More Holocaust Denial from the Middle East

Unfortunately, you heard me right. On the heels of Iranian President Ahmadinejad's statements that the Holocaust was a Zionist/European fabrication and that Israel should be wiped of the face of the earth, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood isn't letting any grass grow under its feet.

The leader of Egypt's main Islamic opposition group said Thursday the Holocaust was a "myth," and he slammed Western governments for criticizing disclaimers of the Jewish genocide.

Entire story here.

Akef's hard-line rhetoric was in contrast to the moderate tone the Brotherhood took in November and December parliamentary elections, during which it played down its calls for implementing Shariah, or Islamic law, in Egypt and instead touted itself as a pro-democracy movement.

The outlawed Brotherhood surprised many with its election showing, winning 88 seats in the legislature — about 20 percent of the body — and establishing itself as the top opposition bloc.

Good to see that politics is politics, no matter what country you're in. Lie to get votes, then come out with your I-didn't-really-mean-it rhetoric.

In his article, Akef lashed out at the United States and other Western powers for what he described as a campaign against Islam.

Wait just a minute! You don't think he could be talking about the passenger jets we hijacked to take out those twin tents in the desert, do you?

It's escalating, folks, and we'd better be damned sure we're not asleep at the wheel the next time.

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