[lbo-talk] more lunacy

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Nov 5 14:23:27 PST 2008


[this is from the right-wing PR shop M. Silwa Public Relations]

Hamas: Obama Win 'Historic Victory for World'

Exclusive: Terror group drafting letter of congratulation to be sent directly to president-elect

JERUSALEM -- The Hamas terror group believes the election of Sen. Barack Obama is an "historic victory" for the world and an opportunity to change U.S. foreign policy toward engagement with America's foes, Ahmed Yousef, Hamas' chief political adviser in the Gaza Strip, said in an exclusive interview with WorldNetDaily's Jerusalem bureau chief Aaron Klein.

Yousef, speaking to Klein by cell phone from Gaza, said Hamas is drafting a letter of congratulations to be sent tomorrow directly to Obama. He disclosed the current draft of the letter praises the president-elect as "another John F. Kennedy, or great Roosevelt."

"We want to be one of the first to congratulate him," Yousef said.

"This is an historic day, a turning point. I think this is the very first time in history that one country's election concerned everyone everywhere all over world," said Yousef. "Everybody is looking forward to Obama's change, for a change in the U.S. policy, particularly in the Israeli-Palestinian equation, which is the mother of all conflicts."

Yousef told Klein he believes an Obama administration will be more willing to engage in dialogue with Hamas. He took the occasion to blast the policies of President Bush, commenting he hopes "that after January the Bush administration will not be heard from again."

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