Kami Tak Mahu Perintah Negara Mesir - Ikhwanul Muslimin

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Semua orang luar sibuk mengatakan Mesir bakal diperintah oleh sebuah organisasi agama yang bakal menukarkan mesir menjadi seperti negara Iran. Orang mengapi-apikan bahawa Ikhwan adalah kumpulan fanatik yang bahaya, terutamanya negara Israel sentiasa membesarkan kemungkinan Mesir akan menjadi Iran.

Ketakutan yang cuba ditimbulkan oleh semua musuh Ikhwan dari luar dan dalam membuatkan mereka berada di dalam dilema dan akhirnya mereka membuat kenyataan demi kenyataan bahawa mereka tak inginkan sebuah negara Islam, mereka hanya mahu sertai demokrasi dan menjadi sebahagian daripada kerajaan.

Itu saja yang mereka mahu, malah mereka tidak ada hasrat untuk meletakkan calon presidenpun. Mereka seboleh-bolehnya cuba meyakinkan rakyat bahawa jangan takut dengan Ikhwan.

Cuba fikirkan jika Ikhwan terus mengambil langkah nekad untuk menguasai negara Mesir dan melancarkan kempen besar-besaran mengajak semua orang Mesir kembali kepada pemerintahan Islam. Sudah pasti serangan datang bertubi-tubi dari luar dan juga dalam.

Saya ada melihat gesaan dari luar yang mahu Ikhwan bertegas dengan falsafah negara Islam. Ada juga dikalangan mereka daripada negara kita yang berkata Ikhwan tak ada pendirian dan lembik.

Nampak macam mudah nak suruh Ikhwan hijack demontrasi, tapi hanya Ikhwan yang lebih arif dan faham betapa sukarnya mahu mengambil pengaruh secara demokrasi. Mungkin demokrasi itulah landasan perjuangan Ikhwan yang dijadikan alat untuk mereka menegakkan Islam. Wallhu'alam.

Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt: We won't take over gov't

Representatives of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt said they do not want to take over but merely want to be a part of government, CNN reported Wednesday.

"The Muslim Brotherhood is not seeking power," an official said speaking at a press conference. "We will not have a presidential candidate, we want to participate and help, we are not seeking power," according to the report.

In a move intended to distance the movement from allegations that it is an extremist group, former head of the Muslim Brotherhood's parliamentary bloc, Mohammed Katatny, said: "We reject the religious state."

"We are not responsible for the speeches and statements of external forces." Katatny added, "The regime has been using the Muslim Brotherhood scarecrow to tell the world that the regime is the only one who can safeguard the country, but this is wrong and it is their way to try to ignore the people's demands," CNN reported.

Last week, the Brotherhood participated, along side other opposition groups, in official talks with Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman as part of a national dialogue.

Despite warnings sounded from various world leaders, including the current Egyptian leadership, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tentatively welcomed the group's participation in the negotiations over Egypt's future.

Meanwhile, three people were killed and 100 were wounded in the town of El Khargo in southern Egypt, 400 kilometers (240 miles) south of Cairo in two days of clashes between police and political demonstrators, AFP reported on Wednesday.

According to the report, local police began firing live rounds when a crowd assembled in the oasis town, located in Egypt's New Valley region, began rioting.

The mob responded by setting seven official buildings on fire including the local headquarters of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's ruling National Democratic Party.

Associated Press contributed to this report.