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Obama accepts $29k in illegal campaign contributions from Palestinians

Posted 05 Aug 2008 in 2008 election, Barack Obama, corruption

It looks like BarryO’s recent world tour was quite the successful fundraiser (if you want to count unlawful foreign donors).

obama_applaudsAtlas Shrugged broke this story and has details of Obama’s latest change / hope / judgment / campaign finance reform / illegal campaign contributions from two Palestinian refugees in the Gaza strip, totaling over ten times the legal limit for what U.S. citizens are allowed to give.

There is a large contributor in the ‘G’s’. Largest. Name is Monir Edwan. City is Rafah and the State is GA. You’d think GA is for Georgia. IT’S NOT! There is no Rafah, Georgia. It’s Rafah GAZA. Although election donor data indicate Georgia, USA.

Debbie Schlussel has details on a third contributor with possible Hamas ties.

And Then there were THREE. Looks like Pam missed one of the Edwans – Osama Edwan – also a Palestinian from “Rafah,GA” who illegally donated to Obama; lists himself as a “trader”.

As we all know, it is illegal for any U.S. candidate for federal office (and most state and local offices) to accept campaign contributions from foreign nationals. It is also illegal for any U.S. candidate for President to accept more than $2,300 per election cycle.

So, why has Barack Hussein Obama accepted over $24,000 from Monir and Hosam Edwan in Rafah, Gaza? And why is he lying about it by noting on his official filings with the Federal Election Commission that Rafah is in Georgia? Rafah is the HAMAS-controlled city on the border of Egypt and is the site of the Rafah gate.

Wall Street Journal‘s Marketwatch lists the total contributions as $29,521.54. I’m curious why Palestinians would want to funnel nearly $30,000 to Obama’s campaign. They obviously have some kind of vested interest. What is it they think BHO will do that McCain won’t? Is this an investment in Obama’s plan for America’s retreat/defeat in the Middle East? And how is it that the poor, starving Palestinians (who are being victimized by those mean ol’ Israelis) happened to have an extra 30k to send to an American presidential candidate? Oh well, it’s just more “change we can believe in.” *slurp* Mmmm, that’s some goooood Kool-aid!

World Net Daily followed the money and tracked down the brothers.

A WND investigation tracked down the Edwans, who are brothers living in the Tal Esaltan neighborhood of Rafah, a large refugee camp in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.

The Edwans are a large clan that include top Hamas supporters.

Speaking to WND, the two brothers praised Obama and admitted giving the money online to his campaign. They said they are not U.S. citizens or green card holders but are citizens of “Palestine.”

ob-hamasThe Edwans denied they are affiliated with Hamas. Palestinian sources in Gaza confirmed the Edwans in question are secular, but could not say whether they supported Hamas.

Monir and Hasam Edwan denied their financial transactions online – listed as donations in U.S. government election filings – were actual donations to Obama’s campaign. Instead they claimed they purchased about $30,000 in Obama T-shirts from the presidential candidate’s online store – a contention that did not hold up during a WND interview, when they changed their story several times.
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But Edwan could not explain how he managed to get shipments of T-shirts into the Gaza Strip during the months he claimed to have purchased the merchandise, since Israel imposed a tight closure of the Gaza Strip starting in June 2007 that lasted until June 2008, when the Israeli government agreed to a cease-fire with Hamas in Gaza.

“We don’t want to cause any damage to Obama’s campaign,” was Edwan’s reply.

Stop the ACLU asks the next logical questions and states the obvious:

Has Obama returned the money? If he hasn’t yet, then why did he feel like he didn’t need to? And is he going to? Obama may be in a lot of hot water with this, and he should be. This kind of violation should be taken seriously and a full investigation needs to take place. If everything is as it seems (and the evidence certainly looks solid), and Obama so blatantly violated election laws, then Obama certainly shouldn’t be President. Period.

The story is slowly gaining traction; Reuters has picked it up and ABC is reportedly vetting the story as well. Others following the corruption: Ace of Spades HQ, CrossAction News, Gateway Pundit, Quipster, Say Anything, Weasel Zippers

Posted by FullMetalPatriot
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