Obama mediating in Kenya,

[Hutzpa]

Just saw this on CNN International



soo even with all the doubt about who he is and all the pressure thats comes with campaigning, I heard Barack Obama is fighting for reconciliation in Kenya, trying to get the two parties together.

You mean with all this PRESSURE, he still called Kenya to mediate, wow!!!

If thats not the mark of a Leader, I don't know what is.

[Blarch]

1. saw that.

he is making some calls.

ELDORET, Kenya (AP) — Barack Obama phoned Kenya's opposition leader to express concerns about the ethnically charged election standoff that has killed some 500 people, the opposition chief's spokesman said Tuesday, intensifying the diplomatic pressure from the United States.

Attempts toward a resolution gained momentum Tuesday, with the chairman of the African Union due to arrive and the U.S. Democratic presidential candidate, whose father was Kenyan, calling Raila Odinga, said the opposition leader's spokesman, Salim Lone.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iQUIrJzN6krWc0yJ6DP3ySeXQekQD8U1NNDO2

A good move.

[BlackVelvet04]

2. I tired to find something about this last night

after my dad said he heard the bush administration had asked Obama to mediate. I couldn't find anything about it.

[undeterred]

3. Is he with Feingold?

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 7, 2008
1:45 PM

Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold On the Ongoing Violence in Kenya

WASHINGTON - January 7 - “Although President Kibaki’s call for a government of national unity is welcome, such an initiative cannot be effective unless there is a true sharing of power. Ultimately, the current crisis in Kenya must be resolved through an independent and transparent review of the entire electoral process and its outcomes. The Bush administration should indicate that the consequences for failing to conduct such a review include cutting all non-essential U.S. assistance to Kenya. At the same time, the United States, in cooperation with the African Union and others in the region, must continue to urge both sides to take immediate steps to stop the violence that has already claimed hundreds of lives and displaced hundreds of thousands more.”


Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) is Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs.