tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post4468211963902676423..comments2024-03-20T01:06:12.181-04:00Comments on MEI Editor's Blog: Senior MB Leaders ArrestedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-19471911932841707492010-02-09T21:05:36.447-05:002010-02-09T21:05:36.447-05:00Certainly they are in Egypt, where despite being i...Certainly they are in Egypt, where despite being illegal they're the biggest opposition in Parliament. The Government plays them: let them gain a bit when they want to scare reformers or the US pressure for democratization; corral them in when they aren't serving that purpose. They're still the best organized and most broad-based opposition, the only force that isn't rooted among small elite intellectual cliques.Michael Collins Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07398326467953722017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-20568828357336925022010-02-09T19:03:48.691-05:002010-02-09T19:03:48.691-05:00I understand the MB has historically played major ...I understand the MB has historically played major roles in political and social scenes of the Middle East, but I am not up to date on the level of their influence at present. Are events like this relevant on the larger scale? Is the MB still an underlying force strong enough to be considered?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com