About Obama and Malley: According to Ben Smith at Politico.com the Obama campaign doesn't entirely disavow Malley, nor is it clear whether Malley is part of the Middle East advisory team or not. Some reporters should look further into this.Backpost finished 2009-12-23.
It's likely that the Obama campaign picked up whatever leftovers from the Clinton administration it could and Malley came along for the ride based on reputation.
Until I hear something from Obama that sounds like it comes from Malley, I think it's OK to give BHO a pass on it. As rhubarbs says, Obama hasn't hugged any terrorist spouses (unlike Hillary). I'm surprised more people don't remember that.
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Obama and Israel
Naturally there's those who declare that Obama is an enemy of Israel. I don't buy it. But there's a hubbub that's been causing trouble. As per Ben Smith at Politico.com the focus is on a guy, Robert Malley, who hates Israel and is listed as a foreign policy advisor. Here's the text of a post I made on the Spine (where Peretz also defends Obama of the charges):
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