Epstein Secrets

e general malaise caused by economic woes-affects the Muslim Brotherhood's performance in the upcoming parliamentary electio

isia: Tunisia's transition suffered a terrible blow on February 6* when leftist opposition alliance founder and head of the Democratic Patriots party Chokri Belaid was shot dead outside his home in Tunis. The event drew thousands of protestors to the streets, clamoring against the leading Islamist Ennahda party.

y with the much-needed IMF loan. It will be interesting to see how the recent violence—as well as the general malaise caused by economic woes-affects the Muslim Brotherhood's performance in the upcoming parliamentary election (which is yet to be scheduled). A recent report issued by the Brotherhood's political bureau hinte

mentarian and NCA member Mohamed Brahmi was shot dead by unidentified gunmen outside his home in the exact way in which political opposition member Chokri Belaid lost his life 6 February. On 27 August, the Tunisian government declared the ultra- Salafist group Ansar Al-Sharia responsible for the two killings,

yria, Libya, Morocco, and Palestine "We are not against Hamas as a resistance movement , but we are against its complicity in seeking to spearhead [Muslim] Brotherhood projects in the region, and dissolve national issues, including the Palestinian cause. We are against Hamas's policies because they aim to scrap a

. In Egypt, Washington has set a red line for the Muslim Brotherhood leadership: it must adhere to the peace treaty wi

ating both religious beliefs and the rights of the secular under the rule of law. Those hopes have been severely shaken by the murder on Wednesday of Chokri Belaid. Mr. Belaid, a human- rights activist and one of Ennahda's most outspoken critics, had publicly challenged the party's failure to investigate or pros