"The Muslim Brotherhood recently opened direct contacts with opposition
groups in Damascus, providing them with cash for the first time and promising
political influence in an effort to gain their support, according to Syrians
organising clandestine relief efforts in rebel-held areas of the
capital.
"The Muslim Brotherhood just asked us how much we needed, we told them, and
they immediately send that amount," said a senior activist based in Damascus
involved in the aid efforts. The Muslim Brotherhood not only paid that amount,
he said, it also told activists they should take one per cent of the funding for
their personal salaries, something none had done before." (thanks Basim)
