united sometimes you know the united states supported the dictatorship not the muslim brotherhood theywere actually sure sure by the way i'm sure that the us administration is not i'm sure the us administration is not as not happy by the share of the seats one by the brotherhood party and by the newer party which is the vehicle by salafist. but i think that we've known i mean if we had a clear look at what was going to happen from the first day of the arab spring we knew that the brotherhood was going to be the group that inherited power and post mubarak egypt and they haven't given any indication so far the they're going to pursue. for a tarion party is in fact they're playing the sort of more moderate foil to the to the nor party and i think it would really benefit the united states to work closely with with the freedom and justice party and its leadership to try to hammer out some kind of a loose consensus of. foreign policy goals and things like that it will be a more contentious relationship there's no question because there's nothing easier then than working with an authoritarian

the muslim brotherhood was supportive of the protesters but they weren't really and.all of them they made sure that there were no religious banners on the square and things like that they played a very low profile. role in all of this and now we see things have changed very differently the liberal parties did very badly in the election so it's still very much a wild card where this can go and we may be more than anything else we'll see a form of islamic democracy and not a liberal democracy well look you can fool some of the people some of the time if if there is a deal being made by the military and accommodation it's got to be one that the people except the people have tremendous distrust of the military and if the military doesn't stand down an offer to let the political parties and the and the power of the political parties and power rise to the occasion and the people feel that they're being governed by a survey and authority i think they're going to be more protests so i think the muslim brotherhood are fooling themselves if they can make an accommodation with t

first of all the muslim brotherhood is not in power the muslim brotherhood was the top vote getter won a plurality of his own in the parliamentary elections and just added to candidate elected as the overwhelming actually as big or little but the military is in power in egypt as it was before and there's a long struggle. between the democratically elected parliament and the angle collected military gotten used to this what the west and one well i think a lot of people understood that the. dictatorship in egypt wasn't popular that the muslim brotherhood was the political force in the country most likely to benefit from a transition to democracy and then of course speaks to the long standing contradiction in western rhetoric and policy saying that we are for democracy so long as we get the result that we want i think it's a positive sign so far the united states is being relatively the same way about the fact that the muslim brotherhood one of the iranian election was something that president obama promised was shooting us apart and saying no we really are going to support democracy and

act together after our revolution so it's going to have to take some time to shake out the muslim brotherhoodis in charge we still have presidential elections to be had and the military needs to step down and the west should really come to the aid of the egyptians now when they need it the most especially on the economic front and give them the kind of a that will help their people get on their feet that's what they need now and let's give it some time to shake out but a lot of changes have already taken place a lot more have to do and i'm cautiously optimistic that the egyptian people will find their way ok david if i can go to you i mean in light of what just bradley had to say it seems to me and i'm going to be a senator that's my job here is that the u.s. the west and they feel very comfortable working with the egyptian military they have been partners for decades right now and they're still having the same kind of relationship minus mubarak so the status quo is is quite convenient for the west right now and the military doesn't really want to go i mean when they're putting up roadblocks

first session most of the seats are occupied by the muslim brotherhood and other parties who won an overwhelming majority in the first post mubarak parliamentary poll office where if an option and i joins us live from cairo with details on this good to see you so this session can be seen by some as historic with the formerly banned islam is party now in power but but how much change are people in egypt really expecting. both or if there is a growing actually here in egypt already that with these with this new poll and changes will actually not be as dramatic as people in the revolution demonstrators protestors have expected them to be the muslim brotherhood's freedom and justice party has indeed more on the first vote in post barak egypt mostly because it had voted had promised people all aid tips to how to support such an transitional transition from military to civil power is something people have been calling for have been demonstrating for since the supreme council of the armed forces took power from mubarak last february because to them they say that the ruling generals have been actually r

here in egypt say they no longer trust the muslim brotherhood and actually this is why we hear it's. kind of rallies today later today before in front of the building how many people are going to try to cast against this behavior by muslim brotherhood. all right so that i live in cairo. the leader of libya's national transitional council most often. says the country could be on the brink of civil war and follows a weekend of political turmoil with his deputy resigning over the suspension of six high ranking council delegates from benghazi it is the latest sign of discord in the country's interim leadership and comes amid a rising tide of discontent among libyans riots swept through benghazi at the weekend as thousands took to the streets of the city where the antique death the uprising began and raised the protesters accuse the n.c.c. of corruption being slow and bringing in reform and favoring former government loyalists there's also criticism from analysts that the country is failing to unite . the gadhafi regime could control the whole of libya could find peace amongst all the tri

