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NY Post: Source Confirms Obama Admin’s Consideration of Blind Sheik Release

Sep. 20, 2012 11:04am Billy Hallowell

On Monday, TheBlaze was the first to report about the story surrounding Egypt, the Obama administration and Omar Abdel-Rahman, the infamous “Blind Sheik.” According to a source close to the Obama administration, the U.S. State Department has been actively considering negotiations with the Egyptian government for a transfer of custody of the sheik.

NY Post: Source Confirms Obama Admins Consideration of Blind Sheik Release

The headline of the New York Post (screen shot).

This news was subsequently picked up by Fox News. Then, on Thursday, The New York Post also cited a source who corroborated the story. The outlet backed up the report that TheBlaze initially broke, writing:

The Obama administration is weighing the release of blind Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman — the spiritual adviser to the 1993 World Trade Center bombers — in a stunning goodwill gesture toward Egypt that has touched off a political firestorm, officials said yesterday.

The Egyptian government “asked for his release,” an administration source told The Post — and Rep. Peter King (R-LI) confirmed the request is being considered.

The White House, State Department and Justice Department each issued statements denying any deal is in the works, but, “There’s no way to believe anything they say,” said Andrew McCarthy, the former assistant US attorney who prosecuted Abdel-Rahman. “I believe there may already be a nod-and-wink agreement in place.”

The article adds fuel to questions surrounding the administration’s alleged internal discussions. On Wednesday, TheBlaze reported that the State Department, after officially deferring questions to the Justice Department, has now denied any reported plans to release Rahman.

“Let me say as clearly as I can, there is no plan to release the Blind Sheikh – there is no plan,” said State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland. “To my knowledge we have not been approached about it recently by any senior Egyptians.”

On Wednesday night, National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor added, “The blind sheik is going to serve out his life sentence. There are no discussions about transferring him. These reports are wrong.”

Still, the administration has not answered repeated questions about whether any discussions took place in the past regarding the possibility.

TheBlaze’s source on the initial story said that State Department officials have discussed whether to engage in talks to transfer Rahman in an effort to ease tensions with Egypt. This prospect was described as being “actively considered” by the Obama administration.

Considering recent events, the implications of this story are profound. Many have pinpointed a cause of last week‘s unrest in in the country to be protests over the Blind Sheikh’s release — not an anti-Muslim YouTube video, as many have contended. The Post, too, tackled this assertion, writing:

Newly elected Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, a member of the radical Muslim Brotherhood, has publicly vowed to press the United States to turn over the sightless sheik.

His incarceration was the subject of Arabic-language message-board rants two days before protesters stormed the US Embassy in Cairo and later killed the American ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, according to a Department of Homeland Security report obtained by Fox News.

As previously reported, The Blind Sheikh is currently serving a life sentence in American prison for his role in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

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Ben__Franklin
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:43am
Quick!!! Where is THE FIVE from Fox News and our Tolling Liberals from Media Splatters to denounce the Posts article as B.S.

Glenn was right again Libbies. Sit and spin on it once more. Oh, by the way – how is that Glenn Beck boycott working for you? Its only been – what – since 2008. LOLOLOLOLOLOL……

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- Sirfoldallot
  Posted on September 20, 2012 at 12:48pm
  It won’t matter cause Obama gave every thing we have away. Don’t vote 4 Obama, save whats left of this USA.
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on September 20, 2012 at 1:19pm
  Order up 5 crow sandwiches. Make it 6, Gutfeld gets two.
  
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- term limits for congress
  Posted on September 20, 2012 at 1:30pm
  Not so quick. Has anyone checked with Andrea Mitchel?
  
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- Lilybean
  Posted on September 20, 2012 at 2:36pm
  LOL I love it! Ben!! Amen :))
  
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- Mulder1
  Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:38pm
  It’s hard to believe that even an appeaser like Obama would give up the American enemy the blind sheik. This would be a terrible move for Obama to do before the November elections. If Obama does this, he will surely be recognized by most Americans as a Dhimmi.
  
