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Ilhan Omar deposition text also names Sarsour and Kushner as Qatari assets
"We recruited both, Republicans and Democrats, but that's not good enough. We want to rule the White House," the Qataris allegedly said.
JPost,
27 November, 2019
Explosive
testimony given in a Florida court naming Ilhan Omar as a Qatari
asset, also implicated a number of other prominent American citizens,
including political activist Linda Sarsour and senior advisor to
United States President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner.
Yesterday, the Jerusalem
Post reported
on court testimony given by Canadian businessman Alan Bender in the
trial of Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad al-Thani, who stands accused of
ordering his American bodyguard to murder two people.
Bender
told the court that Omar had been recruited by Qatar and
had also pledged allegiance to Turkey's President Erdogan. Speaking
to the Post earlier
today, Bender confirmed that the report was an accurate
representation of what was said in court.
Now
the Jerusalem
Post can
reveal:
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That, according to Bender, Qatar aimed to 'take down' Imam Tawhidi,
known as the Imam of Peace, for his criticism of Omar, using their
contacts in American newspapers to publish smear stories that would
lead to legal charges against the Imam.
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That Qatar's alleged assets include politicians on both sides of the
House, and journalists.
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And that Senior Advisor to the President of the United States Jared
Kushner is also alleged to have taken money from Qatar.
In
testimony given in the Florida court, a copy of which was sent to
the Jerusalem
Post,
Bender claimed that both Omar and Linda Sarsour were members of the
Muslim Brotherhood.
"They
[the Qataris] called her Sister Ilhan, which is a term you only use
when you're a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. So Abdullah
al-Athbah, he refers to Ilhan Omar as Sister Ilhan, and Sister Linda,
which is Linda Sarsour, another activist who is now going to run for
Senate," Bender told the court.
"Somebody
recommended her to the Qataris. They had several names, several
options to pick from, to appoint - 'they call her winning the
elections is an appointment.'"
Omar
was chosen, Bender said, because her father had a history of carrying
out "very violent interrogations," as a high ranking
officer in the Somalian army, "and they thought that would be
very suitable because the more dirt you have on your candidate, the
easier it is to control the candidate."
She
also said to have had other perceived weaknesses which made her a
suitable recruit. Bender told the court he questioned why a devout
Muslim such as Omar would take bribes, only to be told, "don't
be fooled by her head scarf. She's a sex maniac, and she's very weak
when it comes to money and sex. And we got both."
The
claims are being supported by London-based Kuwaiti activist Abdullah
al-Saleh, who on Tuesday evening tweeted: "My name is Dr.
Abdullah al-Saleh and I was the guest of the Qatari government and
Prime Minister for 6 months. I learned of their operations in the
West and can testify and confirm that everything Alan Bender said in
his deposition regarding Rep. Ilhan Omar and Qatar is true."
Mr al-Saleh, who has a following of 123,000 people on Twitter, sent the Post a photograph of himself posing with members of the Qatari royal family to support his claim.
Abdullah
al-Saleh poses with members of the Qatari royal family (Photo credit:
supplied)
Indeed,
so "obedient" was Omar, according to Bender, that the
Qataris "wanted to make sure that nobody can go after her
reputation ... and that's how they brought up the name of Imam
Tawhidi ... A social activist who was exposing a lot of that."
The
Qataris, Bender said, asked "if I could arrange for a lawsuit
against Tawhidi that it will allow Ilhan Omar to capitalize on and
sue him for defamation of character.
"Their
plan was to drum up information about Imam Tawhidi that are not true
... and then turn it into a media report in one of the prominent
newspapers in the US. And then that turns into a possible lawsuit,
which they asked me if I'm willing to sponsor the legal action part."
"Everything [Alan Bender] said in the deposition about me has happened," Imam Tawhidi told The Post. "I believe in the deposition and await an investigation. All I want is to be treated fairly," he added.
However,
Omar was not the only prominent American named in the Bender
testimony.
"They
[the Qataris] said: 'We recruited both, Republicans and Democrats,
but that's not good enough. We want to rule the White House.' So they
will," he told the court.
Explaining
that Qatar uses western companies to effectively launder the money
they paid to American citizens, Bender cited a $1.4 billion payment
which he claims was passed to Jared Kushner from Qatar, via a
Canadian company named Brookfield, which he says they have invested
heavily in.
Despite
knowing that it was a failing investment, Qatar leaned on Brookfield
to buy 666 Fifth Avenue from Kushner, to write off his debts.
"Why
didn't they pay Kushner directly?" the lawyer for the plaintiffs,
Ms. Castenda, asked.
"Too
risky," Bender replied.
"Jared
Kushner approached the government of Qatar for a bailout of 666 Fifth
Avenue?" Castenda clarified.
"Correct.
That's what they told me. ... And they did it. And Kushner is happy
with them because, according to them, I don't know Kushner
personally, but the Qataris said Kushner told them: 'Choose one of
two. You pay what I tell you to pay, or I unleash my dogs.'"
"The
dogs being who?" she asked.
"Saudi
Arabia and the UAE," Bender replied.
The
Qataris were aware that as an investment the pay-off was a write-off,
but told Bender, "'We just paid it to pay off his debt. And as
long as he's in the White House, we have to do what he wants until we
control the White House.' We as in Qatar," Bender clarified.
The Jerusalem
Post has
reached out to Mr Kushner's office for a response. However, no
comment has been received as of yet.
Among
other claims made by Mr. Bender were that:
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The real power in Qatar is Mohammed Al-Masnad, known as 'the CEO.'
"After a couple of hours, I was convinced that the Emir of Qatar
does not run the show and Mohammed Al-Masnad is in charge of
everything. He is also the Emir's uncle. [...] And the Emir's mother
is the real king of Qatar."
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The second most powerful man in Qatar is a Palestinian, Azmi Bishara.
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That Jamal Khashoggi was set up by Qatar to be killed by the Saudis
after he was found to have been "playing both sides."
"Jamal Khashoggi and Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal were very close
friends," Bender said. "[Khashoggi] would receive sensitive
secrets ... and he leaks them to the Qataris. The Qataris would leak
them to media outlets ... and he was a member of the Muslim
Brotherhood. I got that confirmation from the Qatari officials."
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that "they [Qatar] finance almost 99 percent of Saudi dissidents
in the US and the UK. They pay them." Bender named Ghanem
al-Dosari, a well known YouTuber, as one such individual.
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Three Italians, known as 'the engineers' were paid by Qatar to hack
the accounts of Saudi Arabian and the United Arab Emirates's
citizens. "E-mails, text messages, regular phone calls, laptops.
Anything you can think of. They hacked into all that."
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American officials are the cheapest to recruit. "British
officials, they demand millions to be recruited. American
politicians, some of them accept $50,000."
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The Qataris refer to Trump as "the orange man," and to
Kushner as the "descendant of pigs and apes," because he is
Jewish. "And they refer to other American Senators and
Congressmen who are Christians as 'Crusaders'."
Aaron
Reich contributed to this report.
https://www.jpost.com/American-Politics/Ilhan-Omar-working-for-Qatar-Florida-court-hears-609003
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