newly elected parliament in egypt has started its first session most of the seats occupied by muslim brotherhood and other islamic party members who won an overwhelming majority in the first post mubarak poll as artie's marie if a notion or reports many feel the brotherhood may have wide its way into power this is a growing auction here in egypt told ready that with these new policy changes will actually not be as dramatic as people in the revolution demonstrators protesters have expected them to be the muslim brotherhood's freedom and justice function has indeed won the first vote in post barak egypt mostly because it had voted had promised people all aid to house to see who took to transitional transition from ministry to civil power is something people have been calling for have been demonstrating for since the supreme council of the armed forces took power from mubarak last february because to them they say that the ruling generals have been actually representing the old regime something they've been fighting against and something actually they revolution has been designed to gets read off b

well i think you're right to talk about this the muslim brotherhood have cooperated with the military don't they're rude they were not killed in the protests which followed up and in the summer they did eventually join the protests this that which we saw in november which you mentioned in an introduction but again the winners of the participation in those protests there was a faith where splits of the youth wing militia has been involved in the revolution ever since which is far more radical and far more challenging in terms as well i think you're right i think the possibility of some sort of compromise between islam and his forces the army is there in fact the more radical islamist rivals are being backed by the saudis who talk about a pakistan. scenario in egypt which is a coming together an alliance of islamicists and the military in the secret service the sort of the alliances we've seen in fact in pakistan and indeed by extension into into afghanistan but there are clearly tensions here people have expectations of the muslim brotherhood will deliver and some of the promises it ma

the muslim brotherhood and military are going to deal for a...elect a candidate who will be beholden to them. in affect their marionette, as one of the liberal leaders said. >> warner: weigh in on the historic nature of the brotherhood being long repressed and where you think... do they have a consensus on where they want to lead this country? >> you're absolutely right. as martin mentioned, the muslim brotherhood is an organization that was founded founded in 192d though its fortunes in egypt have ebbed and flowed over the years, it very much was in the wilderness so this is a kind of intensely emotional moment for them to actually be almost although not quite in the majority in parliament. in terms of where they want to take egypt i think that their primary focus is as martin said on getting the military out of power. and though there may be reasons to be discouraged that the muslim brothers represent such a large portion of parliament. so egypt has never had a parliament and that is full of a variety of groups that are evenly matched. in the m

the muslim brotherhood is. you know sending signals of flexibility to us saying. we're not going to tear up the camp david peace treaty. they're not still not planning to run a candidate for president. it looks like mostly through that is showing. that it is absolutely going to come to the united states you know that doesn't mean that there isn't going to be cheering him on you know i don't think you know year from now you know if there really is an elected government in egypt that represents the egyptian people i don't think that the status quo of respect israel can be maintaining the gaza blockade can be made to i don't think the. solution of what can be made in europe to see some signs of a shift there and he was going to have to accommodate that you're just going to have to on the aspirations in the region around that the people want to understand that how they're plays out in the details in their story robert thank you so much for weighing in and everything that is going on in the region that was policy director for just foreign policy robert naiman. well sti

but already today we have many signs indicating that these when this this new parliament the muslim brotherhood as well this is the second party didn't. actually go in. the rate we called and that's why many people who have been able to speak to here in cairo say they feel a little bit strange. in libya at least four people are dead more than a dozen injured after fighting broke out in the former khadafi stronghold bani walid fighters still loyal to the deposed leader clash with militia there this after a warning from the leader of the libya's national transitional council if there is the real threat of renewed civil war protests in the city of benghazi forced the resignation earlier of his deputy this past weekend in a rage libyans took to the streets of the city that was the center of the opposition in the uprising against gadhafi demonstrators are now accusing the m.d.c. of corruption and a lack of reform and favoring former government low it while it looked our president the arab lawyers association tells r.t. of libya could be of a return to chaos that is the risk for two reasons the reaso

the tensions here people have expectations of the muslim brotherhood will deliver and some of the promises it made in the past the i would contain more radical elements in particular among that i've only used people who want democracy what will radical change and they will be expecting as well that mubarak should be brought to justice and some of those officers responsible for the torture and the killing of activists in that was reset are recent months to be dealt with and any talk of an amnesty for the military i think will inflame the sit out situation. the rise of islamist parties in egypt has prompted western concern for the policies that countries may adopt if the likes of the muslim brotherhood steps into power we caught up with regional politics expert jeremy salt his outlook on the developments in the arab world is coming up next hour in artie's latest interview for you. really look at what's been happening in the middle east and the policies the western governments of followed since the beginning of this year they have always had the noble motive and we're doing this for this very

first of all the muslim brotherhood is not in power the muslim brotherhood was the top vote getter won a plurality of those parliamentary elections and just that is candidate elected as overwhelming actually as bigger of parliament but the military is in power in egypt as it was before and there's a long struggle. between the democratically elected parliament and the under collected military government and you say is this what the west and i would think a lot of people understood that the. dictatorship in egypt wasn't popular that the muslim brotherhood was the political force in the country most likely to benefit from a transition to democracy and this is of course speaks to a longstanding contradiction in. western rhetoric and policy saying that we are for democracy.

