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| Indonesia disputes report U.S. candidate Obama attended radical Islamic school |
| 2007-01-25 |
| U.S. presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama fought back against an allegation that he was educated at a radical Islamic school as a child in Indonesia, determined to avoid being tripped up by unsubstantiated charges like those that undermined Sen. John Kerry in 2004. Interviews by The Associated Press Obama, who was born in Hawaii, moved to Indonesia at age 6 to live with his mother and stepfather, attending schools in the country until age 10, when he returned to Hawaii to live with his maternal grandparents. "The allegations are completely baseless," said Akmad Solichin, the vice principal at SDN Menteng 1, who added, "Yes, most of our students are Muslim, but there are Christians as well. Everyone's welcome here ... it's a public school." A spokesman for Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs said Wednesday claims that Obama studied at an Islamic school are groundless. "SDN Menteng 1 is a public primary school that is open to people of all faiths," said the spokesman, Sutopo, who goes by only one name. "Moreover, he studied earlier at Fransiskus Assisi, which is clearly a Catholic school." |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #4 A group with conservative ties, the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, charged that Kerry did not deserve the medals he won in the Vietnam War - despite his combat record of bravery and valor. Kerry announced Wednesday that he will not run again in 2008. Um, what combat records? Kerry has consistently refused to open his service records for examination. In addition, the combat records or recollections of those he served with place the statement "despite his combat record of bravery and valor" in serious dispute and, in some cases, official records would tend to indicate that he may have committed at least one serious war crime (murder). Typical AP suckup to another no-talent, no-record, know-nothing, political pretty boy darling of the mainstream media. |
| Posted by: FOTSGreg 2007-01-25 12:11 |
| #3 Unverifiable Smears at 20 paces? Sounds so, so, Democratic? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-01-25 11:53 |
| #2 Keep digging, you incompetent bastards! KEEP DIGGING!! |
| Posted by: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton 2007-01-25 11:41 |
| #1 I "managaged" to mangle proper spelling in one of the highlighted comments above. *blush* |
| Posted by: ryuge 2007-01-25 11:38 |