Ilhan Omar Endorsed Somalia’s New President. Four Days Later, her Brother-in-Law Had a Powerful Job

PJ Media ^ | 01/24/2019 | David Steinberg

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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) became the first Somali-American legislator in United States’ history when Minnesota’s House District 60B elected her on November 8, 2016. The distinction won Omar immediate fame and influence in Somalia, which was entering the final stretch of a critical presidential election of its own.

According to prominent federal security clearance defense attorney Sean Bigley (read below), Omar's documented actions in the weeks that followed would almost certainly prevent any applicant with such a background from obtaining or keeping a U.S. security clearance.

Ilhan Omar is now a U.S. congresswoman, however. Elected federal officials are exempted from the arduous security clearance process; they hold de facto clearances once sworn in to office. Further, Omar will likely be privy to a significant amount of classified national security information this term. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has granted Omar's request for a seat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

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“Corruption … affects virtually every aspect of the Somali society: from public officials’ misuse of public goods for private gain and the solicitation of bribes in exchange for basic services to the clan-based patronage networks used to obtain employment and political appointments.” -- Transparency International, 2018

The common hyperbole for describing government corruption -- “rampant,” or “endemic” -- does not help adequately illustrate Somalia’s recent administrations. “As bad as it gets” does the job, literally: Transparency International, the massive NGO dedicated to exposing public-sector corruption, has placed Somalia dead-last among all nations on Earth in its annual “Corruption Perceptions Index” -- for 11 consecutive years. Somalia has occasionally managed to tie, though never outrank, North Korea.

Any significant involvement by a U.S. resident in Somalia's election process would likely raise eyebrows at DHS.

On December 20, 2016, just a few weeks after her election to Minnesota's state legislature, Ilhan Omar was in Mogadishu with then-President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, a favorite for re-election. He reportedly invited her to appear with him prior to the election taking place.

Omar likely met at least one other Somali presidential candidate on her trip. According to a speech by her soon-to-be husband Ahmed Hirsi, Ilhan had just flown from Nairobi to Mogadishu on a plane with former Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known as “Farmaajo” (“Cheese”).

Farmaajo -- a U.S. citizen who, inconceivably, had boarded that plane as a Buffalo, NY, cubicle employee of the New York Department of Transportation -- was the eventual surprise winner of Somalia’s presidency on February 8, 2017.

The New York Times deemed Farmaajo’s bribe-fueled win “one of the most fraudulent political events in Somalia’s history.” In the run-up, “some Parliament seats had gone for more than $1 million each”:The entire process has been so bad, several analysts said, that the Shabab militant group, one of the deadliest Islamist organizations in the world, isn’t even trying to derail the vote because the corruption free-for-all almost makes the militants look upstanding by comparison.

Perhaps coincidentally, President Trump issued Executive Order 13769, which included the 90-day provisional “Travel Ban” on Somalia and six other countries, on January 27.

Farmaajo was sworn in as president on February 16.

On February 20, Farmaajo nominated Hassan Ali Khayre to be Somalia’s prime minister by submitting his name for Parliament approval.

A Troubling Background, A Family Connection

Hassan Ali Khayre's resume is what one might expect from a potential Somali prime minister. From 2002 until 2014, Khayre worked for the Norwegian Refugee Council, eventually directing the NGO’s work in the Horn of Africa. But in 2014, Khayre abruptly strayed from this career path -- or, perhaps, assiduously followed it -- when Russian oil oligarch Alexander Djaparidze named Khayre the executive director of Soma Oil & Gas.

Djaparidze had formed Soma Oil & Gas in 2013 for the purpose of securing a contract to drill Somalia. Predictably, Soma was soon under investigation by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office for bribery payments to Somalia’s Oil Ministry. The U.S. Treasury Department would soon list Djaparidze as one of 210 Vladimir Putin associates for Congress to consider sanctioning. And Hassan Ali Khayre was also soon under investigation by the UN Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea -- reportedly for far more disturbing behavior.

In 2016, a leak revealed that Khayre was suspected of utilizing his Al-Shabaab ties to the company’s benefit.

Within five months, however, Khayre was “cleared” by the UN monitoring group. He remained the executive director of Soma Oil & Gas until February 20, 2017, the day Farmaajo nominated him to be prime minister.

So ... Time to Celebrate?

Back in Minneapolis from Mogadishu, Ilhan Omar and Ahmed Hirsi were keynote speakers at a February 27 community celebration of Farmaajo's election. “One of the most fraudulent political events in Somalia’s history” was grounds for a party.

