Heritage’s ugly Benghazi panel

The Washington Post ^ | June 16, 2014 | Dana Milbank

[don-o]

Heritage Foundation ‏@Heritage 15m

The full video of yesterday’s 4-hour Benghazi Accountability Coalition panel discussion will be live this afternoon. Encourage all to watch.

[FreedomPoster]

+1

[sloop]

“Where did you go? We can have that discussion about your guy, Grover.”

“Grover Norquist?? You really want to go there?”

need substance to have a ‘discussion’

[don-o]

I do not understand your post to me. You do know who Grover Norquist is?

[koanhead]

True, conservatives have an unfortunate tendency to form circular firing squads while the liberals stick together.

[Ray76]

Looks like YES.

From the Oct 6, 2011 archive of www.sabaahmed.com/saba.html

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Saba Ahmed, Candidate for United States Congress

Welcome

   بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمـَنِ الرَّحِيم

الْحَمْدُ للّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِين الرَّحمـنِ الرَّحِيم مَـالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّين إِيَّاك نَعْبُدُ وإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِين اهدِنَــــا الصِّرَاطَ المُستَقِيمَ صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنعَمتَ عَلَيهِمْ غَيرِ المَغضُوبِ عَلَيهِمْ وَلاَ الضَّالِّين

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. All praise belongs to God, Lord of the Universe, the Beneficent, the Merciful and Master of the Day of Judgment. (Lord), You alone We do worship and from You alone we do seek assistance, (Lord), guide us to the right path, the path of those to whom You have granted blessings, those who are neither subject to Your anger nor have gone astray. Amen!
(The Holy Quran, 1:1-7)
 

Saba Ahmed, was born and raised in Islamabad, Pakistan. She moved to Portland, Oregon for college and earned her Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering and Physics from Portland State University. Once Saba started to take an interest in political work, she worked for Governor Ted Kulongoski and Congressman Earl Blumenauer to gain more political experience. She also worked at Intel in several engineering and management roles. Saba will be completing her joint Juris Doctorate-MBA degrees later this year with a focus on intellectual property law from Lewis and Clark Law School and University of Portland.

Prior to joining the first class of Emerge Oregon, Saba participated in the New Leadership Oregon (NLO) program and met several politically engaged women who encouraged her to apply for Emerge. Saba felt the concept of running for political office was still a fairly abstract concept since she is only in her early twenties. Yet, upon gaining acceptance and beginning her involvement with Emerge Oregon, Saba has gained the support and confidence to crystallize her interest in running for Congress in the future. She says, "I realize that it will be a fabulous journey no matter what."

Saba has found political networking to be more accessible and comfortable since she has aligned herself with Emerge. Saba says people are generally very "impressed and intimidated" when they learn she is a program member of Emerge, because they recognize "a new powerful, highly-connected group of Oregon women will be running for office."

Upon graduating law school, Saba plans to explore the possibility of running for U.S. House of Representatives. "The United States and the State of Oregon have blessed me with so much," she says, "I would like to give it back through public service."

She believes her corporate background will help her participate in conversations regarding our economy. The economic climate in Oregon is a particularly compelling factor for Saba’s candidacy – they have the 4^th highest unemployment rate in the country.

Growing up in Pakistan gives Saba a unique vantage point into foreign policy. Saba observes that there are few members of Congress who have lived in the Middle East. Without adequate cultural understanding, Saba challenges whether Congress can authentically put forth policy affecting Muslims, Pakistan, and the Middle East. She strongly believes she can help "bridge gaps between the East and West" and contribute to current foreign policy. While Saba appreciates "decisions that are well-researched, they are not the same as someone who has lived in both countries."  

http://web.archive.org/web/20111006151254/http://www.sabaahmed.com/saba.html

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From the Nov 27, 2010 archive of www.sabaahmed.com/saba.html

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Saba recently joined Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman to pursue her Patent Attorney career. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Physics from Portland State University and is currently completing her joint Juris Doctorate-MBA degree at Lewis & Clark Law School and University of Portland. She has worked for Intel Corporation, Digimarc Corporation, Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Oregon Supreme Court and Stoel Rives. In February 2010, she fought for her civil rights to successfully repeal an Oregon law that banned teachers from wearing the Muslim headscarf, Sikh turban, Jewish yarmulke and other religious attire. Saba is best known for her political activism and community organizing in Oregon, United States. She also serves as the President for Pakistan Defense of Human Rights and regularly lobbies / consults government officials on Muslim American issues.

http://web.archive.org/web/20101127203747/http://sabaahmed.com/saba.html

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The Contact page ( http://www.sabaahmed.com/contact-us.html ) lists a DC address, but the business is registered in Oregon.

http://egov.sos.state.or.us/br/pkg_web_name_srch_inq.show_detl?p_be_rsn=1478148&p_srce=BR_INQ&p_print=FALSE

 

Additional info:

Saba Ahmed LLC
P.O. Box 902
Portland, Oregon 97207

Revenue: $1 mil. - $5 mil.
Employees: 10 - 20

http://www.zoominfo.com/s/#!search/profile/company?companyId=355807759&targetid=profile

[don-o]

Welcome to Free Republic. Please tell us more about these circular firing squads.

[9YearLurker]

Great find—thanks!

[woofie]

The question (and statement) for peaceful Muslims is this :
Do you condemn what Jihadists are doing in the name of all Muslims.
There seems to be no visible pushback amongst peaceful Muslims...Why is that?
Muslims are the ones who should be front and center in the fight against fanatics...What can be done to make this happen?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Proclaiming that in your fairy tale world everything is unicorns pooping skittles and farting rainbows is something that should be jeered and scoffed at.

Send me a note when the little peaceful mohammedan goings to her local branch of murderers for mohammad and preaches how they should stop killing to them.

She won't though.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Chris also said, according to an Oregon paper, that she was diagnosed with a mental illness.

[Ray76]

An additional tidbit

She says that she was in “the first class of Emerge Oregon” From their website emergeor.org

“Emerge Oregon is the premier training program for Democratic women. [] Our goal is clear: to increase the number of Democratic women in public office.”

[don-o]

Looks like your comments are still in the “moderation” phase. Choose your words carefully.

[EDINVA]

You work for one of Norquist’s multiple entities and/or have a personal relationship with him, don’t you? It’s not as if you’re objective on this subject, one might believe.

[Servant of the Cross]

Grover has been an excellent conservative for decades ....

Knock. Knock.

Who's There?

Candygram.

[Jacquerie]

I watched the panel from start to finish.

I don't know what MadIsh32 is upset about.

[ConservingFreedom]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3168885/posts

[Velveeta]

You were there and your allegations have been debunked. Are you Dana Milbank?

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2014/06/17/washington-post-attack-on-heritage-debunked-by-event-video

I sense a troll.

[Tainan]

"Heritage Foundation ‏@Heritage 15m
The full video of yesterday’s 4-hour Benghazi Accountability Coalition panel discussion will be live this afternoon. Encourage all to watch."

I'd love to watch the panel...do you have a link to it on the web?

[don-o]

http://benghazicoalition.org/?p=265