Author: Freedom Watch

Omar’s remark on 9/11, Muslim civil rights riles some conservatives NBC News April 12, 2019 Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., finds herself embroiled in another controversy after a comment she made about the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and Muslim civil rights. Speaking last month at an event hosted by the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Los Angeles chapter, Omar mistakenly said the organization was founded in response to the terrorist attacks, adding “because they recognized that some people did something” — a phrasing that some in conservative media have interpreted as a too-flippant reference to the attack. Continue Reading…..

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Julian Assange’s arrest draws fierce reactions on ‘The View’ By Mariah Haas Fox News April 12, 2019 When “The View” addressed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s arrest in London on Thursday, co-hosts Meghan McCain and Sunny Hostin didn’t hold back their feelings, arguing over whether he’s protected by the First Amendment. Whoopi Goldberg began the segment by reading a tweet from WikiLeaks’ official Twitter account, which said in part that Assange “has won dozens of journalism awards” and has “been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize every year since 2010.” “This is just a campaign by the CIA to…

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By Larry Klayman WND April 11, 2019 During the late 1990s, while I was chairman and general counsel of Judicial Watch, I triggered the now infamous Chinagate scandal, where President Bill Clinton and first lady Hillary Clinton not only allegedly illegally sold seats on Commerce Department trade missions, most particularly to China, for large campaign contributions and other government perks, but also had implanted in the department to run those trade missions a person of Chinese origin, John Huang, who was alleged and believed to be an agent of Beijing. Huang, who had previously worked for the Riady family…

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By Chris Irvine Fox News April 11, 2019 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., have both jumped to the defense of their under fire fellow freshman Democrat Ilhan Omar, saying Thursday her comment in reference to 9/11 has been wildly taken out of context. Omar, D-Minn., is facing backlash after a speech at a Muslim rights group’s event in which she described the September 11, 2001, terror attacks as “some people did something.” Continue Reading….. Click to View PDF

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By Kathleen Joyce Fox News April 11, 2019 Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar is facing backlash after her speech at a Muslim rights group’s event where she described the September 11, 2001 terror attacks as ‘some people did something.’ The New York Post on Thursday hit back at Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., following her recent comments on the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. The dramatic front page featured an infamous photo of New York City’s Twin Towers on fire on the day of the attacks. The towers collapsed after they were hit by hijacked planes. Nearly 3,000 people were killed…

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By Jennifer Yachnin Greenwire April 10, 2019 A Nevada state judge rebuffed rancher Cliven Bundy’s latest bid to force the federal government to cede control of 56 million acres of public lands in the Silver State, characterizing the lawsuit as “simply delusional.” In an eight-page ruling, Nevada state Judge Jim Crockett rejected Bundy’s assertion that only individual states — rather than the U.S. government — can own public lands. “It is simply delusional to maintain that all public land within the boundaries of Nevada belongs to the State of Nevada,” Crockett wrote in the decision dated April 1 and…

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Judge throws out Cliven Bundy’s “delusional” and “fundamentally flawed” lawsuit By Nikki Bowers Las Vegas Now April 10, 2019 LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Nevada judge threw out Cliven Bundy’s lawsuit Monday saying that all of Nevada’s public lands belong to the state, and that includes where he has been illegally grazing his cattle for a few decades. Bundy sued the State of Nevada, Clark County, and the Center for Biological Diversity because he was seeking declaratory relief for three causes of actions: A declaration of the court that all public lands within the State of Nevada, including…

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Crenshaw calls out Omar for describing 9/11 attacks as ‘some people did something’ By Lukas Mikelionis Fox News April 10, 2019 Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar is facing backlash after her speech at a Muslim rights group’s event in which she described the September 11, 2001 terror attacks as “some people did something.” Omar spoke at a Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) fundraiser last month, where she called upon other Muslim Americans to “make people uncomfortable” with their activism and presence in the society and criticized the Jewish state. But another part of the speech surfaced on social media…

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Omar defends herself after calling Miller ‘white nationalist’ By Sunlen Serfaty, Ashley Killough and Veronica Stracqualursi CNN April 10, 2019 (CNN)Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota defended herself Tuesday afternoon against Republican criticism she has faced over a tweet she wrote that slammed a senior White House adviser as a “white nationalist” Monday on Twitter. “It is the most bizarre thing,” Omar told CNN on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, when asked about the condemnation she’s faced since she tweeted that “Stephen Miller is a white nationalist” on Monday. In her tweet, Omar pointed to reporting that Miller has…

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