Standing behind a podium bearing Farmaajo’s image, and wearing a lapel button of the same, Ilhan exuberantly praised him and the newly formed Somali government in a brief speech marked by religious anecdotes and imagery. Hirsi similarly praised Farmaajo, adding a specific mention of Hassan Ali Khayre.



On March 1 -- two days later -- the Somali Parliament unanimously approved Hassan Ali Khayre as prime minister.

On March 3, Ilhan Omar’s brother-in-law, U.S. citizen Mohamed Keynan, started working as permanent secretary to Prime Minister Khayre.


Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre (L), shaking hands with Permanent Secretary to the Prime Minister Mohamed Keynan. Keynan, who held the powerful job for 14 months , is the brother-in-law of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN). (Picture: Mohamed Keynan Facebook account)

Ilhan Omar appears to have a long, close familial relationship with Mohamed Keynan.
A long-time resident of Minneapolis, MN, and Columbus, OH, Mohamed Keynan is married to Ilhan Omar's sister, Sahra Noor. Sahra, who arrived in the United States with Ilhan in 1995, bears the distinction of being the only one of Ilhan Omar's seven siblings whom Ilhan has ever identified or openly appeared with in public.

Sahra and Ilhan have been frequently photographed together over the years, and have often appeared together with their father, Nur Said Elmi Mohamed.

Address records show that Ilhan and Sahra have lived together at multiple residences. One St. Paul, MN, address is recorded as a residence for Ilhan, Sahra, Nur Said, and also Mohamed Keynan.

“The scenario you describe, if true, would be a guaranteed ticket to the unemployment line for any government employee who required security clearance as a condition of employment.

“Members of Congress don't need a security clearance to view classified information, but that perhaps makes this all the more alarming and a serious national security risk. There are a lot of unanswered questions here; the American public deserves answers.”

The preceding quote is from Attorney Sean M. Bigley, partner at Bigley Ranish LLP, a firm specializing in federal security clearance defense. Bigley represents clients who require a security clearance as a condition of employment, and may believe they have been unfairly denied or stripped of one.

(Note: Over the prior two years, Bigley has been at the center of perhaps the most prominent security clearance case in the country. His client Adam Lovinger, an official at the Pentagon's Office of Net Assessment, was stripped of his security clearance in 2017 after raising concerns about contractors conducting unauthorized foreign relations work. Eventually, a likely political motive for Lovinger's treatment was revealed: One of those contracts had been granted to Stefan Halper.)

Bigley, despite being an attorney in opposition to the U.S. government's denial or revocation of security clearances, is clear about the seriousness with which Ilhan Omar's situation would be treated.

Minnesota voters granted her a clearance. But most everyone else who seeks or holds an active clearance is subject to the adjudicative guidelines contained in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s Security Executive Agent Directive 4. The Directive includes Guideline B: “Foreign Influence,” which offers this salient passage:

Conditions that could raise a security concern and may be disqualifying include: (a) contact, regardless of method, with a foreign family member, business or professional associate, friend, or other person who is a citizen of or resident in a foreign country if that contact creates a heightened risk of foreign exploitation, inducement, manipulation, pressure, or coercion.

Of course, not all Congressional committees are privy to the same volume and sensitivity of classified information. For example, Rep. Omar’s show-stopping past, even when considered along with Guideline B, would be of little concern should she be assigned to the Small Business Committee.

But Nancy Pelosi placed Omar on Foreign Affairs, so she will soon be in the middle of vital national security legislation regarding the Middle East.

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Part Two of this article will be published in the coming days.

[morphing libertarian]

already gaming the system, this woman is on her way to her first 10 million.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Is there some necessity in this country where we feel the need to import Sharia supremacists from Somalia and install them into Congress?

[neverevergiveup]

Wow, what a coincidence..

[ptsal]

Such a deal ... another success story from Minnesota.

[Toespi]

Most assuredly, Barack HUSSEIN Obama, wasn’t just sitting back enjoying the gig. He was busy not only infiltrating the federal government with the enemy, but also made sure on state and even local levels his people were ready to take over. How many extremist Muslims were allowed into this country in eight years? I bet the number is staggering.

[Toespi]

And, it is proving true.....Barack HUSSEIN Obama is the greatest most successfully planned terrorist attack to ever strike this country.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

In Minneapolis a Somali was hired as a police officer where in 21 months he had 3 formal complaints against him, including assaulting a woman. He then on July of 2017, shut off his body cam then proceeded to shoot a Jewish woman in her pajamas to death. So what’s the logical conclusion of that? Hey, let’s import and install a Somali in Congress! Capital idea!

