North Carolina Democrat David Price is leading a congressional delegation in Egypt—and meeting with representatives of one of the world’s most insidious and implacable jihad organizations, the Muslim Brotherhood: Egypt criticizes US over meeting with Muslim Brotherhood lawmaker.

Egypt criticized a meeting Sunday that included four US members of Congress and the head of the Muslim Brotherhood’s bloc in Parliament, accusing the US of having double standards for meeting with the banned Egyptian group but refusing to meet with the militant Palestinian group Hamas.

The congressional delegation, headed by North Carolina Democrat David Price, held talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak early Sunday before heading to Parliament to meet a group of lawmakers that included the Brotherhood’s Mohammed Saad el-Katatni. (AP)

UPDATE at 5/27/07 5:50:44 pm:

More details here: Egypt bashes U.S. for hypocrisy.

Price’s spokesman, Paul Cox, said the congressman was unavailable for comment Sunday. The U.S. Embassy in Cairo also declined to comment.

The delegation also included Reps. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb.; Nick Rahall, D-W.Va.; and Gwen Moore, D-Wis. The group is on a Middle East tour that will take them to Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories, Price told reporters.

Lebanon and the Palestinian territories, too. Maybe they can meet with Hamas and Hizballah while they’re paying homage to the global jihad.

This is what appeasement looks like:

From left to right, U.S. congresswoman Gwen Moore, Rep. Wisconsin and congressmen David Price (D - NC), Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R - NE) and Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) meet with Egyptian Lawmakers including the head of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood’s parliamentary bloc, at the Egyptian Parliament in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, May 27, 2007. (AP Photo)