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Hiswill
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:40am
We’ll burn down your Embassies, kill your Ambassador and 3 other Americans, and burn your flags. We like to scream death to America, and want Sharia law in your land. Now please send us billions of dollars, take away yourcountries first amendment rights and return our blind guy.
Obama says, is that all you want? I’m sure we can do more.
NOBAMA 2012

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- doomytram
  Posted on September 20, 2012 at 12:04pm
  Hurricane Barrack has swept the country from the entire state of Florida to up and down the East and West Coast, from Alabama to Alaska. Hurricane Barrack has utterly decimated our great country.
  
  Obozo’s reign of terror is coming to an end.His Presidency is in shambles now and all of his lies are getting exposed. Take out you old empty chair out of the garage and place in out in clear view as a sign to the world that relief is on the way. Disastrous Barrack is a fraud, green horn to capitalism, and evil corrupted fool.
  
  Meanwhile in Obizarro world, Obama polls say’s Obama is in the lead in Florida, say’s Andrea Mitchell. Internals show Obozo down 10 in all 10 swing states. More Lies from Bozo in an Hour.
  
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huey6367
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:39am
I have always been concerned with what he will do if he is defeated in the lame duck succession. Most President start to pardon people. What else will he do (besides go on vacation 2 or 3 times and play golf).

The release of the Blind Sheik won’t occur until after the election. If he wins or loses it means nothing to him, politicially, to wait until then. So what else? That is the scary thing to think about.

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- Kitsune
  Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:48am
  I can tell you who else will be pardoned.
  
  -Assata Shakur (so she can return to the US)
  -Mumia Jamal
  -Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
  -Najibullah Zazi
  -Nidal Hassan
  -Bradley Manning
  -Anybody with a (D) who got busted for financial inpropriety
  
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- AJAYW
  Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:54am
  I say he will give serects to our enemy’s. He’s is a POS
  
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mamiesgirl
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:36am
Why isn’t the unedited video of Mitt Romney’s comments in Boca Raton on The Blaze yet? They used to have a link to the stories he was covering on radio but I can’t find it anywhere on the site.

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FightingBear
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:34am
Don’t you just love the transparency of this administration. We were promised the most transparent administration ever….we have never had less transparency than we are experiencing now.

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- Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
  Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:37am
  Indeed – and now it looks like Obamas admin is coming undone as well from within. let all of the corruption and criminal actions be brought out into the light for all to see.
  
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- Thomas_Jefferson
  Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:43am
  Greg Gutfeld must be having a Homer Simpson moment.
  Doh!
  
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- Wayner
  Posted on September 20, 2012 at 12:23pm
  I wonder why no one is mentioning the Lockerbie Bomber? He was supposedly dying of cancer years ago and was released on “humanitarian” grounds… but seemed to be fine once he got back in Libya.
  
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MiCurmudgeon
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:33am
Obama lies and the Ambassador dies.

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- PATTY HENRY
  Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:53am
  Exactly. HOW CAN ANY AMERICAN vote for a man who cannot protect us? That AMBASSADOR was slaughtered by our worst enemy and OBAMA appears on LETTERMAN. Here is what I got in Email today:
  
  “In 1986, When he was President, (RONALD REAGAN) Libya Killed Americans, He bombed their leader’s house. Libya was quiet for almost 25 years. Then Somebody apologized”
  
  Not all people think Obama is as big a bastard as I do, or as evil… my ears/eyes/heart tell me that he is Satan…but I do know he is totally inept. THE AMBASSADOR/ TWO NAVY SEALS/ONE MORE PATRIOT have to fight for their lives and end up being tortured in the worst way and drug through the streets of LIBYA and this sawed-off Traitor in the WH DOES NOTHING BUT GO ON DAVID LETTERMAN?
  
