In an often quoted post of September 17, [1] “The Hidden Sinisterisms of the O Campaign” we reported as follows:

[2] First the explosives. The media are nowhere in evidence in the matter, but the initial charges were laid out nevertheless in a NY Post article titled “Obama Tried to Stall GIs’ Iraq Withdrawal” (…)

Amir Tehari alleges that Obama on his recent fact-finding mission in Iraq a few months ago, against official policy … “(…) has tried in private to persuade Iraqi leaders to delay an agreement on a draw-down of the American military presence. According to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Obama made his demand for delay a key theme of his discussions with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad in July. (…)

- Caption: Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and Foreign Secr. Condoleezza Rice -

[3] Video material is available here. The [4] McCain camp has responded that “(…) If news reports are accurate, this is an egregious act of political interference by a presidential candidate [5] seeking political advantage overseas. Senator Obama needs to reveal what he said to Iraq’s Foreign Minister during their closed door meeting. (…)” >>>

During the same trip Obama also tried to persuade the US commanders, including Gen. David Petraeus, to suggest a “realistic withdrawal date.” They declined. (…)”. [6] Bob Owens in a PJs article [7] “Obama’s Questionable Diplomacy in Iraq” had a reaction to the allegations from the Multi-National Force Iraq Press Desk.

Fast forward to breaking news this morning by [8] The Right Perspective, mentioning the comments made by an Iraqi MP in newspaper Aswat al Iraq. The article [9] “Lawmakers call on Obama to pull out troops from Iraq” quotes legislature Mohammed al-Mehmedawi of al-Fadila bloc saying …

“Obama advised Iraqi politicians not to sign the pact.” “He did so because he believed that if the pact would not be signed, it would be a landmark for republicans’ policy failure in Iraq,” he noted.

The keen observer may have noticed nothing was spared in the Obama campaign to win the Presidency. A number of efforts crossed the line of generally accepted standards of proper conduct. The above was clearly one of them.

One cannot help wondering, will the unraveling continue?

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