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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O.K., udsonLK, no more H-word - hear, guys?
I am tired of having to apologize. I am tired of being called a racist if I criticize someone who is not white. I am sick to death of hurting anyone’s sensibilities if I bring up their sexual preferences or ethnic background. Call me a dego heathen or anything you like. I don’t care. It doesn’t faze me. Why do we all have to bend over because some freaking leftist becomes offended and decides to make a test case of it. I’m glad I’m too old to survive for another 30 years. Life will be unbearable when the likes of Obama and all his sheeple followers are in control.
Washington didn't take the picture.
Washington must make amends? Not newspapers that ran it? What did “Washington” do?
I know what you mean. 75% of the time, the sentiment I am going to post has already been posted, usually within the first ten replies!
Get violent.
Kill all the Muslims in sight.
All of your problems will be solved.
What did “Washington” do?
Existed. Spawned cowardly legislators who will readily give reparations to any loud group with a hang nail.
Kenya and other third-world nations should apologize to us for running their economies into the ground to the point that WE TAXPAYERS send our hard-earned money to them to keep their two-bit governments afloat.
They want money out of it.
Crisis meeting? GIVE ME A F$%$%KING BREAK.
That’s the dopiest look I’ve ever seen. What an effeminate nerd.
Muslims demand an apology!!!!!!!
"You owe me an apology."
I hope we don’t kowtow to this.
That ought to really kick things off!
If I'm not mistaken, haven't a bunch of the Somali "Islamic Courts" al Qaeda types infiltrated into Kenya after they got run out of Somalia by our friends the Ethopians??
Any comments? Am I right or wrong?
"Oh no! Not that! Anything but that!" - Larry Craig
>>>Says a lot about Kenya.<<<
If I'm not mistaken, haven't a bunch of the Somali "Islamic Courts" al Qaeda types infiltrated into Kenya after they got run out of Somalia by our friends the Ethopians?? Any comments? Am I right or wrong?
gulp... I thought it was like school and you were calling me to stand up and recite all facts about the given question. I was about ready to bolt from the room.
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