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Huma Abedin & Hillary Clinton - Who is Funding Huma Abedin's Lifestyle?
FREE REPUBLIC WORLD EXCLUSIVE | November 6, 2007

Posted on 11/06/2007 5:07:26 PM PST by KayEyeDoubleDee

   
     

Hillary's Mystery Woman: Who is Huma?
Senator Clinton's closest aide, Ms. Abedin never sweats; Oscar de la Renta wants to dress her
by Spencer Morgan
Published: April 1, 2007
observer.com

"It was like 110 degrees outside," recalled the source, a political aide who asked to remain anonymous. "We were all just pouring down with sweat. But I have this distinct memory of Huma traipsing in in this blue pantsuit—it was like this wool pantsuit—not a bead of sweat on her brow, not a hair out of place, with everything perfectly organized in her Yves Saint Laurent handbag."

...The back story, as it were, begins 32 years ago in Kalamazoo, Mich., where Ms. Abedin, who declined to participate in this article, lived until the age of 2. Her family then relocated to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where she lived until returning to the States for college. She attended George Washington University. Her father, who died when she was 17, was an Islamic and Middle Eastern scholar of Indian decent. He founded his own institute devoted to Western-Eastern and interfaith understanding and reconciliation and published a journal focusing on Muslim minorities living in the diaspora. Her mother, a renowned professor in Saudi Arabia, is Pakistani.

Ms. Abedin recently bought an apartment in the vicinity of 12th and U streets in Washington, D.C. ...

Ms. Abedin began working for Mrs. Clinton as an intern for the then First Lady in 1996. She was hired as a staff assistant to the First Lady's chief of staff, Maggie Williams. For several years, she was the backup to Mrs. Clinton's permanent personal aide, Allison Stein, and she officially took over as Mrs. Clinton's aide and advisor around the time of the 2000 Senate race.

Her Presidential campaign title is "traveling chief of staff"...

According to a friend, her favorite designers are Mr. de la Renta, Catherine Malandrino, Charles Nolan and Prada. "And she has a weakness for Marc Jacobs bags," said the friend. "She is known for her bags."

Robert Barnett, the Clintons' longtime attorney, said that in 11 years of knowing her, he has never seen her wear the same outfit twice...


Huma Abedin's father died, about 15 years ago, when Huma Abedin was 17.

Huma Abedin's mother seems to be referred to, variously, as "Saleha Abedin", "Saleha Mahmood Abedin", "Saleha S. Mahmood Abedin", and "Saleha S. Mahmood".

She is believed to be employed as a Sociology Professor at Dar Al-Hekma Women's College, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and it appears that she now holds the position of the Director of the Institute for Muslim Minority Affairs, which was founded by her late husband:

Dar Al-Hekma College
College Administration
dah.edu.sa

Vice Dean Of Institutional advancement
Saleha Mahmood Abedin, Ph.D..
Ph.D., Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 1977.

Director of General Education
Saleha Abedin, Ph.D.
Ph.D., in Sociology and Demography, University of Pennsylvania , U.S.A. , 1977

Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs
JMMA Editorial Board
EDITOR, Saleha S. Mahmood
imma.org.uk

   
     
Dr. Saleha Mahmood Abedin (Pakistan)
Sociologist, Muslim Scholar
Director of Institute for Muslim Minority Affairs, London
amritavarsham.org


 

   
     
Peace Councilors
Dr. Saleha S. Mahmood Abedin
Director, Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs (London). Editor, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs (Oxford). Professor of Sociology, Director of General Education and Founder, Dar Al-Hekma College (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia). Chairperson, International Islamic Committee for Woman and Child (Amman, Jordan).
peacecouncil.org


 

   
     
Seeds Of Spirituality
Our Background
Dr. Saleha Mahood Abedin
Co-Chair Pakistan, Global Peace Initiative of Women
sos-sds.org


