ALLAH FREAKIN AKBAR!
Posted on 02/28/2008 9:19:51 AM PST by keepitreal
ISIOLO, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenyan elders demanded an apology from Washington on Thursday ahead of a planned protest over a controversial photo of U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama in traditional Somali dress.
The picture, which appeared on a U.S. Web site, showed the Democratic frontrunner donning a white headdress and robes during a visit in 2006 to the remote north-eastern town of Wajir.
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The dispute has angered many in Kenya, especially ethnic Somalis from the northeast, who resent the implication that Obama did anything wrong during his visit.
Wajir residents plan to demonstrate after Friday prayers to show their support for the Illinois senator.
Mohamed Ibrahim, who attended one of two crisis meetings held in Wajir on Thursday by clan members who hosted Obama on his trip, said Washington must immediately make amends to them and especially to the elder pictured with him.
"The U.S. government must apologise to us as a clan and the old man," Ibrahim told Reuters by telephone. "We have been offended and we cannot afford to just watch and stay silent."
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If there was no apology, the elders said, they would demand the expulsion of U.S. troops based near Garissa town.
(Excerpt) Read more at africa.reuters.com ...
this demand for an “apology” is really a jesse jackson and al sharpton-style shakedown for some cash.
ALLAH FREAKIN AKBAR!
Wow. And I get the honor of your first post! We usually don’t refer to each other as morons on this board.
This isn’t about racism. This is about stupid victim mentality and an international incident made out of nothing.
John McCain will be glad to handle this apology !!!
Nuts!
appology from WHO?
If anything it demonstrates the totalitarian nature of their governance if they think there is a single “appointed” appologist who controls all.
I think you're onto something. I think we should have a cabinet level position of Secretary of the Apology. He/she could apologize to all groups and individuals who have been or perceive themselves to have been slighted. He/she will be given an enormous budget to pay reparations to those who have learned to claim victim the loudest. It certainly would be efficient.
Kenyan adherents of TROP..
Apologize for what? The photo was on an African news website.
Welcome to FR.
Morons? You sound like the type that would be afriad to use a certian democRAT’s middle name - yet have no problem calling conservatives’ morons? You signed up yesterday to do this?
If not for so-called “bigotry” against Islam, Turkey would probably not be attempting a reform.
You McCain trolls are causing more harm than good to his campaign. You all sound like Geraldo.
I will be voting for McCain because I detest the other side, but you people are on notice that if you run around the Internet calling conservatives bigots, it will make it more difficult for McCain to win in November.
Unless, of course, we discover that you are really Obama operatives.
We already have one. It’s called the Department of State.
yeah I get it dude but racist (anti-Muslim) sentiments are instigating incidents like this in Kenya. read this http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0208/8751.html
I seriously doubt calling obama ‘hussein’ in terms of creating hatred and fear is going to work. I’m as suspicious as anyone else here of the guy but I’m thinking longterm where not just Kenya but other countries start seeing the Republican Party or anyone opposing Obama as a bigot.
good to be here, I’m a huge fan of John McCain and I’m hoping this election goes well for him
The next thing you know the MSM will print the picture of Barak Obama with Kenyan opposition leader Raili Odinga.
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