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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: TomSea on September 24, 2016, 04:57:58 pm
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Rep. Louie Gohmert: Islamic preacher Anwar al-Awlaki killed to cover Obama administration ties
The killing of an anti-American Islamic preacher in 2011 drew praise for President Barack Obama's administration.
But now, five years later, U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert is pushing the conspiracy theory that Anwar al-Awlaki was killed to hide his ties to Obama's presidency.
Such accusations aren't unusual from Gohmert. The latest rip from the Republican from Tyler came Tuesday on Howie Carr's radio show - a favorite outlet of Gohmert's. Al-Awlaki was a U.S. citizen living and preaching in Yemen when a missile strike from a drone killed him.
Read More At: http://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/Rep-Gohmert-Islamic-preacher-killed-to-cover-9239512.php