in muslim brotherhood strategy. ot every muslim that the muslim brotherhood, like it or not, who are the most influential organization not only in egypt but under -- but among american muslims as well. they have muscled their way to the forefront and they have intimidated any opposition. there's a reason that in the year 2000, there were 1200 mosques in america. by 2011, there were over 2100 mosques. in the span of about a little more than a decade a number of mosques in america doubled. since 9/11 by the way. now, when i look at the muslim brotherhood strategic documents and they call for an increase and mosque building in america, as part of their strategy, they call and i quote, mosques and islamic centers the access of their movement where battalions are supplied. they compare mosques to a beehive, the center of activity for the brotherhood and its followers. first comes the mosque and then comes the enclave. they use a mosque, does the brotherhood, and the salafis, as a beachhead for radical islam. it could be a

to disable the country's political road and disturb the referendum on the constitution the muslim brotherhood is just a tool our enemies the foreign element that controls these tools all egyptian people know about this but hundreds of brotherhood supporters are in jail and they say they are under attack from the power hungry military this month the majority of the population approved a new constitution that broadened the army's power as it shields the military budget from cuts gives the armed forces the right to approve defense ministers and choice of billions in military courts the military coup that the always career this kind of. explosions just to get picky to get the topic is justification again it's the people and we believe that these three bombing this morning these three losers this morning. just one too. have mourning the more massacre as against their patience in this street three years after the uprising which saw the country unite against a dictatorship egypt is now increasingly divided rather than celebrating a new democracy and much needed change egyptians steeling themselves a

it reported on the first movement against the muslim brotherhood since it came to power. a street campaign calling for former president mohamed morsi to resign. in tahir square when there were protests against mohamed morsi. it also reported on abdul fatah al-sisi. and covered demonstrations by people opposed to the coup and the crackdown on the muslim brotherhood. >> since the removal of mohamed morsi last july, the egyptian authorities have systematically repressed every media that they regard as muslim brotherhood supporters. al jazeera is seen as the main target of the harassment campaign. >> two journalists from the arabic channel have also been detained for the last five months. the staff from al jazeera english have been held separately at toura prison and have been entering gated by state prosecutors, but have not been charged. >> south sudan has rejected a demand from rebels to free 11 politicians arrested over a coup plot three weeks ago. negotiators from both sides are in ethiopia trying to end a conflict which killed more than 1,000 people. government troops a

friends of the muslim brotherhood themselves so they are supporting egypt. quite likely on the condition that the egyptian government does not reconcile with the is the miscount and this is the go far there are concerns about muslim brotherhood so the government has little incentive to reconcile i mean this is the only house. otherwise it looks unfortunately like the country is going to slide in. her own conflicts because the muslim brotherhood i mean and this is having seen the. power. of a life time. and what about the attitude towards a constitution i mean the idea of having a want of course is in everyone's interest but in egypt it's pacifically as such a burning issue what's your take on this well i mean the constitution and the elections which are planned i mean this is all the government's kind of total law and wish list how they would like egypt to continue in the future if egypt was a normal country fortunately the muslim brotherhood. is missed completely by jeffs the constitution and the whole program which. they accept this government they see the

they have denounced the muslim brotherhood in statements.espite that, the current government and the military and the press have often blamed the muslim brotherhood for all of these attacks and hold them responsible. one of the deadliest bombings egypt has seen which took place in december and killed 16 people commit targeting the provincial headquarters of the police in the delta, the day after is when the designated the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization. we're seeing the cycle of violence continuing. currently, there's no end in sight. wasalk about what tahrir like on the third anniversary of the egyptian revolution. >> tahrir was a very different space than the one it was three years ago with his revolution began. when it began, tahrir became the epicenter of dissent in egypt. three years later, in a been turned into a festival of chauvinistic nationalism and military worship. gone were the pictures of martyrs which were often waived and flown in tahrir to commemorate those who died in the uprising and those who died in the ongo

