Trump Targets Muslim Brotherhood, Ignores US Partners' Human Rights
President Trump, according to Bloomberg, is pressing ahead with his long-held goal of designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization. This isn't the first time powerful figures have pushed this narrative; think tanks and media outlets, often funded by nations hostile to the Brotherhood, have amplified such calls for years. (Funny how 'terrorism' is always defined by whoever
holds the biggest stick, isn't it?) While the Trump administration mulls this designation, one might ask why regimes like Saudi Arabia, a key US ally and a major purchaser of American arms, are exempt from similar scrutiny, despite widely documented human rights abuses, suppression of dissent, and their reported involvement in regional destabilization. (Or perhaps that's not 'terrorism' when
you're buying billions in fighter jets.) It seems 'terrorism' is a flexible term, largely dependent on geopolitical convenience and who's writing the checks – not on actual verifiable human rights records.