Ethics Questions Swirl Around Somalia's UN Ambassador Tied To Ohio Healthcare Company

Somalia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Abukar Dahir Osman, is facing growing scrutiny over his connections to the Ohio healthcare company Progressive Health Care Services Inc. This comes as federal investigations into suspected Somali-linked welfare fraud, stretching from Minnesota to Washington, Ohio, and Maine, continue to intensify, with allegations that some entities (daycares, healthcare, or transportation service companies) were merely front operations to extract taxpayer funds.

Public corporate filings and professional records have raised questions about transparency and potential conflicts of interest involving Abukar Dahir Osman, Somalia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

The scrutiny comes as Somalia prepares to assume the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council on January 1, 2026, a role that places the country at the center of global diplomatic decision-making on peace, security and sanctions.

Ohio state corporate records show that Osman was listed as the statutory agent for Progressive Health Care Services Inc, a Cincinnati-based home healthcare company, while simultaneously serving as Somalia's top diplomat at the United Nations.

Filings with the Ohio Secretary of State, electronically submitted on October 22, 2018, identify Osman as the company's agent. He had been appointed Somalia's UN ambassador in June 2017, creating an overlap of nearly two years between his diplomatic role and his involvement with a U.S. healthcare provider operating within Medicaid-funded systems supported by U.S. taxpayers.

Professional records, including publicly available LinkedIn information, indicate Osman served as Managing Director of Progressive Health Care Services Inc. from 2014 until May 2019, alongside his UN posting in New York.

The overlap has drawn attention because the U.S. home healthcare sector has repeatedly been identified by federal authorities as one of the areas most vulnerable to fraud, abuse and improper billing.

That vulnerability was highlighted by a sweeping fraud scandal in Minnesota, one of the largest public-assistance fraud cases in U.S. history. In an investigation reported by The New York Times, federal prosecutors charged dozens of people with felonies, accusing them of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from a government program designed to keep children fed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/ethics-questions-swirl-around-somalias-un-ambassador-tied-ohio-healthcare-company

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Remember when she said Russia and Anonymous were working with her to get justice? When Hillary Clinton sent a goon squad to beat her up so she had to sign an NDA to silence her?

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New York city mayor swears on Quran to bring ‘new era’

The 34-year-old politician of Indian descent, Zohran Mamdani, has become the largest US city’s first Muslim leader

A democratic socialist and previously little-known state lawmaker, Zohran Mamdani, has been sworn in as New York City’s 110th mayor, the first Muslim and African-born person of Indian descent to hold the position.

The 34‑year‑old politician took his midnight oath on a centuries-old Quran in a long‑closed subway station beneath City Hall on Thursday. At a public inauguration speech outside City Hall later in the day, Mamdani leaned heavily into his democratic socialist ideology, vowing to “govern expansively and audaciously.”

“My fellow New Yorkers – today begins a new era!” he declared in a nearly 25‑minute address before a crowd of about 4,000 people.

“I was elected as a Democratic socialist and I will govern as a Democratic socialist,” he said. “I will not abandon my principles for fear of being deemed radical.”

Mamdani pledged to pursue universal childcare, a rent freeze, free buses and a tax on the wealthiest residents to fund his agenda. He explicitly rejected the influence of wealth and power in city governance, vowing to answer to the people, not to “any billionaire or oligarch who thinks they can buy our democracy.”

The ceremony was attended by progressive allies including Sen. Bernie Sanders, who administered the public oath, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio‑Cortez, who hailed the election as a response to “untenable and unprecedented times.”

Mamdani’s radical political stance has been a focal point of controversy and criticism both from conservatives and fellow Democrats. Mamdani has been an outspoken critic of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, which he has characterized as “genocide,” and has promised to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under an International Criminal Court warrant if he visits New York. In response, outgoing Mayor Eric Adams issued executive orders opposing divestment from Israel and banning protests near houses of worship.

President Donald Trump, who during the campaign branded Mamdani a “communist lunatic” and threatened to strip federal funding from the city, struck a notably different tone after a White House meeting in November.

“I can tell you, some of my views have changed… I feel very confident that he can do a very good job,” Trump said. Mamdani, for his part, said the meeting was “productive” but later reaffirmed that he still considers Trump a “fascist.”

Mamdani struck a unifying note in his inaugural speech, promising to represent all New Yorkers. “Regardless of our differences, I will protect you, celebrate with you, mourn alongside you, and never hide from you,” he said.

https://www.rt.com/news/630328-mamdani-new-york-mayor/

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IDF chief to Netanyahu: decide who will rule Gaza if stabilization force fails, Hamas may recover

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir warned that if a US-backed international stabilization force fails to disarm Hamas, Israel could face renewed Hamas recovery unless a clear decision is made on who will govern Gaza afterward

During a security discussion on Gaza held last week in the presence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel’s senior defense leadership, including IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, the question resurfaced of who would govern the Gaza Strip on “the day after” the war.