Here are Huma Abedin's known salary figures, as a "Senior Adviser" to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-NY:

 
Huma M. Abedin, Salary History
 
Office Start date End date Position Amount Notes
Clinton, Sen. Hillary Rodham (D-New York) 10/01/06 03/31/07  Senior Adviser $9,999.96  
Clinton, Sen. Hillary Rodham (D-New York) 04/01/06 09/30/06  Senior Adviser $9,999.96  
Clinton, Sen. Hillary Rodham (D-New York) 10/01/05 03/31/06  Senior Adviser $9,999.96  
Clinton, Sen. Hillary Rodham (D-New York) 04/01/05 09/30/05  Senior Adviser $17,999.96  
Clinton, Sen. Hillary Rodham (D-New York) 10/01/04 03/31/05  Senior Adviser $9,083.33  
Clinton, Sen. Hillary Rodham (D-New York) 04/01/04 09/30/04  Staff Assistant $12,000.00  
Clinton, Sen. Hillary Rodham (D-New York) 10/01/03 03/31/04  Staff Assistant $9,000.00  


Now let's start with that "apartment in the vicinity of 12th and U streets in Washington, D.C".

The most money Huma Abedin ever earned, as a Senate staffer, within a single one year time span, was from April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006:

04/01/05 to 09/30/05: $17,999.96
10/01/05 to 03/31/06:  $9,999.96
               TOTAL: $27,999.92
Let's see what kind of a 30-year mortgage that salary would qualify her for:

GMAC Mortgage Qualifier Calculator
Cash on hand: $10,000
Interest rate: 6.250%
Term: 30 Years
Property tax: 1.00%
Home insurance: 0.50%
gmacmortgage.com

Monthly car payment(s): $300
Credit card payment(s): $100
Other loan payment(s): $0
Other closing costs: $800
An annual income of $28,000 may qualify you for $54,828 loan.

Monthly car payment(s): $0
Credit card payment(s): $0
Other loan payment(s): $0
Other closing costs: $0
An annual income of $28,000 may qualify you for $82,049 loan.

So it appears that Huma Abedin ought to be eligible for a mortgage loan in the general range of $50,000 to $85,000.


Now let's see if we can find that apartment in the vicinity of 12th & U Streets.

Note that that intersection is also known as "1200 U Street NW", zip code 20009:

Mapquest
1200 U Street NW, 20009
mapquest.com

The District of Columbia classifies property according to "Square", "Suffix", and "Lot":

District of Columbia: Real Property Assessment Search
Search Real Property Assessment Database
Assessment Roll Search as of 11/04/2007
https://www.taxpayerservicecenter.com/RP_Search.jsp?search_type=Assessment

District of Columbia: Real Property Sales Search
Search Real Property Sales Database
Only sales after January 4, 1999 are available on this site.
https://www.taxpayerservicecenter.com/RP_Search.jsp?search_type=Sales

Just from playing around with some addresses, I guessed that these were roughly the placements of the Squares:

It turns out that Huma Abedin's apartment is on page two of the Square 0273 listings, specifically Square 0273, Lot 2128:

Square 0273, Lot 2128
Owner Name: HUMA ABEDIN
Sale Price: $649,000
Sale Date: 09/18/2006
Taxable Assessment: $515,900
https://www.taxpayerservicecenter.com/RP_Search.jsp?search_type=Assessment


Finally, let's look at some prices for the designer clothes which Huma Abedin wears and the designer handbags which she carries:

Yves Saint Laurent handbag
Saks Fifth Avenue: $1395.00 to $2495.00
Bergdorf Goodman: $1195.00 to $26,995.00
Nieman Marcus: $1,295.00 to $26,995.00

Oscar de la Renta
Saks Fifth Avenue: $40.00 to $285.00
Bergdorf Goodman: Oscar de la Renta Resort Collection, $250.00 to $5990.00
Bergdorf Goodman: Oscar de la Renta Fall Collection, $190.00 to $4990.00
Nieman Marcus: $120.00 to $4,990.00

