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Andrew Bostom digs into IMMA’s History and Contributors

As the controversy surrounding the questions about Huma Abedin continues to percolate, Andrew Bostom has done some extremely thorough analysis (as usual) into the history of the one entity to which Huma herself is unequivocally tied – the Institute for Muslim Minority Affairs (IMMA). Let there be no doubt after reading Bostom’s findings; Huma Abedin’s […]

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Rabbi still going after Bachmann over questions about Huma Abedin

If you decide to take a trip to the north pole, head south because the world is upside down. The latest example comes from Rabbi David Saperstein, who is going after the very pro-Israel Michele Bachmann for inquiring about the verifiable connections Deputy Chief of Staff to Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin, has to the Muslim […]

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Slate’s Dave Weigel publishes letter sent to Boehner that defends Bachmann

The Huma Abedin controversy may not be playing out much in the liberal or conservative media but make no mistake; it’s playing out inside the beltway. John Boehner opened his mail to see a letter addressed to him by – among others – National Review’s Andrew McCarthy, Ret. General Gerry Boykin, and former Director of […]

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Muslim Congressman promotes report in response to 16-Page Bachmann letter

Talk about a low-wire, left-wing circus act. In response to Michele Bachmann’s 16-page letter from three weeks ago, Muslim Congressman Keith Ellison apparently thought it a wise course to tout a report written by Peter Montgomery that included a meandering foreword about freedom of religion by left wing hack Bill Moyers. To call Moyers’ screed […]

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Video: Romney asked about Huma Abedin; won’t attack Bachmann

Mitt Romney was asked about the calls for an investigation into the background of Hillary Clinton’s closest advisor, Huma Abedin. His response was quite different from that of some other establishment Republicans. Via Huffington Post: Mitt Romney declined to speak out against Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and four other House Republicans on Friday for seeking […]

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Diana West puts Huma Defenders in Check, not far from Checkmate

Anyone who is siding with Huma Abedin over the issue of the letters from Reps. Bachmann, Franks, Gohmert, Westmoreland, and Rooney is losing the argument BIG TIME. The latest example comes courtesy of Diana West, whose last four stanzas in her August 3rd column, drive a stake through the heart of any argument Huma’s defenders […]

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Claims of Former National Security Council official against Bachmann ring hollow

Former National Security Council / State Department official (1993-2000), Eric Schwartz is the latest to come out against Michele Bachmann’s questions about the background of Huma Abedin. Given what happened at the State Department during his time there (Abdurahman Alamoudi was an Islamic affairs advisor in the Clinton administration during the late 90’s and is […]

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Washington Examiner editor David Freddoso spikes Column on Huma Abedin

Diana West, a columnist whose articles appear in the Washington Examiner, wrote a piece about Huma Abedin, as well as the concerns expressed by Reps. Bachmann, Franks, Gohmert, Rooney, and Westmoreland about Abedin’s background and access to State secrets as Hillary Clinton’s Deputy Chief of Staff. Her editor (David Freddoso) refused to publish it and […]

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Accuracy in Media’s Kincaid: Produce Huma Abedin’s Security Clearance Form and end the dispute

Michele Bachmann and four other Congressmen want assurances that people like Huma Abedin have been adequately screened and pose no threat to national security based on her known familial connections to the Muslim Brotherhood. In response, they’ve been smeared by the likes of Keith Ellison, John (I? L?) Esposito, Huma’s sister Heba (Abedin? Khalid?), and […]

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Perhaps the three John Espositos should start a Baseball team

This is a follow-up post to this story about the ‘Three Espositos.’ For those who would feel comfortable with more evidence that John Esposito, John L. Esposito, and John I. Esposito are the same person… Remember, the Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs (IMMA) once listed John Esposito with no middle initial at all. It now […]

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Hillary Clinton publicly defends Huma Abedin; applauds McCain for doing same

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is now publicly on record as defending her closest adviser and Deputy Chief of Staff, Huma Abedin. She’s also praising John McCain for doing the same. Via POLITICO: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defended her own top State Department aide Huma Abedin against charges that Abdein had ties to radical […]

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Charlie Daniels: Hillary would have been better than Barack

Sentiment is widespread among conservatives that Barack Obama has been an unmitigated disaster for the country. However, there is also a belief among many of them that Hillary Clinton would have been a better president. Charlie Daniels, the conservative musician who gave us, ‘The Devil went down to Georgia,’ is among them. Via the Daily […]

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Newt Gingrich rightfully defends Michele Bachmann in Op-Ed

Last week, Newt Gingrich interviewed with POLITICO and defended Michele Bachmann’s efforts to investigate Muslim Brotherhood infiltration of the U.S. Government in general, and the background of Huma Abedin, who has close access to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in particular. Gingrich has followed that up with an eight-page Op-ed. Via POLITICO: Unlike the Cold […]

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More Evidence connecting Heba Abedin (Khalid) to IMMA

On July 27th, we posted about Huma Abedin’s sister – Heba Abedin – also being listed as an Assistant Editor with the Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs (IMMA). We also concluded that the name “Heba A. Khalid” which appears on the IMMA website is actually Heba Abedin. Today, we explain how we reached that conclusion. […]

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Exclusive: Huma Abedin’s Sister (Heba) also connected to Muslim Brotherhood

It has been learned that the sister of Huma Abedin (Heba Abedin), like Huma, has served on the Editorial Board of the Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs (IMMA) as an Assistant Editor; Heba continues to serve in that capacity after Huma left in late 2008 to work for Hillary Clinton at the State Department. Please […]

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