<h1 class="featured_headline entry-title">Michelle Bachmann not backing down from Muslim accusations<br></h1><br><div class="source-org vcard">
<a class="url org fn" href="http://www.galesburg.com">GateHouse News Service</a>
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<div class="tease_timestamp published" title="2012-07-19T08:26:30Z">Posted Jul 19, 2012 @ 08:26 AM</div><br><p>
Michelle Bachmann is not backing down from accusations she made that
the Muslim Brotherhood has infiltrated the federal government via
connected members of Congress and high-security departments.</p>
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Bachmann said she will "not be silent as this administration appeases
our enemies," and she is calling for a full investigation.</p>
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Bachmann and five other congressmen sent five separate letters to five
separate Inspectors General on June 13, according to PatriotUpdate.com,
raising the concerns. Rep. Keith Ellison –– the only Muslim member of
Congress –– wrote back, asking for evidence of the accusations. On July
18, Bachmann came back with a 16-page response, pointing out what she
considered evidence.</p>
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In the response, Bachmann, from Minnesota, singled out Huma Abedin –– a
top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for nearly two decades
–– saying her late father, her mother and brother are "connected to
Muslim Brotherhood operatives and/or organizations."</p>
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Abedin is married to New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, who is Jewish.
Abedin is a Muslim of Pakistani descent, according to CBSNews.com, and
she is close with both Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton.</p>
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Sen. John McCain came to the defense of Abedin, saying, "These attacks
have no logic, no basis and no merit, and they need to stop."</p>
<p>
"When anyone, not least a member of Congress, launches specious and
degrading attacks against fellow Americans on the basis of nothing more
than fear of who they are and ignorance of what they stand for, it
defames the spirit of our nation, and we all grow poorer because of it,"
McCain continued.</p>
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McCain made the statements after the five House Republicans questioned whether Abedin has ties to terrorism.</p>
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According to CBSNews.com, the State Department has responded to the
allegations with very harsh language, calling Bachmann's charges
"vicious and disgusting lies."</p>
Ellison responded to the 16-page response by saying Bachmann has
provided no "credible evidence" for her claims and "simply rehashes
claims that have existed for years on anti-Muslim websites," according to Salon.com.<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)<br><a href="mailto:art.deco.studios@gmail.com" target="_blank">art.deco.studios@gmail.com</a><br>
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