Much
of the conversation focused on attempts to curry favor in Congress.
They reportedly met North Carolina Democrat Congressman David Price –
notable for his early condemnation of the 2003 war in Iraq, Californian
Congressman Alan Lowenthal and centrist New York Republican John Faso.
The Istanbul meeting was told how Brotherhood officials heard from
Price and Lowenthal that they would try to reduce U.S. aid to Egypt by
40 percent by the end of 2017. The Brotherhood is deeply opposed to the
current pro-American regime in Cairo.
The organization held rallies in New York’s Times Square and with CAIR
and other Islamist organizations in Illinois and Boston.
Among those said to have attended a Brotherhood-backed event was former
Barack Obama adviser Dalia Mogahed.
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