Right again Cruella ....
Even though these two groups have denounced each other, all of Al Qaeda's leaders have their roots in the muslim brotherhood. They are clearly associated with each other from the beginning and I would have to say it's not much of a stretch to think they may join forces together for a common goal, especially now that Mubarak is out of the way.
I am sure you can figure out what that common goal is ....
In an article titled "Don't Fear Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood," Bruce Riedel of the Brookings Institution wrote that "The Egyptian Brotherhood renounced violence years ago, but its relative moderation has made it the target of extreme vilification by more radical Islamists. Al Qaida’s leaders, Osama bin Laden and Ayman Zawahiri, started their political lives affiliated with the Brotherhood but both have denounced it for decades as too soft and a cat’s paw of Mubarak and America."
Dan Byman, an expert on the groups at the Brookings Institution, said they have some common goals such as support for a political identity with Islam. But some of the more militant members of the Muslim Brotherhood have moved on to join al-Qaida, believing that the Muslim Brotherhood isn't doing enough, Byman said.
The biggest question, Byman said, is whether the Muslim Brotherhood is a barrier to the violent extremism of al-Qaida or whether it is simply a farm team.
Byman believes it's probably a little bit of both.
