Thread: Palestinians Deny Obama Returned Illegal Contributions

Palestinians Deny Obama Returned Illegal Contributions, Says Reporter

by Jim Kouri

I received the following story from Maria Sliwa, a New York City publicist and former NYPD officer, whom I’ve worked with in the past. (Yes, Maria is the sister of the well-known Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa, who is now a talk show host on WABC AM.)

In response to a World Net Daily story by Aaron Klein, Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign contends it returned $33,500 in illegal contributions from Palestinians in Hamas-controlled Gaza, but the donors told Aaron Klein of WND today they have not received any money.

The Wall Street Journal reported it spoke to Obama officials who said the donations from three Palestinian brothers were received between Sept. 20 and Dec. 6 last year, and virtually all of the money was returned by Dec. 6. The campaign said, however, the refunds were not reported to the Federal Election Commission due to a technical error.

The Obama camp insisted the remaining $2,500 was refunded Monday and all of the refunds will be reflected soon in an amended report. The campaign said new controls are in place to prevent any similar attempts in the future.

But WND asked two of the brothers - Monir and Hasam Edwan - to respond to the campaign’s claims.

“No, we did not receive any money back from the Obama campaign at any time,â€

Somehow the idea that Hamas and terrorist groups all want Obama to win the election raise some serious questions in my mind, WHO in the world put Obama in the running?? WHAT were the Democrats thinking?!?!

This should be reason enough NOT to vote for Obama!