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Congress Moves to Label Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Group
Cruz leads effort to sanction the groupLawmakers in both houses of Congress filed legislation on Tuesday that would formally designate the Muslim Brotherhood a sanctioned terrorist organization, according to an advance copy of the legislation obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. The legislation outlines the Brotherhood's long history of sponsoring terrorism and outlines congressional support for it to be designated a global terrorist outfit. The bill also would force Secretary of State John Kerry to explain why the Obama administration has been hesitant to label the Brotherhood a terrorist group. "We have to stop pretending that the Brotherhood are not responsible for the terrorism they advocate and finance," Cruz told the Free Beacon. "We have to see it for what it is: a key international organization dedicated to waging violent jihad. Since the Obama administration refuses to utter the words'"radical Islamic terrorism,' and Congress owes it to the American people to tell them the truth about this threat." The bill also helps combat the notion that Brotherhood is a peaceful political group, Cruz said. Cruz has also led congressional efforts to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps an official state sponsor of terrorism. That bill, submitted at the end of September, would likely mitigate the impact of sanctions relief provided to Iran under the recently inked nuclear deal. "Branches of the [Revolutionary Guard Corps] have murdered hundreds of Americans," Cruz said in a statement at the time. "They have attacked our allies, notably Israel. They have provided material support for other designated terrorist groups, such as Hezbollah and Hamas. Yet for years the United States has sanctioned [Revolutionary Guard Corps] entities while leaving the organization itself untouched." Posted by: Betty Hitler2611 2015-11-04 |
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