd, said that the victory of the popular
revolution in Egypt will not be by dealing a knockout blow to the
coupists, but by "collecting points, whereby time constitutes an
additional element of support for the revolution and a gradual loss
for the coup."
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In his paper, which he presented at the conference that was held
recently in Turkey under the title "The World in Light of the Coup
Against the Peoples' Will," he said: The United States has tried to
tame the behavior of the leadership of the Islamic revolution
during
the period of the Arab Spring and to produce a new policy with an
Islamic identity and authority that is committed to the rules of
regional and international political engagement.
The MB leader added that this policy was based on "a basket of
options, alternatives, and methods in front of the Arab Spring, at
the forefront of which is that Egypt should be the last successful
Arab revolution and the prevention of the success of other
revolutions.
He pointed out that Washington has tried to exhaust and foil any
future revolution and drown it in a frightening bloody conflict so
as
to form an emotional deterrent to the Arab peoples that aspire for
freedom and emancipation.
Bani-Irshayd cited the examples of Syria, Yemen, and Libya, saying
that the'latter--that is Libya--was able to determine the outcome
contrary to the wish of the United States and the NATO command.
He indicated that Washington has resorted to foiling any experience
that lays the foundations for the phase of national liberation,
independence of political decisions, and liberation from
subjugation
and subservience to the Western influence or rebellion against the
rules of geopolitics.
He also referred to the program that America has pursued in the
creation of a general climate whose aim is to distort and demonize
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Bani-Irshayd stressed the importance of determining the Egyptian
situation by the victory of the peaceful popular revolution. He
said
that this victory is an urgent necessity for rehabilitating popular
action in the region on the one hand and stopping the international
adventures that dominate the destinies of peoples and states on the
other.
At the same time, the MB leader admitted that "the setback that
occurred in Egypt was partly due to intrinsic factors and mistakes
in
judgment."
The following is text of the paper:
The Future of the States of Revolutions
In the major stages of transformation and the crucial historical
turning points that require completion of the time cycles and the
lapse of days and that would change the balances of power and
influence, it becomes a duty, in terms of time and need, to examine
the reality of what is now known as the states of revolutions or
the
"Arab Spring." The objective of this is to diagnose this reality,
revise the experience, reach conclusions, avoid the stumbling
blocks,
overcome the challenges, face the threats, and adopt a work program
for the required advancement, or guide the transitional phase
toward
enabling the Islamic plan for leadership to achieve the purposes of
the mission.
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When talking about the states of revolutions, it is essential to
differentiate between those that have accomplished the first phase
of
their revolution, like Tunisia, Libya, and Yemen, and others that
are
experiencing hardship, like Syria and Iraq. The third model is the
coup method in Egypt, in addition to another group of states whose
peoples have called for reforming the regimes, like Morocco,
Kuwait,
and Jordan.
Since the first moment that surprised everyone with the success of
the Tunisian Revolution, and forced its president to flee, and
immediately after the Egyptian Revolution, which benefited from the
positive popular reaction and the state of US confusion and forced
the Egyptian president to step down, the influential states and the
US Administration in particular adopted a basket of options and
alternatives of a new policy in dealing with the region based on
the
following foundations:
1. Egypt should be the last successful Arab revolution and the
prevention of the success of the other revolutions.
2. Exhausting and foiling any upcoming revolution and drowning it
in
a frightening bloody conflict that would form an emotional
deterrent
to the Arab peoples that aspire for freedom and emancipation. This
is
what we witnessed in each of Syria, Yemen, and Libya, where the
latter succeeded in determining the outcome contrary to the wish of
the US Administration and the NATO command.
3. The attempt to contain the effects of the revolutions in Tunisia
and Egypt by subduing the political thinking and taming the
behavior
of the Islamic movement's leadership, which has won the confidence
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the majority of the
new
political situation
abides by the rules
engagement so as to
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Tunisian and Egyptian peoples, and creating a
with an Islamic identity and authority that
of the regional and international political
be in harmony with the Western interests in the
region, or through reneging on the revolutionary course, restoring
the course and behavior of the defunct regimes through the ballot
boxes, and sponsoring alliances that are backed by huge funds and
election campaigns.
