Who is Raila Odinga?
Raila Odinga is the current Prime Minister of Kenya. He ran for president in 2007 as a member of the socialist Orange Democratic Movement as an “Agent of Change.”
He promised people he would “distribute the country’s wealth more evenly.” Sound familiar?
He made a pact with radical Islamists, saying he would “re-write the Constitution of Kenya to recognize Shariah as the only true law sanctioned by the Holy Quran for Muslim declared regions, dismiss the Commissioner of Police who has allowed himself to be used by heathens and Zionists to oppress the Kenyan Muslim community” and “within one year facilitate the establishment of a Shariah court in every Kenyan divisional headquarters.”
When he lost the election in 2007, he claimed voter fraud and incited riots and machete wielding violence. When the violence ended, over 1,500 people were dead and 800 Christian churches were destroyed. In one instance, Odinga supporters burned 80 children alive in a church. Those who tried to escape the fire were hacked with machetes or beaten with canes.
When his political opponent, President Mwai Kibaki, called for a meeting to stop the violence, Odinga refused, “saying he would meet Kibaki only ‘if he announces that he was not elected.’” To Odinga, his power was more important than stopping the wholesale slaughter of children by his supporters.
He was given the position of Prime Minister via a power sharing deal brokered by Kofi Annan. And he is a committed Marxist. He was educated in East Germany and named his firstborn son after the communist monster Fidel Castro.
What does this have to do with America? While in Africa, Barack Obama appeared with Raila Odinga and campaigned for him, on the taxpayer dime:
Mr. Odinga and Mr. Obama were nearly inseparable throughout Mr. Obama’s six-day stay. The two traveled together throughout Kenya and Mr. Obama spoke on behalf of Mr. Odinga at numerous rallies. In contrast, Mr. Obama had only criticism for Kibaki. He lashed out against the Kenyan government shortly after meeting with the president on Aug. 25. “The [Kenyan] people have to suffer over corruption perpetrated by government officials,” Mr. Obama announced.
“Kenyans are now yearning for change,” he declared. The intent of Mr. Obama’s remarks and actions was transparent to Kenyans – he was firmly behind Mr. Odinga. (Source.)
He was so blatant about his support that a Kibaki government spokesperson referred to him as a “stooge” for Odinga.
Obama also had his foreign policy advisor Mark Lippert go to Kenya earlier in the year to set up the visit. Coincidentally, Obama’s visit coincided with a strategy meeting by Orange Democratic Movement leaders on how to defeat Kibaki in the upcoming elections.
Along with this, World Net Daily reports that author Jerome Corsi obtained documents while in Kenya that show Obama participated in the Odinga campaign and Obama raised close to a million dollars for him.
This video shows who Raila Odinga is, and shows how Barack Obama appeared with him and gave legitimacy to his candidacy. This is the kind of candidate Barack Obama can support. Honestly, can you still support Barack Obama?
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