Reply #137: Boy, all the knee-jerk reactions here. Look below the surface and consider the big picture

[Lydia Leftcoast]

The Egyptian government, in spite of being "a friend of the West," is not all that great in the social services department. The Muslim Brotherhood wins adherents by meeting the needs of the poor and vulnerable through food distribution, medical clinics, and schools. Yes, they're theocrats, but you can now see why they're a growing force.

I'm not sure why Cindy has picked this particular issue, but it's no different than the ACLU protecting the rights of neo-Nazis to march. If you don't believe that civil liberties apply to people you don't like, then you really don't believe in civil liberties. The issue is not whether the Muslim Brotherhood are such great guys (they're a mixed bag), but whether civilians should be tried in a military court.