Labels: Anthony Weiner, Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin, US presidential campaign 2016
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 10:03 PM
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Labels: Anthony Weiner, morality, New York City
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 3:19 PM
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“The Clintons are upset with the comparisons that the Weiners seem to be encouraging — that Huma is ‘standing by her man’ the way Hillary did with Bill, which is not what she in fact did,’’ said a top state Democrat.
Weiner and his campaign aides have explicitly referred to the Clintons as they privately seek to convince skeptical Democrats that voters can back Weiner despite his online sexual antics — just as they supported then-President Bill Clinton in the face of repeated allegations of marital betrayals.
“The Clintons are pissed off that Weiner’s campaign is saying that Huma is just like Hillary,’’ said the source. “How dare they compare Huma with Hillary? Hillary was the first lady. Hillary was a senator. She was secretary of state.”
A longtime Hillary aide and Clinton friend, Abedin’s surprisingly unequivocal support of her husband after his bombshell admission Tuesday that he engaged in salacious online sexting well after he resigned in disgrace from Congress in 2011 left the Clintons stunned, continued the source.
“Hillary didn’t know Huma would do this whole stand-by-your-man routine, and that’s one of the reasons the Clintons are distancing themselves from all this nonsense,’’ the source said.
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Worried about the potential impact on Hillary’s likely run for president in 2016, the political power couple has begun aggressively distancing itself from the crippled mayoral contender, according to sources.
Meanwhile, at least one prominent Hillary Rodham Clinton political operative was described as close to “going public’’ with a sharp criticism of Weiner — in order to send the message that the Clintons, fearing longtime damage to Hillary, want him out of the mayor’s race. (That would be someone other than former Clinton White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers, who said yesterday that she was sure the Clintons wanted Weiner out of the race.)
Labels: Anthony Weiner, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 4:40 PM
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A letter sent last week to inspectors general of several federal agencies by Bachmann (R-Minn.) and four other Republicans in the House of Representatives suggested that Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has made “deep penetration” into the federal government and that those agencies should launch an investigation to uncover the influence of the group's agents.All I can say is if walks like a duck, quacks like a duck and swims like a duck, it's probably a duck.
Among the suspected "agents" named in the letter was Huma Abedin, a deputy chief of staff for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and wife of Anthony Weiner, the disgraced former House member from New York who had to resign after tweeting lewd photos of himself to a 21-year-old woman and lying about it. The letter asserted that three of Abedin’s family members are connected to the Muslim Brotherhood and that Clinton’s office has “taken actions recently that have been enormously favorable to the Muslim Brotherhood and its interests."
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Cosigning the letters were Reps. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), Louie Gohmert, (R-Texas), Thomas Rooney (R-Fla.) and Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.).
At the Senate on Wednesday, McCain (R-Ariz.) called Bachmann’s claims “specious and degrading," according to reports.
Labels: Anthony Weiner, Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin, John McCain, Michele Bachmann, Muslim Brotherhood
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:34 PM
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Not that the Obama-Clinton administration needs another excuse to back the Muslim Brotherhood, but try this on for size. The mother of Huma Abedin, a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the wife of former Congressman Anthony Weiner, is close friends with the wife of newly elected Egyptian President Mohammed Morsy. One year ago, when Walid discovered the names of 63 leaders who make up the Muslim Sisterhood – which is essentially nothing more than the female version of the Brotherhood – we learned that Huma’s mother, Saleha, was one of those leaders. Little attention has been paid to the other 62 leaders, however. One of them is Najla Ali Mahmoud, the wife of Mursi. Both are members of the Guidance Bureau, which proves fallacious, the claim that Najla is just an innocent and naïve spouse.Hmmm.
This would make Huma’s mother a close, personal colleague of the wife of a virulently anti-Semitic racist who has officially been declared the first president-elect of post-Mubarak Egypt. Mursi also sat behind a Muslim cleric at a presidential campaign rally before the first round of elections, nodding in approval as the cleric enthusiastically informed the crowd that under Mursi, Jerusalem would become the new capital of the next Caliphate.
Labels: Anthony Weiner, Barack Hussein Obama, Egyptian elections, Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin, Mohammed Morsy, Muslim Brotherhood
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 5:51 PM
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David Weprin, the Democratic candidate for the seat of disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner (NY-09), refuses to say whether he backs the re-election of Barack Hussein Obama (Hat Tip: Noah Pollak via Twitter). “I’m running myself right now. On Sept. 14, I’ll be happy to address the president’s election,” State Assemblyman David Weprin said following a press conference at Queens Borough Hall, where he was endorsed by a bevy of female elected leaders.Yeah, sure, we won't read anything into it. Especially since the winner has to run for re-election in 14 months. Heh.
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“Don’t read anything into it,” Weprin insisted of his refusal to give fellow Democrat Obama a thumbs up.
Bob Turner , who challenged Weiner last year, is the Republican candidate.
