The Muslim Brotherhood’s Lawfare Against Field Marshal Haftar Exposes Its Deep Roots in America

The American Thinker recently exposed a disturbing trend the Muslim Brotherhood’s growing use of the American legal system as a weapon of revenge against its opponents abroad. Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the Libyan military leader who led the charge against Islamist militias, is now facing a barrage of lawsuits in U.S. courts.

The report links these lawsuits to Brotherhood-affiliated figures like Esam Omeish and Faisal Gill names that have long hovered around Islamist political activism in America. Despite earlier rulings of “lack of jurisdiction,” their efforts persist, backed by sympathetic media platforms like Al Jazeera and Middle East Eye, which shape narratives that mirror the Brotherhood’s agenda.

This campaign isn’t about justice. It’s about silencing those who fight extremism. The Brotherhood failed to win on the battlefield in Libya so now it’s waging a “lawfare” campaign in Washington and the courts, twisting democratic tools to protect ideological allies and discredit anti-terror efforts.

The United States needs to wake up to this tactic. The Brotherhood’s influence runs beyond mosques and NGOs it’s now embedded in institutions that shape law, media, and policy. The longer this manipulation goes unchecked, the easier it becomes for extremists to exploit democracy itself as a shield.