  I have -0- respect for him, -0- trust in him and as far as the Blind Sheikh? YOU BET. those dopes in the WH always FLOAT stuff out there to “soften us up” and “prepare us” … the Raid in Libya was led by a former GITMO detainee…OF COURSE that horrid, evil man in the WH is planning upon releasing this DEMONIC SOB and he may have the arrogance to do it before the election, he despises us so much (all Americans) .
  
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  of obama, the worst thing ever to happen to the USA…EVERY ACTION is designed to stick it to us, to insult us, to try to humiliate and degrade our resolve. YO!! SATAN in the WH: It’s having the opposite effect!!! YOU are a gutless wonder and will be despised
  
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- PATTY HENRY
  Posted on September 20, 2012 at 12:05pm
  ADD: “WILL BE DESPISED….for GENERATIONS” Your legacy will cause your grand children and great grandchildren great embarrassment.
  
  How can any person, regardless of what their core beliefs WERE come and spend 4 years in the office of the PRESIDENT, seeing, hearing, meeting people from our Precious Country and still despise it so?
  OBAMA IS SATAN or the ANTI-CHRIST. OBAMA’S JOB is to dismantle the US of A and every lousy Liberal in this country is guilty right along with him. He’s not going to make America “better”…look how much worse he’s already made us? He’s not going to protect Civil Liberties. He is taking them away as fast as his bony fingers can. HE actually thinks he is KING of America. ANYONE who tries to defend what he did with LIBYA and our AMBASSADOR, the TWO SEALS and the Other PATRIOT needs to rot in hell with him. I personally think that AMERICA is still in shock over this. We simply cannot believe that on 9/11 our Embassy’s were not better protected; that after 3 days warning this still happened…that this SOB in the WH did a quickie ceremony and bee-bopped off to Letterman and JZ fundraiser. HOW shallow are those people??? YOU will be defeated, OBAMA. YOU do not deserve to be in the WH. You hate AMERICA and you’ve proven it beyond a shadow of a doubt.
  
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TWO BITS
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:28am
A Pew poll showed that Obama has dropped 12 points in approval of foreign policy. To release this murderer could only take place following the election, when Obama has “more flexibility.” Such a despicable act would not be a goodwill gesture, but groveling before swine.

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- tcseacliff
  Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:50am
  Bill Clinton f8ucked this country ,when he failed to take bin laden and prosecute him, when we had the chance. he showed the world then how spineless we can be. George Bush, put some balls back in the perception of the U.S.A. , and now, Mr “Community organizer” himself, is cutting the balls off and presenting them to the world to see! he is a JOKE as a politician, and his weakness will kill further Americans. But, at least , when he goes on the View , he can get his policies across! (insert face palm here!)
  
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diverdan
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:26am
I am certain that “The Five” on Fox will be issuing an apology to The Blaze for their ridicule on yesterday’s program.

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Carpy1
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:25am
Well go figure. The Blaze was right. Bet those “Five” idiots will be backpedaling today if they even discuss it!

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Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:24am
I’ll “eat my peas”. I posted that I had doubts about the Blaze source considering lack of corroboration. We’ll there it is. Nice work breaking the story Blaze.

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MadenNZ
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:24am
Huh….I doubt anyone with blood in their veins are willing to believe the Bull-Crap that comes out of the State Department or any of Obama’s Administration!

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Thors Hammer
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:23am
This is no surprise. This ‘slap in the face’ is par for the course for a regime that refuses to uphold our laws and constitution if it goes against any person of color, or any Democrat. White people, especially Republicans, or ‘Tea Partiers’ don’t stand a chance for any equal treatment under his ‘law’. This regime neuters congress, does what it wants without ‘permission’ or approval by the very groups set in place by our founding Fathers, and no one in the MSM even notices. Our toothless Senators and Reps sit around and wring their hands – but also do nothing. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time for a total house cleaning, top to bottom this Fall, and again in 2 years. The idea that so-called Republican ‘leaders’ are throwing more obstacles in Romney/Ryan’s way just proves that they’re part of the problem. We can’t afford any more ‘RINO’s’ that have infiltrated. No more!

