"Barack Hussein Obama! Barack Hussein Obama! Barack Hussein Obama!"
-Reverend Jeremiah A. Wright

The words above were uttered by Reverend Wright to ridicule those who he believed were racist in bringing up H.'s middle name, Hussein. Most on the left believe that any utterance of H.s middle name is a racist ploy by those who wish to discredit him. That fact his name is Barack Hussein Obama is not important, and if you think it is, you must be a racist.

H. was given the full name of Barack Hussein Obama by his father, a man he barely remembers knowing, and only saw once beyond the age of 2. H. was raised by his mother, an American woman who was born in Kansas, and he lived most of his life in Jakarta, and then Hawaii. Although he had at one point in his life attended a school that was at least in part a Muslim School, the question of him actually being a Muslim is widely discredited. I can believe that he is not a Muslim, as in all reality, Barack Hussein Obama is not a Muslim name. It is an Arab name. And H. is not an African-American. He is an Arab-American.

"Mr. Obama is 50% Caucasian from his mother's side. He is 43.75% Arabic, and 6.25% African Negro from his father's side. - Kenneth Lamb

Now, there is nothing wrong with being Arab; to say so would truly make you a racist. But, there are a large number of Arabs and Arabian states that fall into the category of being enemies of the United States. An even larger number could call themselves the enemies of Israel. Of course, ascribing an association between these enemies and H. purely because of any Arabian descent would, once again, be racist or bigoted. But when you have a disturbing pattern of words and associations, that's another story...

Charles Johnson at Little Green Footballs has reported the following:

Here's a quick run-down of some of Barack Obama's questionable and disturbing associations:

• Rabidly anti-Israel Columbia University professor Rashid Khalidi. The Obamas were regular dinner guests at Khalidi's Hyde Park home for years.

• Terrorist sympathizer Ali Abunimah, who runs the viciously anti-Israel web site Electronic Intifada.

• Unrepentant Weather Underground terrorists William Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn.

• Reverend Jeremiah Wright. What more needs to be said?

• Anti-Israel foreign policy adviser Samantha Power -- fired after calling Hillary Clinton a "monster."

• Anti-Israel foreign policy adviser Robert Malley -- fired when it was revealed he has been holding talks with Hamas.

• Hatem El-Hady, former official of the Hamas-linked charity Kindhearts, closed by the Justice Department. El-Hady's web page suddenly vanished from the Obama campaign site with no explanation, after being exposed by LGF and others.

• Tony Rezko -- a Chicago fixer currently in a whole lot of legal trouble.

There are names above that we have seen in the news quite a bit lately, but there are a few that have not been widely publicized and show Obama has some associations that might presume one to think he might be a bit anti-Israel. Having dinner on numerous occasions with someone like Rashid Khalidi for example.

Khalidi has been accused of having ties to the Palestinian Liberation Organization, based on his work for Wafa in the late 1980s. Khalidi has been accused of being "a director of the Palestinian press agency," publishing an "adulatory book" on the PLO in which he personally thanked Yasser Arafat, and acting as an adviser to the Palestinian delegation during peace negotiations. Khalidi denied the allegation that he served as a PLO spokesman. -- Wikipedia

Another name on the list that rings a few bells is Ali Abunimah. In a lengthy piece on his website (ironically titled "How Obama learned to love Israel"), Abunimah describes how H. has slowly been inflluenced to turn away from Israel and turn towards Palestinians.

As (H.) came in from the cold and took off his coat, I went up to greet him. He responded warmly, and volunteered, "Hey, I'm sorry I haven't said more about Palestine right now, but we are in a tough primary race. I'm hoping when things calm down I can be more up front." He referred to my activism, including columns I was contributing to the The Chicago Tribune critical of Israeli and US policy, "Keep up the good work!"

Only if enough people know what Obama and his competitors stand for, and organize to compel them to pay attention to their concerns can there be any hope of altering the disastrous course of US policy in the Middle East. It is at best a very long-term project that cannot substitute for support for the growing campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions needed to hold Israel accountable for its escalating violence and solidifying apartheid.

If only we knew, indeed.

One more name on the list is Hatem El-Hady, called by FrontPage Magazine, a "Terrorist fundraiser for Obama."

Two years ago, Hatem El-Hady was the chairman of the Toledo, Ohio-based Islamic charity, Kindhearts, which was closed by the US government in February 2006 for terrorist fundraising and all its assets frozen. Today, El-Hady has redirected his fundraising efforts for his newest cause - Barack Obama for President.

