WTF, Clapper?

It's all over the 'Net and TV today how Director of National Intelligence James Clapper described the Muslim Brotherhood as a secular organization. Jeez... There's no one else in the upper echelon of today's government that I've actually met twice over the years*, so I've been kind of a fan of the guy. Statements like his boner today make it difficult to remain so. Is he that ill-informed or is he under political pressure to gloss over the MB's nature?

* Met him when he was J2, US Forces/Korea, and again when he was Director, Defense Intelligence Agency.