Trump Admin Eyes Brotherhood, Not Saudi Billions Funding It
According to Al-Monitor, the Trump administration directed agencies to determine if Muslim Brotherhood chapters in places like Lebanon, Egypt, and Jordan should be branded 'foreign terrorist organizations.' The White House fact sheet cited 'fueling terrorism and destabilization campaigns against U.S. interests and allies in the Middle East.' This assessment, however, conspicuously sidesteps the
documented history of regimes like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, long-standing U.S. allies, bankrolling various Islamist groups, including elements of the Brotherhood, to counter rival factions or for regional influence. One might wonder if the U.S. definition of 'destabilization' is flexible depending on who's writing the check. Instead of addressing the vast sums of money flowing from U.S.-allied
monarchies into numerous extremist pockets, or the complex, often contradictory roles these same monarchies play in regional conflicts, Washington focuses its rhetorical fire elsewhere. It's a classic case of selective outrage, where the financial pipelines are invisible when they terminate in 'friendly' hands. The question isn't whether designated groups pose a threat, but why the spotlight
consistently shines away from the inconvenient financial architects of said threats.