Former Mossad chief Shabtai Shavit warned on Tuesday 5/31/11that the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood is using mosques as the headquarters of its party branches, while gradually, but inexorably seeking to establish a Shari'a-based state. He added that the Muslim Brotherhood remained the only viable organized political force in Egypt, while the current military council heading the country until elections was merely a transitional "link between the old hated regime and its replacement"-i.e., by the Brotherhood. Shavit also maintained that the pillars of the former Mubarak regime, including the ruling party, the interior ministry, and prisons were actively being dismantled in Egypt. Skillfully maneuvering itself through Egypt's current turmoil, Shavit observed further that the Muslim Brotherhood's immediate goal was to be a balance changer in parliament, following the upcoming parliamentary elections. After that, they would like to place the country under Shari'a law.  The Muslim...(Read Full Post)