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In reply to the discussion: Ilhan Omar Deportation Calls Grow From Republicans [View all]Mosby
(16,385 posts)31. Some of her comments are concerning
In a charged address at a Minneapolis hotel, Representative Ilhan Omar claimed an unprecedented influence over U.S. policy regarding the Somaliland-Ethiopian Naval Base Agreement. Omar, facing increased scrutiny due to her recent removal from the Congressional Foreign Relations Committee, stirred further controversy by referring to Somalilanders as Somali imposters These blatantly racist remarks, delivered with fervent nationalism, have prompted concerns about her suitability in handling international matters.
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In an unusual congratulatory note to Somalian President Hassan Sh Mohamoud for opposing the MoU, Omar proclaimed, Somalia is Somali, Somalia is one, we are brothers, and our lands are indivisible. Her reference to missing lands that we should be getting back, including the Northern Kenyan territory of NFD and the Ethiopian Somali region, echoes back to the irredentism of the dictatorial regime of Siad Barre, which contributed to the downfall of the Somali Republic.
Its noteworthy that Ilhan Omars apparent adherence to the destructive Somali ideology is linked to the late dictator Siad Barre, under whose regime Omars father served. Barres brutal dictatorship was marked by egregious human rights violation that culminated in the massacre of tens of thousands of Somalilanders by the very regime whose Omar father has served, raising concerns about Omars ties to a dark chapter in Somalias history.
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In an unusual congratulatory note to Somalian President Hassan Sh Mohamoud for opposing the MoU, Omar proclaimed, Somalia is Somali, Somalia is one, we are brothers, and our lands are indivisible. Her reference to missing lands that we should be getting back, including the Northern Kenyan territory of NFD and the Ethiopian Somali region, echoes back to the irredentism of the dictatorial regime of Siad Barre, which contributed to the downfall of the Somali Republic.
Its noteworthy that Ilhan Omars apparent adherence to the destructive Somali ideology is linked to the late dictator Siad Barre, under whose regime Omars father served. Barres brutal dictatorship was marked by egregious human rights violation that culminated in the massacre of tens of thousands of Somalilanders by the very regime whose Omar father has served, raising concerns about Omars ties to a dark chapter in Somalias history.
https://somalilandchronicle.com/2024/01/28/controversial-ilhan-omar-asserts-dominance-over-u-s-policy-in-somaliland-ethiopian-mou/
I sure didn't have Ilhan the ultranationalist on my bingo card.
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I'm having more and more hate for the GQP/RWers/Nais/KKK/white supremist............................................
Lovie777
Jan 2024
#1
Authoritarianism is at our door with a battering ram and too many folks are still laughing it off as "BS"
ColinC
Jan 2024
#30
Let's just empty Congress of everyone who's said something someone else disagrees with ...
marble falls
Jan 2024
#5
Republicans smeared Ilhan Omar over a faulty translation. Here's what she really said.
ck4829
Feb 2024
#41
This is why we have elections. She will have one or more primary challengers,
Ocelot II
Jan 2024
#16
How about sending all the Russian operatives in Congress to Russia? They're doing Putin's bidding.
Novara
Jan 2024
#13
Yeah, I just read that on DU. Why so long for a pushback on the (intentional?) mis-translation?
Freethinker65
Feb 2024
#53
What does the "not independently verified the accuracy of the translation" addendum mean?
lapucelle
Feb 2024
#56