4. The resort to foiling any experiment that lays the foundations
for
the phase of national liberation, independence of political
decisions, and freedom from subjugation and subservience to the
Western influence, or that rebels against the rules of geopolitics
and refuses to care for US interests and maintain the Zionist
security. In this case, all the factors of challenge stirred up
(the
security, the political, the economic, the media, and the
international relations). This course has been manifested in the
creation of a general climate whose aim is to distort and demonize
the Islamic movement in the region in general and in Egypt in
particular prior to defeating the experience with early
presidential
elections, through which the old regime is re-produced with new
symbols. When this will clashed with a political course that aims
to
complete the so-called "constitutional legitimacy," which produced
a
new constitution and turned to the elections of the People's
Assembly, the decision was to swoop down on the experience, while
it
is in the incubation stage and before it is entrenched, and through
the military coup that plunged the region into another phase
characterized by quick changes, anticipation, and waiting for what
will be produced by the state of violent defense in Egypt.
A further analysis of the current situation that takes into
consideration the effect of the external dimension on the attempt
to
abort the experience in the states of revolutions, including those
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that have been completed and those that are still in the phase of
conflict, the US Administration seeks to achieve its vital
interests
in the region, as expressed by former US President Nixon in his
book
"Seize the Moment," represented by:
1. Achieving the security of the Zionist entity and guaranteeing
its
future and superiority over the states of the region.
2. Protecting US interests, most important of which are the sources
of energy and the continuous flow of oil.
3. Preventing the possession of power that disrupts the equation of
the Zionist entity's superiority (such as weapons of mass
destruction).
For this reason, America waged its wars on the region in
Afghanistan
and Iraq under the title of war on terrorism and extremism, the
clash
of civilizations, and the battle for winning the minds and hearts.
In
fact, the US dominant and supercilious trend did not accept the
right
of existence of the others, as well as their respect for freedoms,
democracy, and human rights. Based on the above, it is clear that
the Islamic trend, which has proven that it is worthy and qualified
to guarantee freedoms and the rights of the others, is the one
targeted by the counter revolution that is backed by regional and
international states.
Expected Scenarios
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1. The success of the coup "Al-Nur Party," represented in the
appeasement and the submission to the desire and wish of the
others,
the abandonment of the identity of the Islamic plan, the separation
from the belief of the ummah [community of Muslims worldwide], and
the acceptance of the role of the obedient lackey, and not the
partner, in decisionmaking. In other words, re-producing the
miserable situation that called for the revolution of the Arab
peoples and the implementation of what they want, "But the wish of
those who follow their lusts is that you should turn away (from
Him)
-- far, far away." [Koranic verse, Al-Nisa: 4:27] They also want
you
to surrender to the Zionist enemy's leadership of the region. This
is
the core of the New Middle East plan. Thus, the old East, which was
produced by Sykes-Picot would not be enough to meet the colonialist
demands, or capable of preventing the Islamic plan from assuming
power and leadership.
Therefore, what is required of the Islamic world is to be empty of
jihad and resistance to the enemies or opposition to despotism and
corruption.
2. The second option is rejecting surrender and striving to achieve
the aims of the plan and running the phase according to the
following
proposed policies, rules, and foundations:
A. Strategic planning, which is far from the current circumstantial
reactions resulting from the military coup in Egypt, defining the
priorities of Islamic action, and adopting a phased approach. This
calls for the establishment and adoption of central collective
thinking and a thinking group that appreciates the situation and
the
interest and that creates the general trends and policies that
govern
programs and plans.
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B. Determining the enemy, restricting the hostility to it,
neutralizing what can be neutralized, not expanding the circle of
enemies and opponents, setting up temporary and participatory
alliances for running the phase, and facing the challenges with a
broad spectrum of patriotic partners.