El-Hady has his own dedicated page on Barack Obama's official website, chronicling his fundraising on behalf of the Democratic Party presidential candidate (his Obama profile established on February 19, 2008 - two years to the day after Kindhearts was raided by the feds). Not only that, but he has none other than Barack Obama's wife, Michelle Obama, listed as one of his friends.

It is interesting to note that the profile on H.'s website has since been removed. In any case, it is evident that H. has been associating with some unsavory characters. These associations may lead one to believe that H. is somewhat sympathetic to Palestinians at the cost of Israel. He has certainly has his ear bent by some anti-Israel voices, and by one account above, it seems his opinions have been swayed in their direction. But what of H.'s own experiences? Is he not also exposed to those who have a view-point opposing the above anti-Israel sentiments? Is cherry-picking three associations out of many really a fair assessment? One can look to H.'s own words and actions to help clarify this.

(Obama) criticized Holocaust deniers. That is certainly not such a radical position (unless you live in Iran) yet then advocated more talks with Iranian President Ahmadinejad-who not only denies the Holocaust but also promises a new one to come. He noted how Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon led to the rise of an enemy on its northern border. But then he seemed to be encouraging Israel to make even more such gestures. For instance, he praised past Israeli leaders for gestures of peace they have made towards the Palestinians-but refused to recognize that these previous moves have just led to more violence and death for the Israelis.

"Israel government must make difficult concessions for the peace process to restart". --Barack Obama

from American Thinker

One seemingly consistent theme running throughout Barack Obama's career is his comfort with aligning himself with people who are anti-Israel advocates. Now that Obama has become a leading Presidential candidate, he has assembled a body of foreign policy advisers who signal that a President Obama would likely have an approach towards Israel radically at odds with those of previous Presidents (both Republican and Democrat). A group of experts collected by the Israeli liberal newspaper Haaretz deemed him to be the candidate likely to be least supportive of Israel. He is the candidate most favored by the Arab-American community.

from American Thinker

H. has consistently denied the claims that he is anti-Israel, but the evidence seems to be accumulating that American policy towards Israel will change if he is elected president. Of course, the left-wing Democrats will have no problem with this, as they have grown into an anti-Israel force themselves. Astoundingly, the propaganda of the Palestinians, Hamas and Hezbollah has found a home in the liberal mind. It is common to hear Israel blamed for all the problems in the Middle east. One can find such propaganda on the liberals own websites such as the Daily Kos, which posted this awful hate piece: Eulogy before the Inevitability of Self-Destruction: The Decline and Death of Israel. Here's are some excerpts:

"It is a matter of Israeli policy to engage in militaristic war cry of ultra-nationalistic morale, deception, cruelty, thievery, subversion, assassination, sabotage and warfare by belligerence to achieve its objectives for supreme rule."

"Israel is not grateful for the 'tiny' parcel of land it calls a home after the enunciation of the Declaration of Independence that beget the birth of Israeli state. It calls for the mandate of "Greater Israel" in fundamental reorganization of the Middle East and Central Asia states with Israel as the "holy" supreme power in geopolitical and military-economic hegemony."

"Drunken by its belief of entitlement and arrogance - Israel now believes it has the power to exercise control of the region by subversive means even if the result will be counterproductive that may end in disastrous blowback not only for Israel but also precipitate the accelerated fall of the United States in economic and moral collapse in mismanagement of the host nation's priorities."

Could it be that the liberal left-wing has no problem with H.'s anti-Israel stance?

So, in the end, what does this have to do with H. being of Arabian descent? One cannot seriously draw the conclusion that because he is Arabian he favors pro-Arabian policies, without being called a racist or a bigot. But he is showing signs of anti-Israel viewpoints in his words, actions and associations, and he seems to certainly be sympathetic with some Arabian causes. I think it is probably more attributable to his association with the the extreme left-wing of his party, a topsy-turvy bizarro world where people like William Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn are not bomb-wielding terrorists but are instead distinguished professors, and Israel is consistently seen as an aggressor in the Middle East and Palestinians as hapless victims who have done nothing to bring this upon themselves. Just take a look at Jimmy Carter for example, a standard bearer of the liberal left, a Palestinian apologist, and a former president who has been identified as the most like H. in Middle Eastern viewpoints.

And as the liberals sweep H. into the candidacy of the Democratic Party's Presidential nomination, it looks like they would be willing to throw Israel under the bus.