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Monday, January 28, 2019

Dem Rep. facing scrutiny over past effort to win leniency for men who tried to join ISIS

Embattled congressional freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., once asked a judge to show leniency toward a group of Minnesota men accused of trying to join the Islamic State terror group.

“The best deterrent to fanaticism is a system of compassion," she wrote at the time. "We must alter our attitude and approach; if we truly want to effect change, we should refocus our efforts on inclusion and rehabilitation."

The nine Minnesota men were facing decades in prison after being accused in 2015 of making plans, including buying fake passports, in an effort to travel to Syria and fight for ISIS, which was at its peak level of activity and held territory in Syria and Iraq.

Omar, who was then a Minnesota state representative, was part of a group that sent letters to Judge Michael Davis urging him to give shorter sentences, arguing that harsher penalties would only lead to more people joining the terror group.

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rep-ilhan-omar-plea-for-lenient-sentences-for-men-accused-of-trying-to-join-isis-resurface

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a headcase

Anonymous said...

And still the guy hasn't started a group home or a program for former and wannabe terrorists. Go figure.

Anonymous said...

A vote for democrats is a vote against America.

Anonymous said...

islam is deceptive and dishonest. they can never be trusted.

lmclain said...

These subhuman animals, who would kill you at the first chance they got, are NOT interested in "inclusion".
They have NO desire to be "rehabilitated". From what, anyway?

Anonymous said...

omar / obama .... what's the difference

Anonymous said...

She should be brought up on charges as a Traitor.

Anonymous said...

They are here. In our Government. Making our laws. Swearing in on the Koran not the Constitution. People what we're you thinking. Or is it that there are so many Muslims in the US now that it can't be stopped.

Wolf Dog said...

Exactly 7:37
What are the people that vote muslims into office thinking ??