If Auntie Zeituni qualifies for Asylum, so too does Mosab Hassan Yousef

Back on May 17th, I threw up a post about the oh so surprising news that Barack Obama's aunt Zeituni Oyango had been granted political asylum here in the United States.

Although the proceedings in such cases are not disclosed, speculation was that the immigration court may have granted her Asylum petition on medical and unspecified fears of politically motivated retribution in some future Kenyan election cycle.

If Zeituni even just barely cleared the political asylum hurdle (which is typically set quite high) then Mosab Hassan Yousef certainly sails over that barrier with several feet to spare. Yet, Department of Homeland Security has already denied Mosab Yousef asylum on the grounds that he provided material support to a Terrorist Organization (Hamas) even though DHS knows that (a) Yousef was an Israeli penetration agent within the organization and (b) Yousef is subject to a death sentence in Gaza as a traitor and apostate Muslim. We all now know too well just how grizzly Islamist beheading executions are.

Ran at SiVisPacem, Bob Belvedere at The Camp of the Saints, Maggie Thornton at Maggie's Notebook, and James at Reaganite Republican are all discussing this compelling story in greater depth at their blogs. Save Mosab Yousef has great detail and history links to follow.

Mosab Yousef's Extradition Hearing is tomorrow, June 30 in San Diego. I'm hoping that those of you who live within reasonable driving distance can make it there to show Yousef that you support his courage.

Color Me Shocked !!! Well, Not Really... Auntie Zeituni Gets Asylum

As Gomer Pyle would enthusiastically proclaim to his permanently exasperated Drill Sargeant Vincenzo Carter, Well SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE...

Only none of us should be surprised living under this, the cleanest, most ethical and transparent Administration in our history.

A Federal Judge has granted asylum to B'Oz's Half - Aunt Zeituni Onyango. Of course, we'll never know the basis for the Grant of Asylum because the petitions are sealed:

From the Associated Press in part:

"The asylum process is confidential and she wants to keep it that way, - [I would too if I were a potential source of severe embarrassment for my half nephew POTUS] - so we can't get into details on why the judge granted asylum or the exact basis for her claim," said her attorney Scott Bratton. He added: "She doesn't want people to feel sorry for her." [Mr. Bratton: I doubt there are very many people feeling particularly sorry for her, especially Asylum seekers whose petitions have been denied]

Another lawyer, Margaret Wong of Cleveland, said last year that Onyango first applied for asylum "due to violence in Kenya." The East African nation is fractured by cycles of electoral violence every five years.

Medical issues also could have played a role. In a November interview with The Associated Press, Onyango said she was disabled and was learning to walk again after being paralyzed from Guillain-Barre syndrome, an autoimmune disorder. [In this regard, I do feel sympathy for Ms. Oyango]

Well, here we go again.... Just another day in Paradise.