Domani Spero at Diplopundit ("Just one obsessive observer, diplomatic watcher, opinionator and noodle newsmaker monitoring the goings on at Foggy Bottom and the worldwide available universe.") questioned the logic behind this decision.
Money quote(s):
"U.S. Citizen Mahmoud M. Hegab worked as a budget analyst at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) until last year when his Top Secret/SCI security clearance was suddenly revoked. The revocation of his clearance was apparently due to the fact that his newlywed wife who is a U.S. citizen had graduated from an Islamic school located in the D.C. area. Also that she had participated in an ‘anti-war occupation protest in Washington’” on the grounds of the Washington monument, and that she had engaged in pro-Palestinian political activity while a student at George Mason University."
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"Mr. Hegab filed a lawsuit against the NGA seeking reinstatement of his clearance. Mr. Hegab’s complaint includes a rebuttal of the allegations against his wife."
As I noted in (two) comments at the time:
"Just a suggestion, considering one particular of the "Islamic school(s) located in the D.C. area" and who Mrs. Hegab might have associated with there, this might not have been the worst adjudicational decision ever made.
A little internet research can even reveal the names of the various graduates of a D.C.-area Islamic school who have been convicted of terrorism-connected offenses.
While security clearances shouldn't have much to do with one's political views, they can have quite a bit to do with one's personal associations."
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"Someone has done the research: http://nicedoggie.net/?p=2704#more-2704 "
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