Posted on 09/17/2008 6:08:40 AM PDT by blogsforthompson.com
Move America Forward is out with a new ad that seeks to bring before the American people the fact that the Iraqi Foreign Minister says Obama tried to get the Iraqi Government to delay any decision on U.S. Troop withdrawals until after the election in November. It points out Obama's hypocritical calling for troop withdrawals publicly, while privately he was working against it. The ad actually does not go far enough. The larger issue is that Obama's interfering in U.S. - Iraq negotiations, without any authority to do so, is actually a violation of the Logan Act which specifically prohibits unauthorized U.S. Citizens from interfering in U.S. Diplomacy with other nations.
The Logan Act is a United States federal law that forbids unauthorized citizens from negotiating with foreign governments. It was passed in 1799 and last amended in 1994. Violation of the Logan Act is a felony, punishable under federal law with imprisonment of up to three years. The text of the Act is broad and is addressed at any attempt of a US citizen to conduct foreign relations without authority.
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I wish it were the McCain campaign doing this ad instead of a 527.
Finally....Finally
“...Obama was willing to SACRIFICE the lives of AMERICAN SOLDIERS to ADVANCE his POLITICAL career....”
This needs to be repeated multiple times...
This :
*TREASONGATE!!!!!!!!!
*TREASONGATE!!!!!!!!!
*TREASONGATE!!!!!!!!!
*TREASONGATE!!!!!!!!!
*TREASONGATE!!!!!!!!!
Ouch, that’s gonna’ HURT!
Plausible deign ability.
How is this gonna help Michelle Obama’s children?
I don’t care WHO ‘swiftboats’ him...just get him out of my face! :)
Oh and ABOUT TIME!
Too bad the media only want to focus on Palin’s tannng bed.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2084186/posts
And in other news of how to screw up things in Iraq so the situation will not improve during the Bush administration...
Senators Schumer Kerry and McKaskill interfered with Iraqi economic decisions and resulted in Iraq awarding oil contract to...China
Good.
Whatever gets it done.
Take the ad, spread it around, the media will be the last in line as usual to get it.
Remember: WE ARE THE MEDIA NOW.
AskDOJ@usdoj.gov
EXCELLENT!
bump
If you want this to get any traction, it's going to need a better title. Or, just wait for someone more relaxed and witty to come up with one for us. ;-)
Forwarded!
Text of the Logan Act
§ 953. Private correspondence with foreign governments.
Any citizen of the United States, wherever he may be, who, without authority of the United States, directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof, with intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
This section shall not abridge the right of a citizen to apply himself, or his agent, to any foreign government, or the agents thereof, for redress of any injury which he may have sustained from such government or any of its agents or subjects.
1 Stat. 613, January 30, 1799, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 953 (2004).
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