hold its first post revolution session and many egyptians say they've been betrayed by the muslim brotherhoodand its march to the majority. but before we get to that nations have formally adopted an unprecedented set of sanctions against iran including a block wide embargo on iranian oil the move targets iran's controversial nuclear program that the islamic republic and says is purely for peaceful purposes russia says it regrets the sanctions adding that they undermine diplomatic efforts to solve the crisis archy's tests are so has more for brussels. it's sensually a total oil embargo it will have immediate effect on new contracts but that existing contract will be allowed to run for another six months they've also agreed on a ban on the gold and gold trade and other precious metals with the iranian central bank all of these of course aiming to financially and economically cripple iran over its controversial nuclear program with western leaders still insisting iran is trying to build nuclear weapons while terror ron denies this now the e.u. embargo follow strict new a u.s. sanctions that were

the jerusalem post is written extensively on the muslim brotherhood says islam is coming to power in egypt is the kind of democracy in visage during last year's revolution. people have called for democracy in egypt this is the result when people call for democracy they may not always this realize that the electorate has a very different vision of how they would like their society is run then in other places such as western europe we have islamist hardline parties coming to power and it's going to be an earthquake for both egypt and for the region the muslim brotherhood has been preparing for this moment for decades they have a very thought out detailed agenda for how they wish egypt to look like and it's a very different egypt from what we've known until now going to be a much more religious conservative place and much more hostile to the west the arab league is deciding what to do next in syria where arraf reports can be verified the violence there are names unabated it's rumored that the group will extend its observer mission of the country because they think the presence of monito

winners of egypt's first post revolution parliamentary elections the final results show of the muslim brotherhood claiming forty seven percent of the lower house of parliament will hold its first session in just two days artie's marie if the notion of reports from cairo the fact that the absolute majority over the first palm and two of new age of to post mubarak age of to be taken by islam is some conservative parties means that . the secular right now will be. strictly religious codes and of course this is something people will not be happy with this is not something they wanted they've been fighting for more open democratic society just one of these of course is expected to fact tourists which is a very important part of it gyptian economy because tourists don't want to go to the country where they are forced to cover their faces and hands of course since moved in brotherhood just supporting the supreme council of armed forces that took power from mubarak last february the misery that has been the backbone. egyptian politics since the fall of monarchy in the nineteen fifties means that the minu

muslim brotherhood has been sending signals of flexibility the u.s. saying. well now we're going to tear up the camp david peace treaty. so they're not still not planning to run a candidate for president. so it looks like the muslim brotherhood is surely signaling that it is also looking for an accommodation for the united states you know that doesn't mean that there isn't going to be change on you know i don't think you know years from now or two years from now if there really is an elected government in egypt that represents egyptian people i don't think that the status quo of respect israel can be maintained in the gaza blockade can be maintained i don't think the policy in the attic isolation that. can be made in your to see some kind of shift and even if you're going to have to accommodate us is going to have to on the day we're aspirations in the region if there's an iran that they want to understand that how that plays out in the details in their story robert thank you so much for weighing in and everything that is going on in the region that was polic

he is from the muslim brotherhood, the biggest party in the parliament. >> that is something that has to be handled. cutting the hand is not the end in itself. the essence of it protect the larger society. >> the german tourists do not look reassured. since last year's revolution, a touristourists have abandoned e. i just set down at this cafe on the waterfront and open the menu. there's a whole page of alcoholic drinks. when i tried to order a beer, i was told they no longer serve alcohol here. it later said they are scared of what he called the men with beards. >> the men with beards would certainly not approve of this or anything like it. the village in was teacher has this prescription for the thousands of tourists visiting egypt's beaches. >> why not have separate speeches for women to swim and separate beaches for men? >> it may not be what the liberals of egypt want to hear. out here, these views are extremely common and can no longer be ignored. >> still to come on gmt -- a novel way to tackle elections. the installation of webcams at the polling stations. as austerities start

