Newly-appointed Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman told US officials that the Muslim Brotherhood was "the bogeyman" and called Iranians "devils," according to a Reuters examination of a new WikiLeaks release on Sunday.
The leaked US State Department cable reportedly showed a long-term and sustained effort by Egypt's long-time intelligence chief to demonize the Islamic political party.
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