Muslim Brotherhood Lobbyist Hosted By Obama at High Level Meeting

Anas Altikriti standing next to Iraqi Parliament Speaker

 Usama al-Nujaifi shaking hands with President Obama / Flickr

Obama's appreciation for the Muslim Brotherhood  has been obvious right from the beginning of his presidency. When he spoke before the Egyptian parliament he insisted that a representative from the Muslim Brotherhood have VIP seating - even though, at the time, the Brotherhood was restricted from participating in official Egyptian business. He has actively pursued members of The Muslim Brotherhood to serve in his administration in various capacities. He backed them during the so-called Arab Spring. And now, The Washington Beacon is now reporting that a top Muslim Brotherhood lobbyist is meeting with President Obama.

Controversial British MB leader participates in Iraq discussion

BY: Adam Kredo
February 5, 2014 5:00 am

A senior member of the Muslim Brotherhood was recently hosted at the White House for a meeting with President Barack Obama, prompting an outcry from critics of the global Islamist organization.

Anas Altikriti, a top British lobbyist for the Muslim Brotherhood whose father heads Iraq’s Muslim Brotherhood party, recently met with the president and Vice President Joe Biden as part of a delegation discussing problems in Iraq.

Altikriti, whose work has also been tied to Hamas, can be seen smiling in photos published by the White House as he stands next to Iraqi Parliament Speaker Usama al-Nujaifi, who is pictured shaking hands with President Obama in the White House’s Roosevelt Room. The meeting was first highlighted by the blog Harry’s Place.

The Obama administration has been criticized for its outreach to the Muslim Brotherhood, the international Islamist organization whose members’ brief reign in Egypt was supported by the White House.

Nujaifi, Altikriti, and other members of the Iraqi delegation were in town late January to discuss al Qaeda’s growing presence in Iraq. Nujaifi himself was reported to have met twice with President Obama, though it remains unclear if Altikriti accompanied him on both occasions.

“President Barack Obama greets Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi, Iraqi Council of Representatives, after he drops by Vice President Joe Biden’s meeting with the Speaker in the Roosevelt Room of the White House,” read the White House’s photo caption, which clearly shows Altikriti standing to al-Nujaifi’s right side.

A White House spokesman confirmed that Altikriti was brought to the meeting to serve as a translator for al-Nujaifi.

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