The “Islamist lobby” in Washington is not sharing with the American public that reality was that the Tunisian Islamists were intimidated by the defeat of the Ikhwan in Egypt and were advised by their friends in the West that not much could be done for them if the seculars would continue their demonstrations and revolt.
Ghannoushi, hence, did not make a concession on his ideology; he retreated one step backward. Secular Tunisians are telling that the Nahda hasn’t reformed, and will try to seize the Government again.
Ghannoushi has been even compared by the DC based lobby to a Mandela, while realty is that he is only a smarter form of Morsi. An observer in Washington noted that the “Think Tanks” who shuttled Ghannoushi are the actual “map” of the political supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood
