Egypt's Brotherhood warns it could quit talks with government

[Roland99]

Source: Reuters (via Yahoo)

U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday talks to resolve Egypt's crisis were making progress, but the main Islamist opposition in Cairo said it could quit the process if protesters' demands were not met.

Obama's comments seemed to contradict those by Egyptian opposition figures who reported little progress in talks over demands including the immediate exit of President Hosni Mubarak.

"Obviously, Egypt has to negotiate a path and they're making progress," Obama told reporters in Washington.

Protesters barricaded in a tent camp in Tahrir Square in the heart of Cairo have vowed to stay until Mubarak quits and hope to take their two-week campaign to the streets with more mass demonstrations on Tuesday and Friday.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110207/wl_nm/us_egypt

[EFerrari]

1. The Brotherhood is not authorized to speak for the opposition.

So, this seems like media spin because they have yet to claim they speak for everyone. And they won't because they don't.

[MasonJar]

2. Let them. They are a very fightening aspect of this whole scenario.

[Ghost Dog]

3. Why?

[BlueMTexpat]

4. With US media, it's all Muslim Brotherhood, all the time.

But it is a very small minority party. Why don't we hear a lot more about the other parties more in the oppo mainstream?
Quite simply, the intent is to scare so as to make "strong man Mubarak" appear a reasonable alternative when compared to the most radical group.

[Kennah]

6. Muslim Brotherhood, Sinn Féin, African National Congress

The shades of distinction between terrorist and politician are sometimes merely a matter of perspective.

[BlueMTexpat]

7. And each of these also arose under a repressive regime. nt

[Fuddnik]

5. Somebody is shiting somebody.