Today's Deep Question: Is America Ready For an Al-Qaeda-Linked Candidate?
The article discusses the controversial candidacy of Adam Hamawy, who has ties to al-Qaeda and previously assisted a convicted terrorist. Despite his problematic associations, some Democrats have endorsed him for a Senate seat in Maine. The piece raises questions about the implications of such endorsements in the current political climate.
- ▪Adam Hamawy has a history of association with Omar Abdel-Rahman, a convicted terrorist.
- ▪He volunteered with the Benevolence International Foundation, later identified as a front for al-Qaeda.
- ▪Hamawy's candidacy has sparked debate about the acceptability of candidates with such backgrounds.
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| Publication time | Wed, 27 May 2026 12:40:47 -0400 |
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Today's Deep Question: Is America Ready For an Al-Qaeda-Linked Candidate? Ed Morrissey 12:40 PM | May 27, 2026 AP Photo Perhaps. After all, leading Democrats have endorsed a Senate candidate in Maine who sported a Nazi SS tattoo for nearly two decades until it came to light in his current campaign. What's a little work for an al-Qaeda front in comparison to that? Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); Adam Hamawy's past has already come up in this campaign. He assisted the "Blind Sheikh," Omar Abdel-Rahman, both before and after the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, for which Abdel-Rahman was tried and convicted for terrorism and seditious conspiracy.
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