the is for all the centrist muslim brotherhood or even field full of life in italy. last wednesday i think that you have been a very different political agendas and has been doing some of these cool that they will be once a leading role in shaping the social agenda. egypt that will once again be under military rulers. social agenda that's it that's an important point on and moslem brotherhood of peanuts on. it's not just and that has been driven underground the assets of islamic charities have been frozen authorities say they're often used to fund militant activities. now for instance one cairo hospital saying that it's running out of money the association says all the sectors of the egyptian. it closes because the bill puts restrictions on them. then they must provide the services themselves that i can't even stay tuned the dollar. your thoughts on this. muhammad of the week to see closing down or freezing the assets of charities run hospitals that too. with eugene real world and this has been so involved in the social agenda. and ten the government and the military

even this puppet is accused of dealing in muslim brotherhood propaganda. daggers drawn in turkey between the prime minister and journalists trying to get to the bottom of a political scandal. imagery and the career ending implications for proceed if he wassal photo journal accidents. -- journalists. when egypt's military-backed government designated the miss lim brotherhood a terrorist organization last month, it broad ended the authority to move against the group. the decree also has serious implications for journalists because now, covering the muslim brotherhood has become a minefield for the media. this channel has come under increased pressure with three al jazeera journalists in detention accused of communicating with members of a terrorist organization and spreading lies harmful to the state. they join two of their colleagues from al jazeera's arabic news channels who are also behind bars. al jazeera's network of channels has been accused of failing to report the story in a balanced way. al jazeera is not the only news outlet that's feeling the heat

the muslim brotherhood has really angered many people in egypt. is a large swath of the general public that supports military and security action against them. however, the muslim brotherhood also has its core supporters that no matter what actions that the government takes against them, they will insist and continue to go out and -- and protest in favor of their legitimacy. >> they have said that they -- those against the interim government, whether it be muslim brotherhood or others say that they will continue protesting at the referendum coming up on the constitution. what is the constitution likely to do other than consolidate the interim government's grip on power and wipe out any sort of sign democracy. >> well the constitution as it stands actually does show some improvements to basic rights and freedoms. however, when you look at the overall effect that the constitution will have, you see essentially an entrenchment. you see an immunization from civilian oversight which is extremely dangerous for any sort of future democratic foundation. t

muslim brotherhood says it will not stay silent.or powell has more on what is a volatile region of the world. >> uma, arab spring is best described as ongoing process rather than a singular event. today, three years after the demonstrations brought down the former strongman hosni mubarak, egypt is divide and growing increasely violent. we are seeing it across the country. seven people were killed today as the supporters of the military backed government has gathered in tahrir square to mark the three-year anniversary. while antigovernment protesters have clashed with the security forces across the country. police have used tear gas and arrested hundreds of opponents of the current military regime. most of those killed and arrested are members of the muslim brotherhood who ruled egypt for a year until last summer when the president of the muslim brotherhood and the country of mohammed morsi was ousted by the military in a coup. today, rival protest have fallen, a rash of bombings both yesterday and today in which at least 20 people w

and in egypt the government pledges to widen its crackdown on the muslim brotherhood just a day after seventeen people died in clashes with police the highest death toll in three months. you're watching r t live from moscow island de france thanks for joining me. as offshoot in yemen has threatened to step up its assaults on the country's army that's after it admittedly it was behind a suicide bomb attack on a police headquarters earlier this week the terrorist group has been waging a full scale guerrilla war for sixteen years assassinations bombings and strikes on military targets have become an everyday reality for the population artie's lucic out from of looks into why al qaeda seems to be thriving despite all the efforts to bring it down. it's a bone chilling video the man driving this s.u.v. is on a mission to kill as a truck barrels into an army base in yemen's shabwah province a sickening act of terror was captured on film omar oh it was more than fifty two soldiers died that day but al qaida went beyond simply claiming responsibility it released this video showing computer gen

and violent clashes between the police and muslim brotherhood supporters leave seventeen killed in egypt as the islamist movement calls to boycott an upcoming referendum on the country's constitution. well over a good evening just joy this is kevin owen here at r.t. tonight with your company our top story the iraqi city of fallujah has become a battleground between government troops and islamists since the start of the weekend has been occupied by an al-qaeda linked group that declared an islamist state there even though the army managed to kill the commander of the jihadists and regain control of several districts the main part of the city still lies. in the hands of extremists the militant advance comes after days of fierce fighting in the region between the al qaeda backed sunni rebels trouble militias and the army around one hundred people have been killed in the bloodshed so far a third of them have been civilians robert nyman from the campaign group just foreign policy thinks it's government policies that have paved the way for al qaeda success if. al qaeda doesn't doesn't establis

