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  • From: bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
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  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Upcoming - under Dem/Obama reign - wsj
  • Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:14:40 -0700 (PDT)

Moon, I guess you already know the story, but I am pasting it here for those
who do not. If what you meant, was they didn't have the tape, this is an
answer.

If you meant,instead, was that the person was not a terrorist but, instead a
supporter or apologist for terroists (in the eyes of Jewsih _american
groups), but he "did" in fact party with Obama, and the L.A. times does have
the tape ,and will not let the pucblic see the tape, then I stand corrected
....... ;-) .....bobf


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October 28, 2008


McCain camp demands L.A. Times release video

John McCain's campaign is demanding that the Los Angeles Times release a
video of a party for a prominent Palestinian activist that Barack Obama
attended in 2003.

The Times described the going-away party for former University of Chicago
professor, and Obama friend, Rashid Khalidi, in a story in April. The story
reported that Palestinians thought they might have a friend in Obama because
of his friendships in that community, despite the fact that his positions
have never been particularly pro-Palestinian.

"A major news organization is intentionally suppressing information that
could provide a clearer link between Barack Obama and Rashid Khalidi," said
McCain spokesman Michael Goldfarb, citing Obama's friendship with Khalidi,
who is now a professor at Columbia University.

He said the video could, among other things, show how Obama responded to a
poem recited at the party accusing Israel of "terrorism" and warning of
consequences for U.S. support for Israel, which Goldfarb described as "hate
speech."

"The election is one week away, and it's unfortunate that the press so
obviously favors Barack Obama that this campaign must publicly request that
the Los Angeles Times do its job — make information public," he said.

The campaign hadn't previously demanded the video, though conservative
bloggers have, and neither other reporters nor McCain's researchers have been
able to dig up a copy.

Khalidi is a controversial figure, reviled by pro-Israel activists, though
not a marginal one. A former professor at the University of Chicago, he's now
Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia, and respected by many in
academia. He's been criticized most for saying that Palestinians have a right
to resist Israeli occupation and has been described as a former P.L.O.
spokesman, a label he has denied.

The paper hasn't explained its unwillingness to release the video, and Peter
Wallsten, who found the tape and wrote about it, declined to discuss it with
me last night. He forwarded an e-mail that the paper has sent readers who
have complained as conservative blogs raise the issue.

"Over six months ago the Los Angeles Times published a detailed account of
the events shown on the videotape. The Times is not suppressing anything.
Just the opposite — the L.A. Times brought the matter to light," wrote the
readers' representative, Jamie Gold.

L.A. Times spokeswoman Nancy Sullivan wouldn't discuss the decision not to
release the tape in detail.

"When we reported on the tape six months ago, that was our full report," she
said, and asked, "Does Politico release unpublished information?"

The answer to that question is yes — Politico and most news outlets
constantly make available videos and documents, after describing them in
part, which is why the Times' decision not to release the video is puzzling.
My instinct, and many reporters', is to share as much source material as
possible.

Critics have suggested that the Times is witholding the video for political
reasons, but there are other possibilities: competitive reasons, or simply
out of tradition. In the mechanics of reporting, there's another possibility
as well. The video may have been given to the paper on the condition it not
be released, or releasing it could compromise its source.

But the Times hasn't explained the move, and the McCain campaign is turning
up the heat on a story that, whether or not the tape is released, is a
reminder that some of Obama's Hyde Park friends stand well to the left of his
stated positions.




--- On Tue, 10/28/08, paxamicus AT earthlink.net <paxamicus AT earthlink.net> wrote:

> From: paxamicus AT earthlink.net <paxamicus AT earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Upcoming - under Dem/Obama reign - wsj
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 4:05 PM
> Welp, I'll guess we'll see what we see when we see
> it. : )
>
> I wonder if the Obamas "adopted" him like the
> Bushies did "Bandar Bush"?
>
>
> On Oct 28, 2008, at 5:59 PM, bob ford wrote:
>
> > Moon, our opinions can differ, I enjoy that --
> 'would be boring
> > otherwise. But, the facts are the facts. The L.A.
> Times does, in
> > fact , have the tape. They have admitted having the
> tape. Watch
> > for the publicationa 'after' next Tuesday
> ....bobf
> >
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