Help needed with Khalidi's connection to McCain,

[brettdale]

On another board I got to, they are saying there is little or no connection with McCain to Khalidi.

Does anyone have a link that i could go to prove this wrong?

[Ian David]

1. McCain gave him over half a million dollars of OUR TAXES. n/t

[brettdale]

3. Thanks

Thanks

[BeatleBoot]

2. From ABC News

From ABC News...

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/10/the-khalidi-gam.html

In 1993, McCain became chairman of the International Republican Institute. He still chairs that respected organization.

That same year, Khalidi helped found the Center for Palestine Research and Studies, self-described as “an independent academic research and policy analysis institution” created to meet “the need for active Palestinian scholarship on issues related to Palestine.” (Its archived Web site is HERE.)

Khalidi was on the board of trustees through 1999.

According to tax returns, the McCain-chaired IRI funded the organization Khalidi founded and served on to the tune of $448,873 in 1998 (click HERE to see the tax return)* as first reported by Seth Couter Walls at HuffPo.

The IRI continued to give money to the CPRS after Khalidi left the group as well.

Asked to respond to this seeming contradiction.....

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[Ian David]

4. Randi Rhodes was talking about it during the first hour of her show today. n/t

[KewlKat]

5. Huff post has a piece about it

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/28/mccain-funded-work-of-pal_n_138606.html

[jonnyblitz]

6. and btw, just so you know, Rashid Khalidi is a GOOD guy, don't

believe the right wing framing of this issue that implies otherwise.