Catherine Malandrino
Saks Fifth Avenue: $206.90 [sale, reg $345.00] to $837.00 [sale, reg $1395.00]
Bergdorf Goodman: $325.00 to $995.00
Nieman Marcus: $325.00 to $995.00

Charles Nolan
Saks Fifth Avenue: $70.90 [sale, reg $178.00] to $478.80 [sale, reg $798.00]
Bergdorf Goodman: DOES NOT CARRY Charles Nolan
Nieman Marcus: DOES NOT CARRY Charles Nolan

Prada
Saks Fifth Avenue: Prada Collection
Bergdorf Goodman: Found 225 Items
Nieman Marcus: Prada Collection

Marc Jacobs bag
Saks Fifth Avenue: $895.00 to $2,950.00
Bergdorf Goodman: $695.00 to $1750.00
Nieman Marcus: $695.00 to $1750.00



TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; War on Terror; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: abedin; hillary; huma; humaabedin; humabio; humamother; humaweiner; yasinalqadi
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To: maggief

good lord, this is interesting isn’t it?


121 posted on 11/08/2007 10:00:32 AM PST by cajungirl (no)
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To: Shelayne

ping to read #118


122 posted on 11/08/2007 2:24:51 PM PST by Shelayne (...)
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To: cajungirl

It is interesting ... and frightening at the same time.

Any idea why Huma’s and Saleha’s JMMA co-editor links Soros on his web page?

http://www.imma.org.uk/editorialboard.htm

BOOK REVIEW EDITOR
M. Hakan Yavuz

http://www.poli-sci.utah.edu/~hy2453/index.html


123 posted on 11/09/2007 5:27:26 AM PST by maggief
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To: ml/nj; firebrand; juliej; Miss Didi; rmlew; dennisw; OldFriend; Nancee; Marysecretary; ...

Important HRC Saudi connection ping!


124 posted on 11/09/2007 9:04:17 AM PST by justiceseeker93
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To: KayEyeDoubleDee

This is what I dig the most about FR, when it’s true “citizen journalism.” Keep kickin’!


125 posted on 11/09/2007 9:08:54 AM PST by L.N. Smithee (From Slick Willie to Slick Hill'y in Eight Years?!)
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To: BunnySlippers
Yikes! Hillary's staff is something like 95% women!

And the few males on the staff might have to be castrated before she'll employ them.

126 posted on 11/09/2007 9:13:27 AM PST by justiceseeker93
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To: KayEyeDoubleDee
Please keep up the excellent research you've been doing on this!

Seems most likely that Huma's mother must have connections to high places in the Saudi government to get and maintain the professorship she has. Remember that she is not a Saudi by birth.

That makes your theory as to Huma's role even more plausible.

127 posted on 11/09/2007 9:24:03 AM PST by justiceseeker93
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To: KayEyeDoubleDee

It’s all well and good to check out suspicions, but I don’t see anything about her family’s personal wealth. Trust funders do sometimes work.


128 posted on 11/09/2007 9:24:31 AM PST by skr (How majestic is Thy Name, O Lord, and how mighty are Thy Works!)
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To: skr
It’s all well and good to check out suspicions, but I don’t see anything about her family’s personal wealth. Trust funders do sometimes work.

Stay tuned.

Another Free Republic WORLD EXCLUSIVE is about to examine the $$$ trail.

129 posted on 11/09/2007 9:36:52 AM PST by KayEyeDoubleDee (const Tag &referenceToConstTag)
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To: KayEyeDoubleDee
Stay tuned.

I certainly will.

130 posted on 11/09/2007 10:06:38 AM PST by skr (How majestic is Thy Name, O Lord, and how mighty are Thy Works!)
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To: justiceseeker93

Thanks.


