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U.S. Officials Outraged at U.N. Over Hamas Letter to Obama
U.S. officials are furious with the United Nations for its role in Hamas' attempt to enlist U.S. Sen John Kerry to transfer a letter from the Palestinian militant group to President Obama during Kerry's trip to the Middle East, an official source told FOX News.Is this the letter Hamas has denied giving Kerry? I guess technically, they didn't. They gave it to the UN who gave it to Kerry. Another Idiot useful to the UN. Wonder if he had his Lucky Hat with him. The incident also has raised security concerns over how much Hamas knew about Kerry's travel plans. Probably quite a lot. Kerry turned the letter over to the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem on Friday, saying he was unaware that it was from Hamas until hearing about the letter in media reports, including on the BBC. He told FOX News on Saturday that he will not be visiting Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal during his trip to Syria on Saturday. He is scheduled to meet with Syrian President Bashar Assad. "Somebody handed me this envelope. I didn't look at it, I thought it was the menu for the Falafal Shop on the corner." U.S. officials in Jerusalem are outraged at the United Nations Relief and Works agency for apparently handing the letter off to Kerry. DING-DONG. Mailman. Letter for John Kerry. The official source who spoke to FOX News argued that if the U.N. had a letter from Hamas, it should have given U.S. officials a heads-up before the news was leaked to media organizations. OOPS! The Hamas official who wrote the letter confirmed to FOX News that he wrote Obama personally, asking him not to be biased toward Israel in its conflict with the Palestinians and to act fairly. He also said Hamas is ready to talk directly to a new American administration. Must be a different Official from the one who issued the denial of the letter. With so many Officials I guess it's hard to keep track of what they are all doing. This Hamas official insists he had the backing of the group to write the letter, but it appears the official acted alone. Did not! Did too! Go play in a minefield! Kerry turned the letter over to the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem on Friday and his spokesman told FOX News that the Democratic senator was not aware that the letter was from Hamas when he accepted it from an official with the U.N. relief agency. Kerry seems to be unaware of quite a lot. Kerry told FOX News that he never read the letter because it was A potential concern was whether such a letter would violate the United States' policy toward Hamas. Obama has said his administration will not engage in diplomatic talks with Hamas unless the group renounces terrorism and affirms Israel's right to exist. The Pope of Hope has spoken! In addition, a U.S. official said there were security issues with the letter. The official who spoke to FOX News said there is concern that Hamas had advance notice that Kerry was visiting, which may raise issues of trust with the U.N. on future diplomatic trips. I don't trust the UN on anything. Posted by: Deacon Blues 2009-02-22 |
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