It is a component of an Arabic name, a type of epithet, in theory referring to the bearer's first-born son or daughter. By extension, it may also have hypothetical or metaphorical references, e.g. in a nom de guerre or a nickname, without literally referring to a son or a daughter.
Print |. A A. Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., an author of the Patriot Act, is calling for Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to be prosecuted for lying to Congress last March in response to a question by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., about alleged NSA snooping on Americans.
Asked again whether there was a FISA court order to monitor Trump Tower, Clapper replied: âNot to my knowledge.â Update: FBI Director James B. Comey asked the Justice Department to issue a statement refuting President Trumpâs claim that Obama ordered a wiretap of Trumpâs phones before the election, U.S. officials told news organizations.