Posted on 11/02/2008 6:12:02 PM PST by seastay
• The Syrian regime has indicated its preference for Obama. Buthaina Shaaban, an adviser to President Bashar al-Assad, has written: “The change suggested by Obama is essential not only for the U.S. but for the entire human family.”
• Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi called Obama “a Muslim” and said: “All the people in the Arab and Muslim world and in Africa applauded this man. They welcome him and prayed for his success,” although Qaddafi also expressed criticism of Obama’s comments on the future of Jerusalem.
• Hamas political adviser Ahmed Yousef said this year: “We like Mr. Obama and we hope that he will win the election.”
• Hezbollah’s second in command, Sheik Naim al-Kassim, urged Americans to vote for Obama as a step toward peace with Islam, and pro-Hezbollah columnist Amal Saad-Ghorayeb said there is “no doubt Arabs should welcome an Obama presidency,” according to Taheri.
• In Saudi Arabia, commentator Hussein Shobokshi wrote that an Obama presidency “would mark an important moral transformation in the superpower and is a healthy indicator of the long-awaited improvement in the international arena.”
Some columnists also have noted Obama’s close ties to several Palestinian radicals, including Columbia University Prof. Rashid Khalidi — former communications director for the Palestinian Liberation Organization — and another Palestinian political activist, the late Edward Said.
The “Arab street” also favors Obama. Recent surveys found that he is the preferred candidate in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Algeria, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
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But, but, he isn’t a muslim...................
Well isn’t this fine and dandy.
bttt
The question is, will the MSM air the tongue-wagging, flag-burning, gunfire celebrations in these countries if Obama wins on Tuesday/Wednesday?
It must make Colin Powell and Warren Buffet proud. The company they keep.
Check out Pamela Geller, of Atlas Shrugs.
On top of everything else, she's a serious, major league hottie!
Yes, I have a major crush... I am smitten... Imagine a Jewish Ann Coulter or Michelle Malkin!!!
Mark
Michelle Malkin is way hotter, IMO.
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