General Duke threatens Ilhan Omar

[Sagaashan]

St. Paul police are taking over a Minneapolis police investigation into a melee that broke out at a DFL party caucus more than two weeks ago.

Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges asked Police Chief Janee Harteau to transfer the investigation to avoid any perception of potential conflict of interest.

"Over the past few weeks, I have been disturbed by the allegations of violence and intimidation that happened at the Cedar-Riverside caucus," said Hodges in a statement released Friday. "It is imperative to all that we make sure there is not an ounce of question about the impartiality of this investigation."

SponsorAt least one woman, city council aide Ilhan Omar, was injured in the scuffle at the Brian Coyle Community Center on Feb. 4.

Omar, an aide to City Council Member Andrew Johnson, said her boss was approached by fellow city Council Member Abdi Warsame one day before the caucus. Omar said Warsame told Johnson to keep Omar away from the event, or else there would be trouble.

Johnson said he reported the conversation to the city attorney's office, and that triggered an internal investigation into possible workplace misconduct.

Omar said Friday she was frustrated by the apparent pace of the investigation by Minneapolis police.

"I just hope that St. Paul police take this serious, we are talking about the dignity of a community, we're talking about the political process, we are talking about violence against a woman," Omar said.
Warsame did not respond to requests for commment tonight.

He is backing DFL Rep. Phyllis Kahn, who is facing a challenge from Minneapolis school board member Mohamud Noor, also a Democrat.

[Sagaashan]

Abdi Warsame has been in elected office less than six months and is already in muddy waters; a full blown out police investigation, backing a non-Somalia candidate for political office, blamed for starting and organizing a mob-like disturbance to an American caucus, while at the same time threatening a female Somali activist of the same party. This guy must think this is Galkacyo or something. I expected nothing else from a man who dedicated is entire adult life to defending one sub-sub-sub-sub clan with over 40,000 posts on Somaliaonline. Ilhan Omar’s relentless efforts to elevate this investigation and the attention it has garnered does not bout well for the first Somali city council member.

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so he is a forum member that you dislike and now proved your point in real life!

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Hyper,

We are talking about an elected person not some Basra gossip. I also posted an article from Minneapolis Public Radio.

General Duke was a former member of Somaliaonline, but is now the elected city council member for Ward 6.

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waaw good for him, there is hope for formers then! man i love America, wa equal opportunity.

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Wallahi i felt the same when this guy was elected. Of all people i never thought General Duke would amount to anything I assumed he was a handicapped dude with all the vitriol, hate, and things he believed and posted on that forum. I guess there is hope after all

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clearly he is not handicap but hard worker who grapes opportunity. good for him.