protesters fight with the muslim brotherhood and it is more difficult. >> what does the muslim brotherhood stand for? >> that is a good question. they are an organization that has existed for many years in egypt. they have not used violence in the past 30 years. they ran for office. the choice for presidency was and mubarak's previous prime minister. for many people, it was a choice of the previous regime or change. that is why we had people voting for the brotherhood, voting for they did notif believe in a religious government, which is what the brotherhood stands for. militaryu be in the and in the muslim brotherhood at the same time? >> you can. i say that because, during the process of making this film, we filmed inside of the political campaigns. mubarak'sinside of prime minister. when we talked to many of the people inside the campaign who are now in jail and have been arrested -- >> where is morsi. >> that is a good question. son?ere is mubarak's >> my understanding is that he is in prison. >> is that in cairo? >> yeah. i was driven there when i was arrested. -- 30 20 minutes outsid

they want to reconcile with the muslim brotherhood they see it in this very hall you know. meanwhile on the other side the muslim brotherhood and the supporters are a lot like the get go anytime soon. the issue is that increasingly the secular liberal position in each of the people who were. involved in the two thousand and eleven revolution joining up with the muslim brotherhood said it is. different to the old me in the current government not just from the islamist camp but increasingly from the secular liberal as well who. has to be time back and we are going. to look like more. unfortunately with no end in sight. of our website the u.k. has been passive for months to todd storm force winds the last twenty four hours or so. with this account sound picture of probably one of the most severe storms to hit the island of nias also that i see irony is a ship sent to rescue that stranded vessel in the antarctic frozen waters this fall into the trap. stadiums hotels recreation zones are all ready to welcome fans and athletes to the southern russian city of sochi for the winter

they want to reconcile with the muslim brotherhood. in this very hall you know. meanwhile on the other side of the muslim brotherhood the supporters are a lot like the get go anytime soon. the issue is that increasingly the secular liberal position in each of the people who were. involved in the two thousand and eleven revolution joining up with the muslim brotherhood said it is. different to the old me and the current government not just from the islamist camp but increasingly from the secular liberal him as well who. has to be time back and we're going. to look like more. unfortunately with no end in sight. lined up as ever in a website and i doubt they're the. ones to tell it's installed force will last twenty four hours or so we've got eyewitness account of some pictures falling one of the most severe storms to hit. this also to an icy irony that ship sent to rescue the stranded vessel and talk to frozen water there's no self fall into the same trap its. stadiums hotels recreation zones are all ready to welcome fans and athletes to the southern russian city o

>> well, there is a feeling amongst egyptians that al jazeera is favorable to the muslim brotherhood. it's a qatari funded news channel and that that country supported the morsi presidency, certainly more so than other nations did. and so on the streets there's -- it's perpetuate waited because on state news media there's constant us iss that al jazeera's plotting against the state, that they're working against the interest of egypt and agents of the muslim brotherhood. >> woodruff: so the government has been going around saying that? >> on state media, yes. >> woodruff: you visited one of the al jazeera journalists in his jail cell. tell us about that. >> well, mohamed fahmy, i wanted to see the conditions he was being held in so we had to sneak in because he's being held at a prison which is a maximum security prison in cairo where mubarak was held, the former president during his desense and so to see him we had to the go to the prosecutors office and see him in a holding cell where he was going to be questioned by the prosecutors' office and the only way we were able to do it is g

certainly the muslim brotherhood is no ideal group of people but. you know they there they were elected by the egyptian people and if aid egypt is to be moved to democracy i think they'll probably have to be led to rule egypt but of course they're not being allowed to rule and the military has taken over and the military seems harsher than even the mubarak regime which was in power before the arab spring started so i don't see much public support in egypt for the military government there's a lot of the sentence egypt that's bubbling under the surface so i think the prospects for democracy in egypt are virtually nil right now. and you want to see international and still to come fair payment or barking mad idea of police force in the u.k. wants to pay pensions to retired police dogs but a plan hasn't gone down too well with the bobbies a saying cutbacks. stadiums hotels recreation zones are all ready to welcome fans and athletes to the southern russian city of sochi for the winter olympics but if there is one thing missing none of the rest will matte