[1Old Pro]

Schiff is all over it. /s

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Yep, that was his “fundamental transformation” he always talked about. So not only do we have Sharia supremacists in office, but also hardcore blatant communists like that Cortez idiot the other day claiming being rich is “immoral”.

[PIF]

So there you have it, the Skinny from Minnesota will be sending all the classified documents she can to various Islamic entities to be used to kill Americans, Jews, Christians, and Western Civilization (again) in general.

We owe a great debt to the Housewives of America who overwhelmingly voted for Dem Representatives, and most specifically to the Minnesotans and Detroiters who sent diehard Islamic fanatics to Congress.

Let’s hear the Applause!

[lodi90]

The only silver lining here is that this race baiting Somali dirtbag kicked an old school Minneapolis moonbat to the curb on her way to Congress. These third world types are going take over the Democrat party and leave nothing for the white activists who helped them invade.

[shanover]

Should have nuked Somalia after Mogadishu. Dragging American soldier corpses (soldiers who joined the Army the same year as I) through their sh*thole country makes me rather hateful of them. Yes, that is harsh but in reality what happened was that we got nuked by tens of thousands of them into America! They are nothing but trouble culturally and show very little assimilation as they game the systems. When the Muslim and other inferior cultures gain demographic and political power, forget about it. There is no turning back. Not PC but I care less.

[Liz]

New Capitol Hill party game.

Pin the tail on the Muslim ***.

[Liz]

This hate-filled scum married her own brother——she was obsessed with getting into our country.
Given this “peace-loving” scumbag’s propensity for fraud, it is imperative that we determine:

(A) her membership in violent Somali and Muslim organizations advocating the overthrow of the US govt,
(B) her knowledge of groups that pulled off the Minn daycare thievery, and,
(C) whether the daycare fraud money financed her campaign,
(d) the number of US govt checks she is cashing now or has cashed in the past.

Americans demand this person be removed from OUR Congress.
This woman is adept at finagling her identity.....how many identities is she using now or used in the past?
Is she using multiple identities to cheat taxpayers....collecting US freebies under multiple identities?
Universal Program for Subsidized Phones for Low Income (ObamaPhones),
Housing Assistance-—they get $1000, only use $400, taxpayers pay the rest;
EBT Food Stamps (SNAP),
ObamaCare Subsidies for Immigrants,
ObamaCare Subsidies for Low Income, Medicaid,
TANF Welfare,
Energy Assistance,
IRS-EITC,
General Assistance Cash,
Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP),
Assets for Independence,
School Lunch Block Grant,
Job Assistance,
Job Training,
Minority Job Assistance,
Job Relocation,
Woman Infants and Children’s Program,
Refugee Jobs Program,
Needy Families Cash Assistance,
Migrant Education Grants,
Title One Grants to Local Education Authorities,
Social Security for Refugees

All of this also applies to her family, friends and staffers.

[Liz]

[Liz]

Minneapolis taxpayers must pay public housing rent for Somalis that spend their income on travel to Somalia
American Thinker | October 2, 2016 | Thomas Lifson / FR Posted by detective

What a deal! Immigrate to the United States, and if you spend your gravy train freebies (from countless welfare and refugee programs) on travel to Somalia instead of paying your rent in public housing, suckered taxpayers of Minneapolis pick up the travel tab. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports (via Refugee Resettlement Watch):

Public housing residents in Minneapolis will no longer need to pay their normal monthly rent when travel abroad erases their income, a change particularly sought by East African immigrants.

The board of the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority approved this week reverting to its previous policy of collecting only minimal rent during extended absences. The change takes effect once approved by federal housing officials, which is expected by year’s end. (Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...

[The Westerner]

Less serious than the Pakistani spies who had access to every committee’s secrets thanks to Democrats.

[Liz]

SOMALIS STEAL $300 MILLION TAX DOLLARS——The Worst Scandal In Minnesota History?
Center of the American Experiment ^ | May 14, 2018 | John Hinderaker
FR Posted on 5/15/2018, 9:24:53 AM by 2ndDivisionVet

Fox 9 television uncovers a far-reaching scandal: last year, more than $100 million in cash left the Twin Cities airport in carry-on luggage, bound for the Middle East and Africa: This story begins at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, where mysterious suitcases filled with cash have become a common carry-on. On the morning of March 15, Fox 9 chased a tip about a man who was leaving the country. Sources said he took a carry-on bag through security that was packed with $1 million in cash. Travelers can do that, as long as they fill out the proper government forms. Fox 9 learned that these cloak-and-dagger scenarios now happen almost weekly at MSP. The money is usually headed to the Middle East, Dubai and points beyond. Sources said last year alone, more than $100 million in cash left MSP in carry-on luggage.

