It’s almost like they are hiding something.

QUESTION: . . . It has to do with the visa for the Gama’a al-Islamiyya member. You said last week that there was a – you were looking into the circumstances of how this was issued. Has — have you determined how this — how it happened? And are you aware that Representative King has asked — formally asked Homeland Security to find out how he was in fact allowed entry, quite apart — separate from the visa issue?

MS. NULAND [STATE DEP’T SPOKESWOMAN]: On the latter, yes, I’ve seen the reporting. As we promised, we did look into it. Unfortunately, you’re not going to be happy with me when I tell you that we are not going to get into the details of confidential visa issuance. He and the rest of that delegation who were here last week have all now returned to Egypt.

Even worse is this attempt at justifying his presence here:

QUESTION: Do you regard it as a mistake to have issued him a visa, given that he is self-proclaimed a member of Gama’a al-Islamiyya?

MS. NULAND: Well, let’s start with the fact that we have an interest in engaging a broad cross-section of Egyptians who are seeking to peacefully shape Egypt’s future.