> Yah, and it seems that Obama's advisers are also denying it...
>
> http://www.thestar.com/World/Columnist/article/535239
> and
> http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081112.HAMAS12/TPStory/TPInternational/America/
>
>
> but Yousef still says it happened and that they are ongoing: "Speaking
> from Gaza today, Ayman abu Leilah, a spokesman for Mr. Yousef,
> confirmed these statements as true, adding that the most recent
> meeting took place in early October, "one month before the election."
> He said Mr. Yousef had first met the Obama people some years ago when
> he was studying in the United States. Mr. Yousef said that the
> connection to the Obama people is "ongoing.""
>
> So, who knows...
I'm sure the contacts did happen. It's just a question of who thinks it's a good idea to talk about them and why.
SA