of orser been part of it in two elections after now there's a majority in the phantom of the muslim brotherhood and their allies the salafist democracy agencies which are funded by the u.s. congress government have been raided ten days ago two weeks ago raided by the government which is which has been basically the result of this revolution and then a leader one of the leaders of the democracy it is the ira mr know who would sound or who does son of the secretary for transportation is now banned from reading egypt so there is a serious crisis between the administration and and egypt today and coming under scrutiny are these n.g.o.s in egypt what are they suspected of. there are no charges i mean those n.g.o.s have been in egypt since two thousand and five at least the i.r.r. the one i know more about and they have been the whole year last year operating basically they are under the age of the egyptian government they have sometimes egyptian workers and american workers they train young egyptians to foreign action for civic duties now the egyptian authorities that not really see why those n.g.o.

well you gypped now has a newly elected parliament for the muslim brotherhood holding the majority of seats the only said it would give up power once a new president is sworn in often june's poll now crosstalk program later middle of ellen is gets debate the country's future is a preview. if the united states wants to ingratiate themselves with the egyptian people what they've got to do is we've got to offer humanitarian aid we've got to offer loans and services to the egyptian people and not so much you know i've got the government but i'm very much you think on their side and we wish nothing but the best for them now but well i don't i think most egyptians don't believe that ok after thirty years it's hard for them to believe that the last twelve months hasn't changed and i think that's why we've got a lot of work to do you know a lot of. what are these real intentions if you just leave egypt alone completely and let them decide for themselves let them decide their own foreign policy if they want to tear up the peace treaty with israel. i mean you're saying there is inject ourselves

the beginning in tunisia could never have been because it's rather in prison already and the muslim brotherhood in egypt openly came out against the revolution initially the problem is that the motivation for these revolutions was economic internees here for example it started in the deep south even the deep south in syria it started in. a city named jordan which hadn't been experiencing a drought for three years i mean egypt an extensive opinion poll carried out even among those who went to her just after mubarak fell showed that only nineteen percent of the free and fair elections and free expression and so on of the top of their gender their main priority sixty five percent was the economy now the people who are evolutionists foolishly declared their revolutions leaderless and they didn't have an agenda anyone who knows anything about revolutionary uprisings in the past and specifically ron the most ready for the seventy nine revolution in iran knows that what happens in the post-revolutionary chaos is that the groups that are most disciplined. and most ruthless politically then fill the vac

radical islamists and of course in syria they are the main opposition is made dominated by the muslim brotherhood and the so-called free syrian army is dominated by not only radical jihadi is from within syria but also you have these from throughout the region where we're told constantly that there's no real threat because these are moderate islamist parties but of course the definition of moderate makes absolutely no sense in any rational because saudi arabia is often described in the western media as a moderate arab state and i lived in saudi arabia for three years and i can assure you there is absolutely nothing moderate about our country that's all you say that . is the base groups who have stepped into the breach in many of these countries are you saying these weren't genuine people's uprisings at the time. they idea. behind it is that they hijacked the revolutions and precisely because they were in fact islamic inspired the beginning in tunisia could never have been because it's rather in prison or and the muslim brotherhood in egypt openly came out against the revolution initially the prob

overwhelming majority of egypt's first parliamentary election since mubarak was deposed the muslim brotherhoodtakes almost half the votes. the future of the arab league mission in syria caught between those saying the observers present reduced violence and others slamming the group for a lack of progress. protesters clashed with police in croatia's capital where hundreds take part in a rally against joining the e.u. way ahead of sunday's membership vote. within the e.u. itself more anti austerity anger protests flare up in romania the walks second poorest country leading to the nation's worst violence and more than a decade. nine pm in moscow i matras are good to have you with us here on r.t. our top story this hour islam is parties are the overwhelming winners in egypt's first post revolution parliamentary elections final results show the muslim brotherhood claiming forty seven percent of the lower house parliament will hold its first session in just two days artie's marie if the notion of reports from cairo the fact that the absolute majority over the first poly meant of new age of to post m

newly elected parliament in egypt started its first session of most of the seats now filled by muslim brotherhood and other islamic party members who won an overwhelming majority in the first post mubarak poll but as artie's marie if an ocean reports many feel the brotherhood may have lied its way into power. is a growing option here in egypt already that these. changes will actually not be as dramatic as people in the revolution demonstrators taxes have expected them to be the muslim brotherhood's freedom and justice policy has indeed won the first stone age of two mostly because he had promised people all aid to. such a transitional transition from ministry to civil.