The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Holocaust a "myth," Egypt politician says

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. The comments by Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohammed Mahdi Akef — made on the heels of his group's strong showing in Egyptian parliamentary elections — echoed recent remarks by Iran's hard-line president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, which sparked international outrage. 'Western democracies have slammed all those who don't see eye to eye with the Zionists regarding the myth of the Holocaust,' Akef wrote in a weekly article meant as a directive to the group's followers on its official Web site. (...) In his article, Akef lashed out at the United States and other Western powers for what he described as a campaign against Islam. "These words are meant to expose the false American rule which has become a nightmare of a new world order," Akef said. Similar comments by Ahmadinejad this month sparked an international outcry. He called the Holocaust — in which an estimated 6 million Jews were killed — a "myth" and said Europeans have used it to create a Jewish state in the heart of the Islamic world. He said Israel should be "wiped off the map." siehe auch: MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD HOLOCAUST DENIAL, Muslim leader calls Holocaust a 'myth'