you think that they are unfounded there is no way that the muslim brotherhood would want to carry out such atrocities. what i am sure about one hundred percent is that the muslim brotherhood has nothing to do with this and they would never go down that course their best assets at the moment is to continue their peaceful protests because this is what will awaken those within the egyptian population who have not yet realized that what happened on the third of july was a coup and was an abortion of the revolution just how serious of these turns of events the these these attacks now people dying in the center of karo just how serious is this now for egypt. well this is serious then this is bad and it's evil at the same time we can see what has before the syria we can see what violence leads to and whoever the perpetrators of these attacks. they are not really doing any service to the egyptian people or the injection values and do you see any way the divisions between the pro morsi supporters and the anti morsi supporters could be resolved or to see the tensions increase even further becau

and violent clashes between the police and muslim brotherhood supporters of left seventeen killed in egypt as the islamist movement calls to boycott now an upcoming referendum on the country's constitution. all over again leaving us if a company is kevin oh and here you go sour our top story then iraqi security forces say they've killed fifty five zero qaeda fighters near the city of ramadi meantime fighting continues for the nearby city of after it was occupied by an al qaeda linked group that declared an islamic state there on friday even though the army managed to kill the commander of the jihadists and regain control of several districts there is still the main part of law. it's in the hands of the extremists tonight the militant violence comes after days of fierce fighting in the region between the al qaeda backed sunni rebels tribal militias and the army around one hundred people have been killed in the bloodshed a third of them have been civilians robert nyman from the campaign group just foreign policy told us it's the government's approach though that's paved the way here fo

to vote on a new constitution one that addresses many of the reforms put in place by ousted muslim brotherhood lead in the coming mostly it's the first ballot since he was toppled by the minute the last july. late in the new constitution is very good. it's beneficial to women children and people who have been marginalized in my mission and an egg i must not come specifically to support them no need to hit me and because of the tree to scoop the muslim brotherhood the days that begin and am tickled to again. with the constitution all my sets and to pass the referendum is being seen more as a popularity test them in a treaty dapto at south cc the general took him to shore up support ahead of unlikely around on the presidency later this year. one of the current government sees people turning out to poll says proves the acceptance nor that turned out to weaken the position of the governments in x men has been in harmony pcc is not to repeat it for it. others are wary of the continuing political strife is making the country. since mostly from april more than one thousand people many of them is the

disable the country's political roadmap and disturb the referendum on the constitution the muslim brotherhood is just a tool our enemies the foreign element that controls these tools all egyptian people know about this but hundreds of brotherhood supporters are in jail and they say they are under attack from the power hungry military this month the majority of the population approved a new constitution that broaden the army's power as it shields in military budget from cuts gives the armed forces the right to approve defense ministers and try civilians in military courts we are a war came together to oust and to crackdown this kind of regime. was told the the illegitimate power from the legitimate elected president and elected government three years after the uprising which saw the country unite against a dictatorship egypt is now increasingly divided rather than celebrating a new democracy and much needed change egyptians steeling themselves ahead of more violence. for r.t. cairo. the two thousand and eleven revolution brought an end to hosni mubarak's three decades in power after more than

and clashes between egyptian police and supporters of the muslim brotherhood leaves seventeen dead as the islamist movement to ban the boycott of the upcoming referendum on a new constitution. along kevin are you watching r.t. international where it delighted to have your company our top stories in this morning was just mentioned iraqi security forces say they've killed fifty five al qaeda fighters near the city of ramadi find it continues for the nearby city of fallujah to after it was occupied by an al qaeda linked group that declared an islamic state there on friday even though the army managed to kill a militant commander immigrating and regain control of several districts the main part of fallujah still in the hands of extremists the jihadist violence comes after days of fierce battles in the region. when the al qaeda backed sunni rebels trouble militias and the army around one hundred people have been killed in the bloodshed so far a third of the have been civilians robert nyman from the campaign group just foreign policy told us missteps by the government paved the way for al q