C. Preventing internal contradictions from emerging or clashing,
not
drifting to the trap of bilateral wars that consume the ummah's
effort and energy, and refraining from raising the points of
internal
conflict, irrespective of its causes and foundations, whether they
are communal, sectarian, ideological, or political. "And fall into
no
disputes lest you lose heart and your power depart." [Koranic
verse,
Al-Anfal, 8:46]
D. Managing differences between "the components of the ummah" by
virtue of the geographic reality, with the exception of "Israel,"
or
the components of the Islamic states through dialogue,
understanding,
cooperation, or excuses; avoiding bias to any opinion, sect, or
organization; realizing that differences are part of the human
nature
in any nation or group; and avoiding the idea of provoking
sectarian
conflict on the basis that Iran is the first enemy in the region.
E. The main contradiction is with the Zionist plan and entity. This
plan poses the real and permanent danger to the Islamic nation in
its
existence and future. It is essential to realize that the Zionist
plan is the obstacle to any plan for advancement plan in the
region.
This calls for rehabilitating the Palestine question in the moment
of
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the mounting threat to Al-Aqsa Mosque, which is the symbol and core
of the conflict, and affirming the centrality of the Palestine
question in the conflict with the Zionist enemy.
F. Addressing the Western peoples and trying to influence their
options, forming pressure groups, and benefiting from the presence
of
the Islamic communities in the West (a special plan and a qualified
administration).
G. The ability to employ the available elements of strength and not
wagering on the mistakes of the opponent or waiting for surprises
that would speed up the determination of the outcome of the
conflict.
H. Dealing with the transitional phase with patience and not
rushing
to attain the required results. The prolongation of the
transitional
phase would deepen the crisis with the US and Western
administration.
With the lapse of time and the loss of stability in the region, the
contradiction will move to the West, which is concerned with
finding
a solution to a crisis that it created, sponsored, and adopted and
which will be scorched by its fire. In addition, deepening the
crisis
of (the alliance of coupists, their followers, the remnants [of the
former regime], and those who failed to win the confidence of the
peoples) is increasing with the lapse of and the lack of the
ability
to manage the phase. The failure to lead the state will result in
further dismantling of that alliance or exposing the falsehood of
some of the trends that claim democracy and showing their support
for
the alliance of corruption and desp otism.
The Future
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The future is governed by several factors, most important of which
is
the strength of will. The conflict of wills, irrespective of the
setbacks and obstacles, depends on vigor, hope, and confidence,
which
are among the factors for breaking the will of the opponent.
Another
important factor is the ability to manage the conflict, employ the
elements of strength, target the points of weakness of the
opponents,
and appreciate the political situation and the method of dealing
with
the official and popular political parties. In a nutshell, the
importance of determining the Egyptian situation by the victory of
the peaceful popular revolution is an urgent necessity in order to
rehabilitate popular action in the region on the one hand and stop
the international adventures that dominate the destinies of peoples
and states on the other.
The setback that occurred in Egypt is partly due to intrinsic
factors
and mistakes in judgment. In this experience, there are perhaps
many
benefits to the field of Islamic action. These benefits will help
restore the will of the peoples to its course.
Despite the big sacrifices that have been made by the Islamic
movement in facing a brutal military force that is backed
regionally
and internationally, the indications that can be read in the field
show the inability of the coup to run the state or end the peaceful
civilian revolution despite the use of all forms of force and
oppression. This means that the confrontation will be determined by
collecting points, whereby time constitutes an additional element
of
support for the revolution and a gradual loss for the coup. This
calls for predicting the victory of the revolution in the medium
term, especially since the barriers of fear have been broken.
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Al-Mac:jar in Arabic - Electronic newspaper managed by prominent
journalists Tahir al-Udwan and Salamah al-Dar'awi, who both
resigned
from Jordanian daily Al-Arab al-Yawm and are among Jordan's most
vocal critics of government economic policies and reform agenda,
elite corruption, and media restrictions; URL: http://maciar.comi]
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