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Posted on 10/30/2008 12:37:18 PM PDT by jpeg82
Interesting, my first reaction is that he wouldn’t do it as it would harm Obama’s chances. However Abunimah had a bit of a falling out with Obama a year or so ago, don’t they all, over his increasingly pro-Israel positions. There’s probably a thread or two here on it. Giving the tape to the LAT, knowing it had damaging material on it which could be released only with Abunimah’s consent would be something which could be held over Obama’s head. And no one would have thought anything of Abunimah, the friendly press, videoing the proceedings. Shame on the LAT for apparently accepting it with these conditions.
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1 August 2003, Burbank Manor, 6312 W 79th St., Burbank, Illinois
http://blog.changeandexperience.com/2008/10/khalidi-tape-putting-bits-and-pieces.html
The LA Times article mentions that the following people attended:
1. Rashid Khalidi (is the main reason this event was held)
2. Barack Obama (who gave a special tribute)
3. Mona Khalidi (Rashid Khalidi’s wife)
4. Local Palestinian Leaders
5. A poet
Possible guests alluded to within the LA Times article:
1. Edward Said (a late Columbia University professor)
2. Michelle Obama
3. Ali Abunimah (a Palestinian rights activist in Chicago who helps run Electronic Intifada)
The NY Sun article mentions that the following in its article:
...In Chicago, the Khalidis founded the Arab American Action Network, and Mona Khalidi served as its president. A big farewell dinner was held in their honor by AAAN with a commemorative book filled with testimonials from their friends and political allies. These included the left wing anti-war group Not In My Name, the Electronic Intifada, and the ex-Weatherman domestic terrorists Bernadine Dohrn and Bill Ayers. (There were also testimonials from then-state Senator Barack Obama and the mayor of Chicago.)
http://www.bloggernews.net/118396
a RED ALERT: Two Quotes from the Obama-Khalidi Video the LA Times won’t release. DBKP worked with Ross on the John Edwards scandal story and he’s proved careful and reliable in the past–both in his use of sources and in his reporting.
From Ross’ usually-reliable LA source:
Saw a clip from the tape. Reason we can’t release it is because statements Obama said to rile audience up during toast. He congratulates Khalidi for his work saying “Israel has no God-given right to occupy Palestine” plus there’s been “genocide against the Palestinian people by Israelis.”
LA Times Free The Tape Protest - “Shame On You” [VIDEO]
YouTube | 10/30/08 | photonh2o
Posted on 10/30/2008 1:29:40 PM PDT by PajamaTruthMafia
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2120007/posts
EXCELLENT POSTS!! MUST READ FOR LATER TODAY!!
He knows that the First Amendment shields the LA Times from releasing the tape to anyone under any circumstances.
I'll tell you the secret if you promise not to tell!
It’s not ridiculous if you figure that he wanted enough of the story to told to buttress support for Obama on the left, but not enough of it told to hurt him with Jews. Just the right amount of “cool” street cred, knowing that seemingly the vast majority of Jewish voters in the country blatantly will flout their own interests (economically and those of their ties to Israel) in order to vote for a social lib.
Now of course if it were battle plans designed to catch Osama bin Laden, they would put them under headline banners on the front page.
Abunimah came out publicly criticizing Obama for what he perceived was Obama’s sudden abandonment of the Palistinian cause, a cause Obama had sided with for many years and was part of his power base in Chicago.
I guess Abunimah had not read the Alinsky playbook that says. Go to the middle to obtain power and then when you have it, expel the middle.
“Over the years since I first saw Obama speak I met him about half a dozen times, often at Palestinian and Arab-American community events in Chicago including a May 1998 community fundraiser at which Edward Said was the keynote speaker. In 2000, when Obama unsuccessfully ran for Congress I heard him speak at a campaign fundraiser hosted by a University of Chicago professor. On that occasion and others Obama was forthright in his criticism of US policy and his call for an even-handed approach to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
The last time I spoke to Obama was in the winter of 2004 at a gathering in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood. He was in the midst of a primary campaign to secure the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate seat he now occupies. But at that time polls showed him trailing.
As he came in from the cold and took off his coat, I went up to greet him. He responded warmly, and volunteered, “Hey, I’m sorry I haven’t said more about Palestine right now, but we are in a tough primary race. I’m hoping when things calm down I can be more up front.” He referred to my activism, including columns I was contributing to the The Chicago Tribune critical of Israeli and US policy, “Keep up the good work!”
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article6619.shtml
“But Obama missed the opportunity to visit Palestinian refugee camps, schools and even shopping malls to witness first-hand the devastation caused by the Israeli army and settlers, or to see how Palestinians cope under what many call “apartheid.” This year alone, almost 500 Palestinians, including over 70 children, have been killed by the Israeli army — exceeding the total for 2007 and dwarfing the two-dozen Israelis killed in conflict-related violence.
Obama said nothing about Israel’s relentless expansion of colonies on occupied land. Nor did he follow the courageous lead of former President Jimmy Carter and meet with the democratically elected Hamas leaders, even though Israel negotiated a ceasefire with them. That such steps are inconceivable shows how off-balance is the US debate on Palestine.
Many people I talk to are resigned to the conventional wisdom that aspiring national politicians cannot afford to be seen as sympathetic to the concerns of Palestinians, Arabs or Muslims. They still hope that, if elected, Obama would display an even-handedness absent in the campaign.”
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9708.shtml
No. Schlussel says Abunimah gave Wallsten the tape.
The poet is Gihad Ali. Here is an announcement of the dinner, and some of Gihad Ali’s work.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2118947/posts?page=40#40
This is beginning to remind me of the Al Dura tape cover up.
Im confused. The Times ‘obtains’ it from a ‘confidential’ source and then refuses to show it.
If the ‘confidential’ source made keeping the tape confidential as a condition for turning it over to the Times, what did the Times have to gain by spending the money to purchase it?
If they did not ‘purchase’ it from the source, what did the source gain in ‘giving’ it to the Times?
Oh well, maybe it’s just me, but something seems out of wack.
Less likely to be exposed, same left wing/terrorist fraud.
Great tag line.
Unfortunately, too bad that Obama supporters really don’t care about his connections to any of those people. Most are so clueless that they’re blinded by his ‘light’. And, I’ve talked to plenty of Dems who not only could care less about Israel, but think we’ve gone too far out on a limb and done wrong by Palestine. Those Dems would probably applaud whatever’s on this tape.
You're right. I must have been having a senior moment. I read her blog several times to get the details and skipped the relevant sentence repeatedly [8^(
How about a transcript? If the source didn’t say “no transcript,” then a transcript would be OK
bttt and ping.
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