Where does the money come from, and where is it going? It was coming from Hawalas, businesses used to courier money to countries that have no official banking system. Some immigrant communities rely on Hawalas to send funds to help impoverished relatives back home. [Former Seattle police detective Glen] Kerns discovered some of the money was being funneled to a Hawala in the region of Somalia that is controlled by the al Shabaab terrorist group.

But the real scandal is where the money came from in the first place–welfare fraud:As Kerns dug deeper, he found that some of the individuals who were sending out tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of remittance payments happened to be on government assistance in this country. How could they possibly come up with such big bucks to transfer back home? “We had sources that told us, ‘It’s welfare fraud, it’s all about the daycare,’” said Kerns. *** Five years ago the Fox 9 Investigators were first to report that daycare fraud was on the rise in Minnesota, exposing how some businesses were gaming the system to steal millions in government subsidies meant to help low-income families with their childcare expenses.

“It’s a great way to make some money,” Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said In order for the scheme to work, the daycare centers falsely signed up low income Somali Muslim families that qualify for child care assistance funding.Surveillance videos from a case prosecuted by Hennepin County show parents checking their kids into a center, only to leave with them a few minutes later. Sometimes, no children would show up.

Either way, the center would bill the state for a full day of childcare.Video from that same case shows a man handing out envelopes of what are believed to be kickback payments to parents who are in on the fraud. Evidently welfare fraud in various forms is widespread in Minnesota’s Somali immigrant community. This is, I think, generally known, but the scale of fraud disclosed here is astonishing:

“We believe that there’s a scope of fraud out there that we really need to get our arms around and ensure that those dollars are going to kids that really need them,” Acting Commissioner for the Department of Human Services Chuck Johnson said.

He told the Fox 9 Investigators his agency has 10 daycares currently under active investigation for fraud. Fox 9 has learned dozens more are considered suspicious. Search warrants obtained by the Fox 9 Investigators show each one of the suspect centers has received several million dollars in childcare assistance funds.

According to public records and government sources, most are owned by Somali immigrants. *** Sources in the Somali community told Fox 9 it is an open secret that starting a daycare center is a license to make money.

The fraud is so widespread they said, that people buy shares of daycare businesses to get a cut of the huge public subsidies that are pouring in. Government insiders believe this scam is costing the state at least a hundred million dollars a year, half of all child care subsidies.

A friend who saw this news story wrote: This has me more angry than I’ve been since the 2011 tax increase on the “rich” aka, working families. I can’t put into words how utterly incompetent you must be to not have a checks and balances in place for tax payer funded programs, the tax payer dollars that people like myself and millions others diligently pay quarterly, leaving our children in childcare to work and provide for our families, pay taxes, only to have this hard work fund bogus programs that somehow are funding the same terrorist activities meant to harm our country?!!! Unbelievable. The commissioner and employees responsible for overseeing this mess should pay, every single one of them – they should be fired – they didn’t do their job.

Her outrage is appropriate, but perhaps misguided. I suspect that many of Minnesota’s liberals think that our bureaucrats performed their jobs very well: they siphoned off hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to finance liberal constituencies—the principal purpose of government, according to our lib friends.

So, how dumb are we? Honestly, I think it is impossible to plumb the depths of our stupidity. We need to totally revamp both our immigration policies and our welfare system to guard against these Somali migrant crooks.

[Reily]

Also its a cultural that goes through a good chunk of the day stoned - Khat. Its a mild marijuana type of drug that’s chewed, said to cause excitement, loss of appetite, and euphoria. Among communities from the areas where the plant is native, khat chewing has a history as a social custom dating back thousands of years analogous to the use of coca leaves in South America and betel nut in Asia.

Mostly what I saw in those countries was massive lethargy - massive stoned, bleary eyed lethargy. What came to my mind was “look a whole countries full of Reverend Jims & Cheechs (maybe Chong too! Which one always sounded stoned and didn’t have the Hispanic accent?)”. Why did the British & Italians think these places were so great colonize?

And now we have them here!