According to several officials familiar with the discussion, Zamir expressed skepticism about the effectiveness of the International Stabilization Force that the United States seeks to establish as part of President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza, known as the ISF. The force is intended to enter the Strip and disarm Hamas.

Zamir told the forum that the IDF is preparing operational plans under which the Israeli military itself would carry out the disarmament of the terrorist organization, meaning another Israeli military operation in Gaza.

Against that backdrop, Zamir pressed Netanyahu to instruct the IDF on what scenario to prepare for if Israel is forced to carry out the disarmament, specifically, who would govern Gaza afterward. Zamir, who opposes an Israeli military administration in the Gaza Strip but presented it as a possible “day after” option if no alternative exists, warned that Israel could find itself back in a situation in which Hamas regains strength, as it is currently doing.

Netanyahu did not provide an answer regarding who would rule Gaza if the stabilization force fails and the IDF is required to disarm Hamas.

Under the Trump plan, the international stabilization force would be tasked with disarming Hamas and governing a rehabilitated Gaza Strip under a technocratic administration overseen by a “Peace Council” led by the United States and other countries. Netanyahu shares the skepticism regarding the force’s ability to carry out the disarmament but Washington still wants to exhaust the option.

Meanwhile, a pilot project known as “Green Rafah” is expected to move forward. The plan involves constructing facilities in an area to which Gaza residents would be allowed to return on the Israeli side of the so-called yellow line only after undergoing security screening.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and other Likud ministers oppose the move, arguing it violates the principle of “no rehabilitation before disarmament.”

However, the pilot reflects a commitment Israel made to the United States several weeks ago in discussions between Netanyahu, his close associate Ron Dermer and the U.S. administration, particularly ahead of Netanyahu’s visit to Trump’s Florida estate. Domestic political pressure in Israel has so far failed to halt the plan.

Israeli officials are now asking the Americans to uphold the principle of “rehabilitation in exchange for disarmament” by first disarming an additional area of Gaza not under Israeli control, similar in size to the planned Green Rafah zone, so the situation in southern Gaza would remain balanced.

Some ministers fear the United States will push for rehabilitation and disarmament simultaneously in stages, disarming a small area while rebuilding it at the same time.

Among the contingency plans discussed in case the stabilization force fails is the disarmament of southern Gaza, including the Khan Younis and Rafah areas, while relocating the civilian population northward. After the south is disarmed, residents would return following security screening, and the IDF would then launch operations in northern and central Gaza to disarm Hamas.

Representatives of Israeli military intelligence confirmed in closed briefings to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that Hamas has been rebuilding across multiple fronts since the fighting paused, including weapons production, training, operational doctrine, manpower and organizational learning.

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/syycj8nvwe

Jack Smith Undermined Testimony Of J6 Committee's Star Witness

Former special Counsel Jack Smith sat for a closed-door session on December 17 before the House Judiciary Committee and wound up undermining the January 6 Committee’s star witness.

During his eight-hour grilling by House lawmakers on his Trump probes - the 2020 election mess and the classified docs saga - he made a stunning admission about Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony, conceding that it was nothing more than hearsay.

Hutchinson, a former senior aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, claimed that President Trump was aware that some of the Jan. 6 attendees were armed, and that Trump dramatically lunged to grab the wheel of the presidential SUV when he was told he couldn't go to the Capitol - which has been utterly dispelled as bullshit by the rest of the passengers.

"If I were a defense attorney and Ms. Hutchinson were a witness, the first thing I would do was seek to preclude some of her testimony because it was hearsay, and I don’t have the full range of her testimony in front of me right now, but I do remember that that was a decent part of it," Smith told the committee.

The transcript, which dropped on New Year's Eve, proves that even Smith saw through the hype of the committee’s star witness.

Smith dissected her big claims head-on. He probed her story about Trump spotting armed rallygoers and shrugging it off. He zeroed in on the wild tale of Trump lunging for the presidential limo steering wheel. Hutchinson testified that after returning to the White House on January 6, 2021, she walked toward the chief of staff’s office and noticed then-Assistant Director of the United States Secret Service Office, Tony Ornato, waiting outside. He waved her into his nearby office, shut the door, and she saw Secret Service agent Bobby Engel sitting inside, looking shaken and confused.

According to Hutchinson's testimony, Ornato asked, “Did you effing hear what happened in The Beast?” Hutchinson said she had just arrived and had no idea. Ornato then described what he claimed occurred inside the presidential vehicle. According to him, President Trump believed he was heading to the Capitol after being told the move was still possible. Engel informed the president that it was not secure and that they were returning to the West Wing.

Hutchinson testified that Ornato said Trump became enraged and yelled, “I’m the effing president. Take me up to the Capitol now.” She said Ornato claimed that Trump reached for the steering wheel, Engel grabbed his arm, and Trump then lunged at Engel, with Ornato gesturing toward Engel’s clavicles as he described it.

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