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.
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Adding you to my suspected troll list.
Washington DC is not involved with this. The entire Party system has nothing to do with the Federal Constitution. The ones to apologize would be tribal elders in the Dem party if they can be found.
Take it up with Hitlery.
Looks like he just DISAPPEARED as quickly as he appeared.
no, I had a lot more to say but it wasn’t posted. look, I didn’t mean anything personally by saying morons alright? it’s a little frustrating seeing how much obama support there is where I live and the lack of support for mccain from the republican party. that’s all so chill out dudes. HUSSEIN. does that make you feel better?
I will say this, the somalis are supposedly asking clinton to pay a fine in cattle http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080229/pl_nm/usa_politics_kenya_dc_2 which I find funny as hell
It’s disappeared again.
:-)
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