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Omar was involved in the U.S. overthrow of [[Anti-imperialism|anti-imperialist]] Somali president [[Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed]]. In 2011, Omar met with [[Paul Kagame]], a war criminal and the president of [[Republic of Rwanda|Rwanda]].<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Ann Garrison|newspaper=[[The Grayzone]]|title=Ilhan Omar’s meddling in Horn of Africa earns boos at Somali American concert|date=2022-07-13|url=https://thegrayzone.com/2022/07/13/ilhan-omar-booed-somali-concert-africa/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815175908/https://thegrayzone.com/2022/07/13/ilhan-omar-booed-somali-concert-africa/|archive-date=2022-08-15|retrieved=2022-10-02}}</ref> She later voted against a resolution to free Rwandan political prisoner Paul Rusesabagina.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Ann Garrison|newspaper=[[Black Agenda Report]]|title=Rusesabagina’s Show Trial and Shooting Deaths of a Rwandan Dissident and an Italian Ambassador|date=2021-02-24|url=https://www.blackagendareport.com/rusesabaginas-show-trial-and-shooting-deaths-rwandan-dissident-and-italian-ambassador|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716160315/https://www.blackagendareport.com/rusesabaginas-show-trial-and-shooting-deaths-rwandan-dissident-and-italian-ambassador|archive-date=2022-07-16|retrieved=2022-10-02}}</ref> She supports the [[Tigray People's Liberation Front]], which invaded [[Eritrea]].<ref name=":0" />
Omar was involved in the U.S. overthrow of [[Anti-imperialism|anti-imperialist]] Somali president [[Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed]]. In 2011, Omar met with [[Paul Kagame]], a war criminal and the president of [[Republic of Rwanda|Rwanda]].<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Ann Garrison|newspaper=[[The Grayzone]]|title=Ilhan Omar’s meddling in Horn of Africa earns boos at Somali American concert|date=2022-07-13|url=https://thegrayzone.com/2022/07/13/ilhan-omar-booed-somali-concert-africa/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815175908/https://thegrayzone.com/2022/07/13/ilhan-omar-booed-somali-concert-africa/|archive-date=2022-08-15|retrieved=2022-10-02}}</ref> She later voted against a resolution to free Rwandan political prisoner Paul Rusesabagina.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Ann Garrison|newspaper=[[Black Agenda Report]]|title=Rusesabagina’s Show Trial and Shooting Deaths of a Rwandan Dissident and an Italian Ambassador|date=2021-02-24|url=https://www.blackagendareport.com/rusesabaginas-show-trial-and-shooting-deaths-rwandan-dissident-and-italian-ambassador|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716160315/https://www.blackagendareport.com/rusesabaginas-show-trial-and-shooting-deaths-rwandan-dissident-and-italian-ambassador|archive-date=2022-07-16|retrieved=2022-10-02}}</ref> She supports the [[Tigray People's Liberation Front]], which invaded [[Eritrea]].<ref name=":0" />
In November of 2023, Omar voted in favor of a resolution equating opposing [[State of Israel]] to [[antisemitism]]. The resolution also affirmed Israel’s supposed right to exist.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=People’s Dispatch|title=Nearly the entire US House of Representatives just equated anti-Zionist to anti-semitism|date=29-11-2023|url=https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/11/29/nearly-the-entire-us-house-of-representatives-just-equated-anti-zionist-to-anti-semitism/|retrieved=2023-12-1}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
[[Category:Statesian politicians]]
[[Category:Statesian politicians]]
[[Category:Imperialists]]
[[Category:Imperialists]]

Revision as of 17:45, 1 December 2023

Ilhan Omar
Born
Ilham Abdullahi Omar

October 4, 1982
Mogadishu, Somalia
Political orientationImperialism
Neoliberalism


Ilhan Omar is a Statesian politician and member of the House of Representatives for Minnesota. She is a member of the Squad, which has some progressive policies but still supports imperialism.

Imperialism

Omar was involved in the U.S. overthrow of anti-imperialist Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. In 2011, Omar met with Paul Kagame, a war criminal and the president of Rwanda.[1] She later voted against a resolution to free Rwandan political prisoner Paul Rusesabagina.[2] She supports the Tigray People's Liberation Front, which invaded Eritrea.[1]

In November of 2023, Omar voted in favor of a resolution equating opposing State of Israel to antisemitism. The resolution also affirmed Israel’s supposed right to exist.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ann Garrison (2022-07-13). "Ilhan Omar’s meddling in Horn of Africa earns boos at Somali American concert" The Grayzone. Archived from the original on 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  2. Ann Garrison (2021-02-24). "Rusesabagina’s Show Trial and Shooting Deaths of a Rwandan Dissident and an Italian Ambassador" Black Agenda Report. Archived from the original on 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  3. "Nearly the entire US House of Representatives just equated anti-Zionist to anti-semitism" (29-11-2023). People’s Dispatch. Retrieved 2023-12-1.