On the 27th, Raila Odinga, Obama’s friend, lost the presidential election in Kenya.
Obama and Odinga share the same Luo heritage and history and has made it possible for them to share the same spotlight at this defining moment in Kenyan and American histories about hope and fear.
Raila Odinga has, in his own words, a “close personal friendship” with Obama.
When Obama went to Kenya in August of 2006, he was hosted by Raila and spoke in praise of him at several rallies in Nairobi. Obama’s bias for his fellow Luo was so blatant that a Kenya government spokesman denounced Obama during his visit as Raila’s “stooge.”
When Raila Odinga lost the presidential election to Mwai Kibaki, he claimed the vote was rigged, whereupon his tribal followers went on murderous rampages, such as in the town of Eldoret, where on New Years Day dozens of Christians were burned to death in a church set on fire. Throughout Kenya, hundreds of people have been politically murdered in the last few days.
Islam had picked Raila to win.
The Evangelical Alliance of Kenya has posted on its website a photograph copy of a Memorandum of Understanding, dated and signed on August 29, 2007, between Raila Odinga and Shiekh Abdullah Abdi, chairman of the National Muslim Leaders Forum of Kenya.
Here is a summary on the agreement which was signed:
* It pledges the support of Kenyan Moslems for Raila’s election. In return, as President of Kenya, Raila agrees to 14 actions, listed a) through n) on page two.
* Within 6 months re-write the Constitution of Kenya to recognize Shariah as the only true law sanctioned by the Holy Quran for Muslim declared regions.
* Within one year facilitate the establishment of a Shariah court in every Kenyan divisional headquarters. [Note: everywhere in Kenya, not just in "Muslim declared regions."]
* Popularize Islam, the only true religion… by ordering every primary school in Kenya in the regions to conduct daily Madrassa classes.
* Impose a total ban on open-air gospel crusades by worshippers of the cross…
* Outlaw gospel programs… on KBC, the National Broadcaster.
* Impose a total ban on the public consumption of alcoholic beverages…
* Impose an immediate ban on women’s public dressing styles that are considered immoral and offensive to the Muslim faith…
Obama’s involvement in Kenyan politics, whether tribal or religious, is bothersome.
Especially if it is both.”
May 30, 2008 at 6:59 am
Why do Americans keep referring to Raial Odinga, Kenya’s populist leader, as a communist? Where in Kenya is the communist party? Is the ODM party he led to victory in Kenya’s 2007 general election a communist party?
If you’re an American, as indeed I think you’re, then I’m surprised in the least becaue most Americans tend to be very ignorant! Some of them don’t even know that communism died, in fact wa never practised in Kenya. Alleging that Senator Obama supported Mr. Odinga (the so-called communist)is the height of ignorance and far feteched allegation.
That Sen. Obam has been defeating the preferred white candidate, Hillary Clinton, must be too bitter a pill for most Americans to chew. Senator, the whole world wishes you well; your articulation of the contemporary world issues is unparalleled and you’d stand the sound of gunfire which would make Senator John McCain crazy an perhaps run amock.
May 30, 2008 at 9:31 am
If Obama gets in the White House we shall see alot of our tax money poured into Kenya, Obama already has said that he wants to give all children in the World good schooling, hey the whole World, that would take alot of money. He will raise our taxes and has said he would raised the capital gains tax from 15% to 28% which would hurt the middle class American. Change is find but it can also be bad!
http://goodtimepolitics.com/2008/05/29/when-a-horrible-regime-backs-one-candidate-you-know-something-is-wrong-with-that-candidate/
May 30, 2008 at 9:43 pm
If you’re interested in the issue of Obama, Islam and whether he might be a Muslim apostate, you might want to check out “Muslim scholar responds to ‘Sharia smear’ against Obama” — http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2008/05/30/muslim-scholar-responds-to-sharia-smear-against-obama/ — on the Reuters FaithWorld blog.
May 31, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Obama is a very good presidential candidate for the US, and its very likely that he can bring the kind of change he promises in America. However, I fear that his association with Raila Odinga could be his Achilles heel. However, Obama has done well to keep off Kenya’s affairs in this regard. So far, he has kept mum.
May 31, 2008 at 6:42 pm
nairo,
1. Obama is not a good candidate for a country that built itself upon democracy. He is so far to the left that he is a socialist, possibly bordering on communistic agendas.
2. Obama’s “Achilles heel”, I fear, will not be made public until it is too late for some people to wise up. Our far left news media will make sure of that. We all lay our “hope” in getting the news out about that at the feet of Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, and Hugh Hewitt, just to name a few.
3. Obama is an opportunist, and will continue to get himself into trouble by wandering over to the wrong end of the spectrum and getting called on the carpet for it. For example, Jeremiah Wright, Otis Moss, Louis Farrakhan, William Ayres, and now, Father Michael Pfleger, just to name a few.
Thanks for your comment though. It is always nice to my thoughts are being looked at.
June 15, 2008 at 9:25 am
Woudotiende,
You might want to do some research regarding Raila Odinga. He has been traced back to Obama Sr.’s ethnic group and when when the Obama campaign was approached with the the question of wether or not Odinga is his cousin, they would not confirm or deny it. There have been contacts in Kenya that state that Obama is pictured on Odinga posters.
Obama has taken a special interest in these political affairs and frequently calls Odinga and the Knya Ambassador. Obama reportedly has tried to call President Kibaki of Kenya several times, but the President will not recieve his calls since he is supporting the other candidate in an effort to overthrow the government. All this effort during a time when he does not have the time to perform his Senate duties.
Obama is actively supporting Islamic extremism in Kenya. You may have whatever opinion you want about Obama and his honesty and faith, but the American people should know all the facts about the man that they are voting for.
http://tutamerica.blogspot.com
June 22, 2008 at 3:05 am
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