egypt's interior ministry confirmed journalist employed by out to zero and a member of the muslim brotherhood to what declared as tetris last week were arrested as i will make noise. worldcom stock on the country's your take the new york bites committee to protect agendas have condemned the arrests and classified the tip of long sought syria and iraq as one of the most diverse countries for ten minutes of brighton our jazeera's offices in color i'm hoping by this and do all you off to the right to post it or to post this does dallas off to the army ousted most improbable president but come it will sink the top right channel has been accused of being the latest in its reporting inside of the muslim brotherhood. it's not as good a strong financial outcome of the brotherhood to ruminate it's unlikely the relationship salad. it's not strongly oppose the ousting of wisdom holds that the crackdown that followed on the brotherhood members. since none of the crime of more state aid to saudi government has increased pressure on the muslim brotherhood last week the greek were officially declared as a o

. >> what is the difference between the brotherhood, the muslim brotherhood, and fundamentalism? so what is, essentially, the difference between organized -- [inaudible] the muslim brotherhood and salafi, the more conservative fundamentalist movements? >> you would get a lot of very different answers if you asked different people that question. and this is, of course, something that i struggled with in my book because i have to do what legal academics would call strategically essentialize to be able to speak generally about phenomenon while still recognizing the particularities of these movements. and, you know, you can see the language i use to try to do that in the book. thousand, the muslim -- now, the muslim brotherhood is a transnational some would call political movement, social movement. it has political parties in different contexts. of course, it started in egypt, but we see it now in many, many different countries in the gulf, across north africa, tunisia, allied to the muslim brotherhood and so on. the salafis are often described as the most conservative. i don't think

deposing is mohamed morsi and the muslim brotherhood, and the anti-coup alliance.oth are boycotting the vote. some are in the middle as the april 6th diplomatic front. they are calling on people not to vote. the sal iffist is an important player and supported calls for the referendum, despite the ban on parties with overt lellageous links. >> they called for a yes vote and then there's the coptic christian population, relating 10% of egyptian society. the leader agreed to be photographed with general abdul fatah al-sisi after mohamed morsi was deposed. cairo's producers and correspondent were arrested, so we are unable to report from the locations, but we are monitoring developments from the engipt desk in the studio. >> we are keeping a close eye on the polling stations. we are seeing pictures of the general abdul fatah al-sisi. we are hearing from various twitter accounts that there was a lorge scene of people chanting and singing when he turned up. we are hearing of steady queues across egypt. in gooezer and alexandria people have been queueing to pledge whether

the egyptian interim government has declared the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization. each week, dozens of supporters are arrested for to dissipating -- for participating in illegal demonstrations. among them, some protester sentenced to three years in prison on thursday. that pattern shows no sign of stopping. kit juckes and police were back on the streets on friday looking for protesters -- egyptian police were back on the streets on friday looking for protesters. >> israel has announced is planning to build a thousand new settler homes in the occupied west bank of east jerusalem. the settlements represent a major hurdle and the resumption of peace talks. gallagher over to fenwick. how did that news go down in those territories? >> there is no comment from the israeli prime minister's office. interestingly enough, there is opposition for the very first coming recent months from within the israeli prime minister's own government, noticeably from the finance minister, the centrist who is saying and talking in the name of his party, which is part of the ruling coalition

muslim about the brotherhood and their supporters? >> the muslim brotherhood has been banned again.any of them are now in jail or on the run. seen the constitution taking steps to make the foundation of the political party on a religious basis is legal. it would be illegal to reconstitute their own political stake within the system. planned to do that, the position that they have, it is familiar. there are people thrive when they are persecuted, when under pressure, when they have to go underground, because that is what they have been used to and have shown themselves to be extremely bad at developing a more formal, official kind of politics. though they were briefly in a position of power. we have already seen the acts of violence turning out against the system that they see as a return to the status quo. >> what is different now, in egypt? how have things changed? we still have a military government. >> in many respects what we are think, thei beginning of the counterrevolution. many liberal secularists and those who support the constitution, because they like the islamists even l