Weprin is the favorite to win the race in the heavily Democratic Queens-Brooklyn district. But Obama’s popularity has plummeted and some moderate and conservative Jews — who make up a considerable portion of the electorate — are concerned Obama’s push to get Israel to use its 1967 borders as a starting point for negotiations over a Palestinian State.
Labels: Anthony Weiner, Barack Hussein Obama, Campaign 2012, David Weprin
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 11:46 PM
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In a blow to President Obama. former New York City Mayor and Democratic Congressman Edward I. Koch says that he may back the Republican candidate in the special election to replace Anthony Weiner on September 13. In "a shot across President Obama's bow," Democratic former Mayor Ed Koch yesterday urged voters in Queens and Brooklyn to make "history" by voting for the Republican candidate to replace randy ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner in the Sept. 13 special election -- as a protest against the White House's policy on Israel.I wouldn't believe it if Obama claimed he wanted to restore the 'special relationship' with Israel. He's just electioneering.
Koch -- a staunch ally of Israel -- said he would "vote for Bob Turner" if the Republican-Conservative candidate backs Israel and opposes cutbacks to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
"If Jewish New Yorkers and others who support Israel were to turn away from the Democratic Party in that congressional election and elect the Republican candidate to Congress in 2011, it might very well cause President Obama to change his hostile position on the state of Israel and to re-establish the special relationship presidents before him had supported," Koch said in his weekly commentary.
Koch likened the situation to Republican Scott Brown winning the Massachusetts Senate seat long occupied by Ted Kennedy.
"I want to put a shot across Obama's bow," Koch said in an interview.
Labels: Anthony Weiner, Barack Hussein Obama, Ed Koch, Scott Brown
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 9:37 PM
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Are Anthony Weiner's inlaws tied to the Muslim Brotherhood? That's what this report claims (Hat Tip: Sunlight). What has not been validated by western media – which has been confirmed by Arab sources – is that Huma has a brother named Hassan Abedin who is a fellow with the Oxford Centre For Islamic Studies (OCIS). This adds to strong evidence that an extremely reputable British institution has been infiltrated.There's a lot about this marriage that doesn't make sense. Weiner is portrayed as one of the strongest pro-Israel politicians in Congress, while Abedin grew up in Saudi Arabia. Love conquers all? Think about how many Muslim women have been murdered by their families for far lesser offenses than marrying prominent pro-Israel Jewish Congressmen.
The OCIS consists of an increasing number of Muslim Brotherhood members who sit on the Board. OCIS has Al-Qaeda godfather, Omar Naseef as well as the notorious Muslim Brotherhood leader and suicide bombing supporter – Sheikh Youssef Qaradawi listed as OCIS Trustees. Naseef continues to serve as Board Chairman.
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The Shoebat Foundation has also translated Arab sources that identify Huma’s mother – Saleha Mahmoud Abdeen (aka Abedin) as a member of the woman's arm of the Muslim Brotherhood. This information was obtained via Al-Liwa Al-Arabi, which released the entire list on the investigation done by Egyptian security, showing Saleha as a member. This arm is also known as the International Women's Organization (IWO) or “Muslim Sisterhood.”
The 'Dostor' Egyptian newspaper confirms 63 International Missionaries from the Muslim Brotherhood's “Sisterhood” branch that spans 16 different countries; it's also confirmed by the Arab Centre for Studies, headed by researcher Abdul Rahim Ali.
This “Womens Division” of the Muslim Brotherhood can be found at the Muslim Brotherhood's official website. Shoebat translates the relevant excerpt thusly:
“The Womens Organization's goal in accordance with the Muslim Brotherhood rules, is to gain and acquire a unified global perception in every nation in the world regarding the position of women, and the necessity of advocacy work at all levels in accordance to the message of the Brotherhood as written in Women in Muslim Society, and the rearing of women throughout the different stages of life.”
Muslim women do not marry Jewish men, unless there’s a reason. President Clinton does not officiate at their wedding, unless there’s a reason. And Jewish Congressmen are not publicly exposed as sexual deviants, while their wife is touring the Middle East as the senior adviser to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton without one heck of a good reason that is not being told.Is Weiner being manipulated? Did Abedin's family and friends create the scandal to force him out of Congress? Did Weiner create it to try to escape from his marriage? There is definitely much more here than meets the eye.
Anthony Weiner is Israel’s most vocal Democrat supporter in Congress:
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Democratic US congressman Anthony Weiner, has made no secret in the past of his right-wing views on Israel, for example endorsing the Zionist Organization of America’s opposition to the two-state solution. The key turning point was when Weiner declared, referring to the West Bank: “There’s no occupation there either.”