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RayOne
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:22am
This is bigger than a test leak from the WH. The Blind Sheik release will be done as slight of hand.
Remember Carter and Komeni, if thats not enough, think Iranian Hostage Crisis.

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mchubinsky28
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:21am
Put this f*cking terrorist on national TV and slit his f*ucking throat. Then they can have his lifeless corpse back.

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- Landon410
  Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:26am
  why give them his body back? no no no……. throw it into a pig barn, they’ll eat his arse
  
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- oregon scott
  Posted on September 20, 2012 at 2:30pm
  wouldn’t they cut off his head and take him out into the middle of the Ocean, and dump him into the sea as they did with Osama to keep the Muslim world happy. Obama won’t give him to Egypt just like he really did kill Osama. The sad thing is that just like the seal team any one who knows the truth will be taking out. It amazes me that Libs can go crazy over Romney stating a fact about the 47% but say nothing about what this man (Obama) has done to devastate this great nation. One more thing about the 47% that pay no tax. about 30% of those people actually get Thousands more in a refund then they paid in EIC it needs to go away. !!!!!
  
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Steve28
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:20am
Typical they are caught lying once again. Will the main stream news continue to cover for them- You betcha!

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Landon410
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:19am
it’ll happen, but as I’ve stated before it won’t happen until around Christmas, because its after the election

If Romney wins, whats to stop Obama from doing this prior to Romney taking office?
if Obama wins, then what is anyone going to do if Obama does release him?

either way, it’ll be around Christmas, merry F’ing Christmas America…. signed Barry O

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cookcountypatriot
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:18am
mumia jamal…start packing your bags cop killer…when bambi looses you will be a free man…

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thegreatcarnac
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:18am
Obama is rewarding the Egyptians for very bad behavior,… mainly toward us. Of course…obama does not care for our welfare. He is more Egyptian than American.

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saneromeo
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:16am
lockerbee bomber…same story different day…
http://saneromeo.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/18-pages-to-define-full-time-employee/

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- Melvin Spittle
  Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:32am
  I was stationed in Germany and on staff duty the day it happened. We received notification that one of our soldier’s brother was returning to the US after a visit with him and was on the flight. I escorted the chaplain to the soldiers room where he was informed. I being of Scottish lineage was shocked when I heard the murderer was sent back to Libya. We as citizens obey the law yet our leaders openly flaunt the law and constitution as they believe we are their subjects. Obama would perform oral sex on Mohamed Morsi if it would guarantee his reelection.
  
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Eternal
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:15am
Blind and evil smart in his quest to destroy America

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thibx
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:14am
anybody who has watched this adminstration knows oboma and hillary have kept it hidden. if relected he will do it he does not give a damn what people think. he has the power to do it.

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Melvin Spittle
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:12am
He will either be transferred to Egyptian custody should Obama win, or pardoned/commuted sentence if Obama looses. Wonder what evil criminals Obama will pardon when he looses? I suspect cop killers and corrupt politicians.

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- Landon410
  Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:20am
  Obama … “I… ummmm here by… uhhh… pardon…. uh…… my fellow…uhhh…uhh…… black men…… um…. that are… ummm. uhh…. in prision…..”
  
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- Melvin Spittle
  Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:22am
  Wonder what evil criminals Obama will pardon when he looses?
  
  add terrorists to the list.
  Mumia Abu-Jamal will be freed as well.
  
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caleejr
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:10am
funny how “the Five” lambastes you for breaking the story – and now there’s corroboration….don’t hold your breath for an apology, or for a “You’re Right”

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MODEL82A1
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:07am
Treason: “…[a]…citizen’s actions to help a foreign government overthrow, make war against, or seriously injure the [parent nation]“. Not that anyone cares.

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Cabo King
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:06am
White House is blind

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- Eternal
  Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:16am
  Blind but with an intelligence that is evil.
  
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