Obama's Silence on Kaddafi

Talking Points Memo ^ | 02.27.08 | Josh Marshall

[george76]

Can we ignore Sen. Obama's silence about Muammar Kaddafi?

We know that Louis Farrakhan has said positive things about Barack Obama. And he's not the only one. This is the same Louis Farrakhan who has travelled to Libya to meet with and say positive things about Kaddafi, who has long-standing ties to terrorism.

And that's not all. The former pastor at Obama's church, Jeremiah Wright, has not only said positive things about Farrakhan. In the 1980s, he went on a trip with Farrakhan to ... you guessed it, Libya, to meet with Kaddafi.

With all of Obama's ties to Kaddafi and all Kaddafi's ties to terrorism, not to mention a lot of Muslims and Arabs ... how much longer can Obama stay silent on his relationship to Kaddafi?

Does he support Kaddafi? ... Will he denounce Kaddafi... ?

These questions won't go away.

[USF]

Gadaffi has learned a few tricks from Arafat, getting into the plausible deniability game (while he runs around N Africa spreading his pan-Afrcian unity BS with his kook brigade of female bodyguards who look like they are straight out of an Austin Powers movie).

For eg:

A group led by a son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is negotiating with an Al Qaeda-affiliated Islamist rebel group about the release from prison of some of its members, the group said. The Gaddafi International Foundation, chaired by Saif Al Islam, said that as a result of the talks Libyan authorities were preparing to free one third of the members of Fighting Islamic Group in Libya (FIGL) currently serving time in jail.'

Saif Al Islam (al Gadaffi), is the son who Gadaffi is thought to be grooming to take over his deranged regime.

Ayman al-Zawahri and Abu Laith (al-Libi) of the FIGL:

"We proclaim our alliance with the Al-Qaeda network... to become the faithful soldiers of Osama Bin Laden,"

It seems the US may not be the only ones Gadaffi will do deals with to save his own skin.

Trust this mad dog at your own peril.

[Beckwith]

This is BS - - “With all of Obama’s ties to Kaddafi and all Kaddafi’s ties to terrorism” - - the writer does document a single tie Obama has with Khaddafi.

That Wright has a tie, or Farrakhan has a tie - - that’s one thing, but to extend those ties to Obama is stupid.

There is sufficient stuff to prejudice Obama with. These kinds of stories allow Obama and his people to dismiss the real stuff as “they’re all smears.”

It’s what happened with the madrassa story and the swearing in with a Quran story.

[zipper]

I’ve seen the Kenneth Lamb story — but don’t you think Obama’s father looks very African — and by that I mean sub-Saharan African?

See the pic below Obama’s:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=431908&in_page_id=1770

[SunkenCiv]

Q may be dead before the next president leaves office. The recent rapprochement of Libya with the civilized world (plus Q’s frequent disgust with the Arab League, execution of Moslem religious leaders, Libya’s isolation from its immediate neighbors) isn’t a bad thing. This one seems a bit zany to me. Thanks george76.

[george76]

Apparently, he is ok with a tele-prompter but not so good without it.

Interesting to see ?

[SunkenCiv]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1977456/posts?page=16#16

[george76]

Did you see this number 16 ?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1977456/posts?page=16#16

[Pistolshot]

Reagan killed one of Khaddafi’s children trying to get at him. THAT alone sent the right message.

[Beckwith]

I’ve written this guy twice.

I asked him what “Kenyan documents” he has or has seen that indicate the Obama’s are Arabs.

A also asked him where he gets the 6.5%.

Was Akuma, Barak SR.’s mother, an Arab - - I don’t think so - - I would guess she’s African-Muslim being married to Grampa Husein.

And you have to go back one more generation to get to 6.5% and nobody that I’ve found has gone that far back.

His numbers just don’t add up.

I won’t put his stuff on my site - - all this guy is doing is making claims - - he’s not providing documentation.

[george76]

Thanks.

You are correct; hopefully he responds to you.

[Enchante]

"Kadaffi has pretty much turned over a new leaf and renounced terrorism"

That's what he wanted everyone to think when he was in the crosshairs in 2003 and had been caught obtaining Pak and NK nuke program materials..... he did not want to be taken out like Saddam. BUT there was just a story from Iraq recently about jihad terrorists coming from Libya to Iraq, at least some of them apparently sponsored by one of Gaddafi's sons (don't know how solid the intel is, but that's been in the news in the past couple of weeks). I would not assume Libya is totally out of the terrorism game or the WMD quest without more time and more evidence.

If there does turn out to be a Libyan connection to jihad terrorists in Iraq then it will be time to fry Gaddafir once and for all. He's so much easier to get at than Iran......

[SFC Chromey]

Because there are recent stories of his son funding terrorists in Iraq. But heh, he’s turned a new leaf.

[Dog Gone]

I judge Ronald Reagan by his words and deeds, and not those of his son’s.

By no stretch am I comparing Kaddafi to Reagan, but he’s the one running the show, not his son.

If Libya hasn’t changed its ways, then I have no objection to turning it into a parking lot. But I see what has happened there in recent years as a triumph for Bush diplomacy and it will take real evidence to show that this is not the case.

[montag813]

Josh Micah Marshall is such a moron. He meant this entire post as satire--and NO ONE got it! Hilarious. His "satire" may now actually hurt his candidate as thousands of people learn the fact that the Rev. Wright--who married and mentored Obama and baptized his children--visited and praised Quadafi in Libya.

Hilarious!!!

[When do we get liberated?]

He certainly did. Khaddafi turned over his whole WMD program to Washington. Crated it up and sent it to us. As it turned oyt his wife pressured him to do it after Uday and Qusay (sp?) were killed. Mrs. K had no desire to see her son’s end up that way.

[SFC Chromey]

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree:
http://patdollard.com/2008/01/was-gadhafis-son-behind-todays-killing-of-us-troops/

[dr_who]

Yeah, I think he's branching out into modeling, hair dressing, glam rock, and hanging out at southern california rest stops.