Labels: Anthony Weiner, Barack Hussein Obama, Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin, Muslim Brotherhood
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 4:30 PM
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Republican Presidential contender Tim Pawlenty (Minn) has blasted the Obama administration's 11th hour gambit to turn a UN Security Council resolution condemning Israel into a 'Presidential statement' condemning Israel. Fortunately, the 'Palestinians' have apparently once again taken the opportunity to miss an opportunity by declining the American offer, and the US may yet veto the resolution. But Pawlenty still recognizes that Obama is wrong.Pawlenty said in an emailed statement:Lazy Susan show leadership? You've got to be kidding....The Obama administration has shown an astonishing unwillingness to stand by Israel at the United Nations, an organization with a long history of blaming Israel for just about every problem in the Middle East. It’s time for our UN ambassador to finally show some leadership, draw a line in the sand, and defend our historic ally. Global stability depends more than ever on a respected America that is loyal to our allies and realistic about the malice of our adversaries.
Pawlenty is exactly right. Because this administration does not want to do what its predecessors did -- exercise the Security Council veto to shield Israel from one-sided resolutions seeking to isolate the Jewish state in the international community -- it instead has offered to join the pack of jackals that seek, at best, to extract concessions and impose a deal on Israel and, at worst, delegitimize Israel.Indeed. The silence from the Jewish organizations is deafening. I guess they're afraid of being seen as supporting the 'settlements.' Get used to it guys. There isn't going to be peace here in your lifetime or mine. The 'Palestinians' won't compromise. And we won't commit suicide by giving up those 'settlements.'
An A.P. report echoing the whimpering of the administration contends that since the offer of "compromise" was rejected the administration is in "difficult position." Only this administration would consider it difficult to stand with its ally and rebuff Palestinian efforts to advance their position without concessions or even participation in the "peace process."
As of now, the State Department isn't talking. But after belatedly promising to veto an anti-Israel resolution, it is hard to see this as anything other than a bait-and-switch by the administration. So far, there has been not a peep out of AIPAC or other mainstream American Jewish organizations that have again and again excused the administration's efforts to distance the U.S. from Israel.
The U.S. and Israel were saved, in some sense, by the obtuseness and maximalist demands of Israel's foes who declined the "compromise." (And why should they do any differently? Why stop at just a "compromise," when there is so much more they might gain from their friends in the White House?) But the damage is done. Once again, Israel's foes, most especially Iran, can see the daylight between the administration and Israel. How would Israel's opponents not be emboldened by the administration's behavior?
This is too clever by half. Instead of doing the correct and principled thing and vetoing an inappropriate and wrong resolution, they now have opened the door to more and more anti-Israeli efforts coming to the floor of the U.N. The correct venue for discussions about settlements and the other aspects of a peace plan is at the negotiating table. Period.John Tabin adds (Hat Tip: Memeorandum).
This is a moment of uncertainty in the Middle East, with a wave of protest movements threatening the stability of autocrats across the region. If this leads to the opening of Arab societies, that's a good thing in the long term (tyranny has bred radicalism; freedom is likely to breed moderation). But in the short term, a more democratic Arab world could be enormously destabilizating; people who have been fed decades of propaganda laden with Jew-hatred will be tempted to embrace a politics of confrontation with Israel. Maintaining Israel's ability to project strength is the best bet for maintaining peace -- Israel must be able to credibly say things like "You don't like Camp David? We'll be taking the Sinai back, then." This is no time to be shy about reminding the world the the US has Israel's back.Indeed.
Labels: Anthony Weiner, Barack Obama, East Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria construction, Susan Rice, Tim Pawlenty, UN Security Council
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 7:04 PM
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Under pressure from both the American and British governments, YouTube has removed hundreds of videos of American-born radical Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki (Hat Tip: Will). In an e-mail, Victoria Grand, a YouTube spokeswoman, said that the site had removed videos that violated the site’s guidelines prohibiting “dangerous or illegal activities such as bomb-making, hate speech, and incitement to commit violent acts,” or came from accounts “registered by a member of a designated foreign terrorist organization,” or used to promote such a group’s interests.It's about time. Al-Awlaki is a major recruiting tool for radical Islam around the world.
Ms. Grand said that Google, YouTube’s owner, sought to balance freedom of expression with averting calls to violence. “These are difficult issues,” she wrote, “and material that is brought to our attention is reviewed carefully. We will continue to remove all content that incites violence according to our policies. Material of a purely religious nature will remain on the site.”
In an interview, Mr. Weiner said that YouTube gave him a “bureaucratic” response at first, but seemed to take his request more seriously after the bombs were found [originating from Yemen via UPS]. “It has become increasingly clear that this guy is an international terrorist that is using their service to do illegal things,” he said.
Britain’s concern over Mr. Awlaki and his group rose sharply on Wednesday with two developments. A young woman who had embraced his cause and watched dozens of hours of his videos was sentenced to life in prison for the attempted murder in May of a prominent legislator, and a top official in the government of Prime Minister David Cameron announced that a member of the Yemeni Qaeda group had been arrested earlier in the year in a previously undisclosed bombing plot against the country.
Labels: al-Qaeda, Anthony Weiner, Anwar al-Awlaki, YouTube
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 9:04 AM
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