Obamas Pro Hamas Church & Adviser

Submitted by Nancy Riley (United States), Jun 13, 2008 at 00:47

{JERUSALEM - Sen. Barack Obama's Chicago church reprinted a manifesto by Hamas
that defended terrorism as legitimate resistance, refused to recognize the right
of Israel to exist and compared the terror group's official charter - which
calls for the murder of Jews - to America's Declaration of Independence.

The Hamas piece was published on the "Pastor's Page" of the Trinity United
Church of Christ newsletter reserved for Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., whose
anti-American, anti-Israel remarks landed Obama in hot water, prompting the
presidential candidate to deliver a major race speech earlier this week.

The revelation follows a recent WND article quoting Israeli security officials
who expressed "concern" about Robert Malley, an adviser to Obama who has
advocated negotiations with Hamas and providing international assistance to the
terrorist group.

In his July 22, 2007, church bulletin, Wright reprinted an article by Mousa
Abu Marzook, identified in the newsletter as a "deputy of the political bureau
of Hamas." A photo image of the newsletter was captured and posted today by the
business blog BizzyBlog. The Hamas piece was first published by the Los Angeles
Times, garnering the newspaper much criticism.

According to senior Israeli security officials, Marzook, who resides in Syria
alongside Hamas chieftain Khaled Meshaal, is considered the "brains" behind
Hamas, designing much of the terror group's policies and ideology. Israel
possesses what it says is a large volume of specific evidence that Marzook has
been directly involved in calling for or planning scores of Hamas terrorist
offensives, including deadly suicide bombings. He was also accused of attempting
to set up a Hamas network in the U.S.

I'm wondering just what we are getting ourselves into if we elect Obama. The
first 100 days might just be our last 100 days.

Obama let Malley go a few weeks ago, to satisfy some pro Israel officials.

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