131 posted on 11/09/2007 11:09:48 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Thursday, November 8, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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Hillary’s Mystery Woman: Who is Huma?
NY Observer | 4/2/2007 | Spencer Morgan
Posted on 03/28/2007 7:31:12 AM EDT by veronica
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1807970/posts

Hillary’s Mystery Woman: Who is Huma?
{Top aide a Muslim raised in Saudi Arabia}
New York Observer | April 1, 2007 | Spencer Morgan
Posted on 07/26/2007 2:28:34 PM EDT by 3AngelaD
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1872041/posts

Hillary’s Mystery Woman: Who is Huma?(repost)
NY Observer | April 1, 2007 | Spencer Morgan
Posted on 09/10/2007 11:54:15 AM EDT by dennisw
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1894019/posts

Hillary’s Mystery Woman: Who Is Huma?
THe New York Observer | April 1, 2007 | Spencer Morgan
Posted on 10/31/2007 2:18:01 PM EDT by princess leah
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1919032/posts

Is Huma Abedin an Agent of Saudi Intelligence?
New York Observer, Village Voice, Slate.com, LA Times, etc
Posted on 11/01/2007 3:44:09 PM EDT by KayEyeDoubleDee
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1919649/posts


132 posted on 11/09/2007 11:13:16 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Thursday, November 8, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: KayEyeDoubleDee

Ping!


133 posted on 11/11/2007 8:28:05 PM PST by angelsonmyside
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To: KayEyeDoubleDee

In the 70s the Saudis gave out a lot of dosh for religious causes, few questions asked. I knew quite a few Americans interested in Sufism who were enabled to study in Saudi. It’s since that time that things have become more politicised. So nothing really odd about Huma’s parents doing that. But the question is, what is Mum teaching now?


134 posted on 11/26/2007 9:45:10 AM PST by devorgilla (Saudi finance)
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To: SW6906

the clinton’s have enough fools to give her money for them.......don’t discount that possibility.


135 posted on 11/26/2007 9:56:48 AM PST by tioga (Dear Santa..........I can explain....)
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To: tioga

Couple things to keep in mind. As a US Govt employee Huma is forbidden by US Code to accept any gifts from outside interests worth more than $25. So if any of the dresses, etc are gifts, she has broken the law. Same is true if she is recieving outside assistance on the purchase or mortgage of the property. In the Intel world, one of the oldest tip offs for a person getting bribed is a lifestyle out of proportion to their means. Huma is sending huge flags and alarms, hopefully the FBI is investigating the source of her income.

The other point is that we should not think for a minute the Saudi govt is not keenly aware of her every move. Women are an inferior breed in Islam and in Saudi Arabia. I am sure the royal family knows everything about Huma and her family and will be collecting on favors rendered to them (Huma and her Mom) if Hillary gets elected.


136 posted on 11/26/2007 5:44:09 PM PST by ReaganRepub49 (History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap)
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To: Osage Orange
"Ah...heck I could care less about Hillary's sex-life."

Her "sex-life"? If George Bush was having a homosexual affair with a young staffer......somehow I doubt you would characterize it as his "sex-life", or state that you could care less.

It just goes to show how successfull the homosexual lobby, Hollywood and the liberal 'mainstream' media have been in descensitizing the public to disgusting, perverted and adulturous behavior.

137 posted on 11/26/2007 6:51:16 PM PST by Godebert
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bump


138 posted on 11/27/2007 7:08:19 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: KayEyeDoubleDee
Who is Funding Huma Abedin's Lifestyle?

No need to put all those charts and graphs together. Simple answer really. There's no need to look past the woman munching her carpet aka sugar momma Hillary. /sarc

139 posted on 11/27/2007 7:11:17 AM PST by SwankyC
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To: Godebert
I think you need to go back and read the post I was replying to...and the context of the exchange.

I agree with you by the way.....

FWIW-

140 posted on 11/27/2007 7:17:30 AM PST by Osage Orange (molon labe)
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