The Real Adam Hamawy

The Dem nominee for a House seat in New Jersey was a sympathizer of the Blind Sheikh, who inspired the first World Trade Center bombing.

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Left: Omar Abdel Rahman, known as the “Blind Sheikh,” is shown in an undated photograph. Right: Adam Hamawy speaks during an interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 14, 2024.

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Adam Hamawy, the plastic surgeon who testified as a witness for Omar Abdel Rahman (the Blind Sheikh) at the terrorism trial I prosecuted in 1995, has won the Democratic primary to seek a New Jersey seat in the House of Representatives.

I’m not surprised, alas, for the reasons I explained last month here.

Andrew C. McCarthy

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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