AP Photo
Sarah Hussein Obama, grandmother of U.S. Democratic president Barack Obama, sits in the living room of her house in the village of Kogelo, near the shores of Lake Victoria, Kenya, Feb. 5, 2008.
Posted on 05/12/2011 8:54:18 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
Security has been increased around the home of President Barack Obama's step-grandmother in Kenya after an African al Qaeda branch issued a personal threat against her, police said today.
Kenyan police told ABC News they are patrolling round the clock after Al Shabaab, the Somalia-based branch of al Qaeda, threatened the life of Sarah Obama.
Though security had been added to the elder Obama's house the day after bin Laden was killed in fear of reprisals, the number of patrolling officers has ballooned since Al Shabaab's threat was issued. One police chief told ABC News he now had enough officers "to patrol the entire village."
But the 88-year-old seemed unconcered about the threat and told ABC News she didn't mind the extra security.
"My life has not been affected in any way," Sarah Obama said. "It has not restricted my movement. If the government has decided to bring more security personnel, we are OK with it."
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Your grandson has ticked off a lot of people. A whole lot.
Do you think Al Qaeda threatened the Bush girls or his family? If they did, do you think it was reported?
Screw Al Qaeda, I’m with grandma.
MORE OBAMGANDA???
How far does Secret Service protection extend for families of former presidents? Anyone happen to know?
She looks like a tough old bird. One steely look from granny and Al Qaeda will run and hide.
Why does it say step grandmother?
Maybe Aunt Zetuni should head over to provide backup.
Potential asylum case brewing. She will join the aunt in the peoples republic of Massachusettes soon.
Looks like we need to round up some more Qaeda heads. The sharks are still hungry.
For such a religion of peace, they sure seem to be overly security paranoid! How the heck do the utility companies even get to read the meters, deliver mail, or check you're not stealing cable TV?
Exactly...a manufactured crisis.
Good question.
Dolts at ABC News have a case of HUA.
“That was the longest night of my life” -Morgan Freeman
Ok. That would make sense.
Wasn’t Ubama’s dad already married when he came to study in the US?
That dude looks like a lady.
,,,make that oBamaGanda!,,,
Al Qaeda running true to form - attack the old ladies and the children, preferably from a distance while hiding behind a thick wall in the dead of night.
What heroes!
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