Obama at Khalidi bash: Israelis commit "genocide", have "no God-given right to occupy Palestine"

Award-winning blogger Doug Ross reports that a reliable source has provided an eyewitness account of what he saw on the videotape of the Rashid Khalidi farewell bash that the LA Times is suppressing.

The paper used the tape as the basis for its watered-down story about the event and has been suppressing ever since, despite massive appeals -- including an official request by the McCain campaign -- to release indisputably newsworthy evidence that could inform voters about where Barack Hussein Obama really stands.

The eyewitness source, who Ross calls "a person who has provided useful, accurate and unique data from LA before" writes:

Saw a clip from the tape. Reason we can't release it is because statements Obama said to rile audience up during toast. He congratulates Khalidi for his work saying "Israel has no God-given right to occupy Palestine" plus there's been "genocide against the Palestinian people by Israelis."

It would be really controversial if it got out. That's why they will not even let a transcript get out.

The eyewitness' use of the word "we" suggests that he is a Times staffer.

In a separate development, a European financier, cited by the Atlas Shrugs blog, has offered a $150,000 reward for provision of the tape.

After four days of hemming and hawing, and trying out other excuses for the suppression, the LA Times' editor Russ Stanton came up with the following "reason": "The Los Angeles Times did not publish the videotape because it was provided to us by a confidential source who did so on the condition that we not release it."

Ross retorts: "How frickin' stupid do they think we are?" Someone gave the Times a videotape so it wouldn't be released? And they can't publish a transcript?"

Now we may know why not. At the very least, the leak of the quotes may compel the paper to release a transcript, or the Obama campaign to confirm or deny their veracity.

Tags: elections 2008, la times, no god-given right, obama, palestine, politics

24 Comments

Comment by Homer P. Wells Sr. on October 30, 2008 at 12:46am: This Alaska Paper has very agressive discussions in all topics political.

Comment by Homer P. Wells Sr. on October 30, 2008 at 12:52am: www.adn.com

Comment by JMKC on October 30, 2008 at 9:19pm: The Alaskan newspaper mentioned above, www.adn.com, who has ALWAYS endorsed Democrats, endorsed Obama over Palin and ran scandalous headlines on the Palin stories, but, if you actually read the article, there's no substance to the. If you post something that reveals the truth about Obama, and another member (leftist Obamamaniacs) report it to the admin, they'll make your posts disappear. That's censorship, that's not aggressive discussion.

Comment by JMKC on October 30, 2008 at 9:21pm: Here's the L.A. Times link I found. It has more substance to the watered down version.
Demand that the L.A. Times release the tape,,,it's very telling about Obama's support of terrorists.

Comment by JMKC on October 30, 2008 at 9:37pm: http://hillbuzz.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/debbie-schussel-identifies-source-of-obama-khalidi-tape-as-ali-abunimah/

Comment by Missy Caulk on October 30, 2008 at 10:11pm: Can someone explain to me, why the Jewish people are supporting Obama? I just can't wrap my head around this. Of course this is censorship, and it will be more controlled media if he gets in.

Comment by Israel Insider on October 30, 2008 at 10:19pm: "The Jewish People" is a myth. There are smart Jews and dumb Jews, proud Jews and ashamed Jews, just like every other race and religion. It so happens that US Jews vote democratic, about 3:1, which usually is less of an issue than it is this year, when the candidate is way way to the left of your usual democrat. Obama may not pull Jews as well as Gore or Kerry did, or Hillary would have, but old allegiances die hard and Jews are not always fast learners. They like many other Americans may need to learn things the hard way this time.

Comment by Missy Caulk on October 30, 2008 at 11:00pm: Thanks many may have to learn things the hard way. Not being Jewish, I was just curious. I guess they are as deceived about him as Christians are.
I guess I am just as guilty as lumping all Jewish folks into a box as many of them are of lumping all Christians in a box.
I continue to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Thanks

Comment by JMKC on October 31, 2008 at 1:14am: http://deathby1000papercuts.com/2008/10/michelle-obama-calls-african-news-organization-over-obama-birth-certificate-reporting/

On tape, Michelle Obama says her husband was "adopted" by his stepfather,,,,
if that were the case, then he would have to become a "naturalized" citizen (if he EVER did to become a U.S. citizen again) ,which disqualifies him from running for President.
The law states that you must be a "natural" born citizen,,,otherwise Arnold Schwarzenegger would have been eligible to run for Prez.
At the above link, there is proportedly a recording (which Fox News is seeking to purchase from the API) in which Michelle Obama verbally muscles an African newsmedia, calling them racists for carrying the U.S bloggers' stories about Obama's questionable citizenship,,and says she'll make room for them at the inauguration IF they write a good story about her hubby.

Comment by Matt on October 31, 2008 at 1:26am: "Not being Jewish, I was just curious. I guess they are as deceived about him as Christians are."

Missy? Not sure what you meant by "Christians are." Any Christian I know isn't a supporter of O'bama. Quite the opposite. And quite the opposite for being decieved. Maybe you are decieved to think O'bama is a Christian too?