http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/kenya.asp
/me wanders off On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 7:35 AM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > sigh. Didnt I post a snopes on this the first time you posted it? > > On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 7:31 AM, Jerry Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has said he is a cousin of US >> presidential hopeful Barack >> Obama.<http://Kenyan+opposition+leader+Raila+Odinga+has+said+he+is+a+cousin+of+US+presidential+hopeful+Barack+Obama.> >> >> >> Obama visited Kenya in 2006 and campaigned for Odinga while there. He also >> donated money to his campaign and lent advisors to Odinga. Odinga had once >> been imprisoned for insurgency. When Odinga lost the election, violent >> protest were launched that killed aproximately 1500 Kenyans. Odinga is >> muslim and most of the rioters where muslim. Most of the 1500 killed were >> Christians. Churches were burned as well. Accusations of rape abounded as >> well. Obama encouraged a power sharing arrangement were Odinga which led to >> Odinga being named prime minister. There are claims by muslim groups that >> Odinga has promised to implement sharia law. Kenya is 33% muslim and over >> 60% Christian. >> >> Pretty interesting stuff. >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:280225 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