the muslim brotherhood made a statement saying that at least 19 people died today. >> this is looking very serious. can you fill us in on what may have sparked the protests? >> i think it is always the same thing. basically, the loan -- the alliance is mobilizing after the friday prayers. this is happening every friday, but the last two fridays, it was special because the muslim brotherhood was announced a terrorist organization. of course, this is also the buildup or the constitutional referendum to take place on the 14th or 15th of this month. if anything, we can expect further escalation. >> thanks for that up eight from cairo. now to the conflict in the world's youngest nation, south sudan. a first round of peace talks has opened in neighboring ethiopia. >> the first round of talks between the resident and his ousted deputy come as the fighting continues to rage, forcing many people to flee their homes. >> we will have more from our africa desk. first, there is this. >> peace talks between representatives of the government and the rebels began in addis ababa days later than origin

the muslim brotherhood condemned today's violence, that it was not responsible. but the brotherhood is at war with egypt's military government. morsi supporters clashed with security forces in several cities across egypt on friday. three years ago tomorrow, pro-democracy demonstrators crowded into tahrir square and forced out hosni mubarak. only to see morsi and the muslim brotherhood elected and removed by the muslim brotherhood. >> going their own direction. first of all, we have lots of hope when we start in 2011. then turned out like a nightmare. >> reporter: with violence increasing and more attacks hitting the capital, egypt's nightmare may now be getting worse. ayman mohyeldin, nbc news. >> just secretary of defense chuck hagel said today if the u.s. needs to rescue americans and extract them from sochi for any reason, the military will have that arranged with the russians. hagel says he has discussed u.s. assistance and protection of american citizens with his russian counterpart, but the russians have not requested any specific assistance or technology. a

the muslim brotherhood is another example. many of their supporters are well educated, many of them have scientific backgrounds. they're not the disenfranchised or the wretched of the earth. they're aspiring for a greater life, they're educated and doing well. >> i want to talk more about the muslim brotherhood. we're going to take a short break and we'll look particularly to the middle east and north africa where this bursts forth. this is inside story. were the n community. the regime that supports and makes possible a more secular country, and the majority sunni population that comes mostly from rural areas, has flocked into the cities, ranting against the evil ways of the urban community, and has found a message that resonates with masses, and again christians have paid the price. they're viewed as the supporters of the regime, they pay the price there. in egypt you had a secular regime, but you also had a regime that was viewed as having betrayed egyptian honor. i was asked by a reporter during the demonstrations at tahri

we can't lose that in the mix, that the muslim brotherhood was democratically elected. as bad as they had been, they weren't great at governing but they were elected, they forced a constitution that was not good to womanless women, not good to minorities. but you have to understand that you play into the hands of militants when you remove them from power when they were democratically elected and what would have to be called a military coup. that plays into the arms of militants who said, we told you, the muslim brotherhood is a western sham. >> severe suppression by security forces, repetitive legislation, a complacent judicial system, and trample human rights and quarterback dissent. since morsi's fall from power, that's about 200 a month. deanna, my question then, is when you put all that information out there but then you look at what's happening in egypt, it seems like there is tremendous support for the government. how do you reconcile both things? >> well, the government is using the narrative of countering terrorism to justify its violations against human rights.

more political. >> one of the things behind this is an attempt by the state to eradicate the muslim brotherhood. >> reporter: to eradicate it? >> eradicate and uproot them, i would say. and to put an end to their ongoing protesting in the street. >> reporter: he warns the move could prompt some brotherhood members, especially younger ones, to turn to violence, and trigger the kind of islamist insurgency egypt saw in the 1980's and '90s. >> so, what and left for them? >> brotherhood figures aren't the only ones being silent. so are liberal dissenters, including young leaders of the january 2011 revolution that drove long time ruler hosni mubarak from power one of them, ahmed maher of the april 6 movement, and two compatriots were convicted and imprisoned last month for breaking a new law restricting protests. heba morayef, country director of human rights watch, says the government is trying to muzzle all dissent. >> they are monitoring political activities and what happened what coincided with that was a very targeted smear campaign against anybody who speaks of human rights, against anybody wh