Obama Adviser Leaves Campaign After Speaking With Hamas
A Middle East policy adviser for Barack Obama has left the campaign after acknowledging having held talks with Hamas, FOX News confirms.
The Times newspaper in London first reported Friday that the campaign was severing ties with the adviser, Robert Malley.
Malley said he had been in contact with the Palestinian group, but only through his work for a “conflict resolution think tank,” and not on behalf of the Obama campaign, the newspaper reported.
Obama spokesman Bill Burton told FOX News Malley was “an ancillary adviser who never met with Obama, literally one of hundreds of informal advisers who from time to time offered advice on Middle East policy.”
Another Obama spokesman told The Times Malley “has no formal role in the campaign and he will not play any role in the future.”
Hamas, which is labeled a terrorist organization by the State Department, is a touchy issue for the Obama campaign.
Hamas adviser Ahmed Yousef said in a recent interview, “We like Mr. Obama, we hope that he will win the election,” and presumptive Republican nominee John McCain has poked fun at Obama for the apparent endorsement.
McCain has said he would be Hamas’ “worst nightmare”; he told “The Daily Show’s” Jon Stewart Wednesday that he could “guarantee” Hamas would not endorse him for president.
Obama accused McCain of “losing his bearings” and engaging in a smear campaign for the remarks.
Click here to read the article about the Obama aide in The Times.
FOX News’ Major Garrett contributed to this report.
Fox’s discovery of this new information on Obama’s ties to the Hamas organization is unbelievable. The timing is critical to this election. You owe it to the voting public to continue your investigation and above all to give complete 24/7 coverage by your network on this important issue. Fox is the ONLY network giving unbiased coverage. Keep telling it the way it is!
Too bad Obama has such thin skin, that he reads an offence into any and all statements. If he doesn’t want support from Hamas then he should openly denounce it.
And by the way, Obama, The US has only 50 states, not the 57 that you quoted.
What do you know about Barrack stating that he was going to campaign in 57 states?