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Instapundit — THIS OBAMA DENIAL DOESN'T SOUND LIKE MUCH OF A DENIAL TO ME: In the New York Post, conservative Iranian-born columnist Amir Taheri quoted Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari as saying the Democrat made the demand when he visited Baghdad in July, while publicly demanding an early withdrawal. "He asked why we were not prepared to delay an agreement until after the US elections and the formation of a new administration in Washington," Zebari said in an interview, according to Taheri. . . . But Obama's national security spokeswoman Wendy ...

Did Obama just confirm Taheri?
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... of attempting to derail a status-of-forces agreement between the US and Iraq by telling the Iraqis to wait until after the American elections and stop negotiating with the Bush administration.  Obama responded by essentially confirming Taheri’s account: In the New York Post, conservative Iranian-born columnist Amir Taheri quoted Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari as saying the Democrat made the demand when he visited Baghdad in July, while publicly demanding an early withdrawal.“He asked why we were not prepared to delay an agreement until after the US elections and the ...

Obama to McCain: Hey, we violated the Logan Act *completely differently* than the way you said!
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... Truth be told, with the he-said-he-said nature of this one, I didn't think that we had enough for an investigation, and never mind an indictment (conviction not even remotely on the board). The best we could do was what the McCain campaign did: mention that we had noticed, and that we still pay attention to this, futile as it may be in practical terms. And darned if the Obama campaign didn't take the bait. Some unintentional irony, here: Obama camp hits back at Iraq double-talk claim PUEBLO, Colorado (AFP) — Barack Obama's ...

Barack Versus Barack On Iraq
JustOneMinute — ... Iraqi leaders in Baghdad in July. "He asked why we were not prepared to delay an agreement until after the US elections and the formation of a new administration in Washington," Zebari said in an interview. Obama insisted that Congress should be involved in negotiations on the status of US troops - and that it was in the interests of both sides not to have an agreement negotiated by the Bush administration in its "state of weakness and political confusion." The Obama campaign a baffling "denial" which some ...

Does Obama's Campaign Confirm Amir Taheri's Report?
Wizbang — ... , after examining the Obama campaign's response, doesn't think it's much of a denial. From the AFP : "He asked why we were not prepared to delay an agreement until after the US elections and the formation of a new administration in Washington," Zebari said in an interview, according to Taheri. "However, as an Iraqi, I prefer to have a security agreement that regulates the activities of foreign troops, rather than keeping the matter open," Zebari reportedly said. The Republican campaign of John McCain seized on the report to accuse Obama of double-speak on Iraq, calling it an ...

Obama Admits to Interfering With Iraqi Withdrawal
Stop The ACLU — A new low for Obama. An action that is full of arrogance, gall, audacity, and political opportunism. This is aboslutely deplorable and reckless. In the New York Post, conservative Iranian-born columnist Amir Taheri quoted Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari as saying the Democrat made the demand when he visited Baghdad in July, while publicly demanding an early withdrawal. “He asked why we were not prepared to delay an agreement until after the US elections and the formation of a new administration in Washington,” Zebari said in an interview, according to Taheri. “However, as ...

Why Is Media Ignoring Accusations Obama Interfered With Iraq Withdrawal Negotiations?
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ...   The accusation from the Iraqi Foreign Ministry is that Barack Obama attempted to undermine troop withdrawal negotiations when he made his publicity trip to Iraq.  For some reason, we have heard very little reporting on this from the media, even after Obama practically admitted to this. ...

No and Yes
baldilocks — The Obama Campaign denies that its leader interfered where he didn’t belong . Barack Obama's White House campaign angrily denied Monday a report that he had secretly urged the Iraqis to postpone a deal to withdraw US troops until after November's election. Then, in the next breath, the campaign admits that Obama interfered where he didn’t belong. In fact, Obama had told the Iraqis that they should not rush through a "Strategic Framework Agreement" governing the future of US forces until after President George W. Bush leaves office, [Obama's national security spokeswoman Wendy ...

That’s A New Approach
Right Wing Nation — Obama’s campaign denies that he tried to interfere in Iraqi policies — by admitting that he did. But Obama’s national security spokeswoman Wendy Morigi said Taheri’s article bore “as much resemblance to the truth as a McCain campaign commercial.” In fact, Obama had told the Iraqis that they should not rush through a “Strategic Framework Agreement” governing the future of US forces until after President George W. Bush leaves office, she said. That’s exactly what ...

Obama Camp Confirms Attempted Iraq Interference
Tammy Bruce — ... after our presidential election. Effectively, he was trying to stop troops withdrawals while then demanding the very same thing publicly. Scum. Of. The. Earth. Now, his campaign has essentially confirmed this, a disgusting effort to keep our loved ones in harms way because he thought it would help his campaign. Oh yeah, despite the fact that the story is that Obama confirms Taheri's charges, and check out the Agence France-Presse headline. (HT Instapundit). Obama camp hits back at Iraq double-talk claim Barack Obama's White House ...

Confirmed: Barack Obama interfered with US foreign policy while in Iraq
Sister Toldjah — ... I don’t want to believe it, but it is indeed true - as per Obama’s own national security spokesperson Wendy Morigi (emphasis added): ...

Redefining Denial
Little Green Footballs — ... Many were skeptical of Amir Taheri’s report that Barack Obama had asked Iraqi officials to delay a security agreement until after the elections, and the Obama campaign denied it—but their denial is actually a confirmation of Taheri’s article. ...

Obama Pretty Much Admits To Having Told Iraqis To Delay Agreement For Troop Withdrawals
Say Anything — ... PUEBLO, Colorado (AFP) — Barack Obama’s White House campaign angrily denied Monday a report that he had secretly urged the Iraqis to postpone a deal to withdraw US troops until after November’s election. . . . ...

Obama smeared by Taheri on Iraq Troop Withdrawals; Journalist Notorious for False Story on Iranian Jews; Odierno Warns Iraq still Unstable
Informed Comment — ... Amir Taheri, the rightwing Iranian 'journalist' who is the least accurate reporter to feign practicing journalism since Gutenberg invented movable metal type accused Barack Obama of seeking to delay 'a deal to delay US troops' from Iraq when he was in Baghdad last summer. ...

The Obama in Iraq Scandal Continues to Grow: When Will the Investigation Begin?
Stop The ACLU — ... and growing . Let’s take a look shall we?In my original piece, I placed a quote from the New York Post as follows: WHILE campaigning in public for a speedy withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, Sen. Barack Obama has tried in private to persuade Iraqi leaders to delay an agreement on a draw-down of the American military presence.According to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Obama made his demand for delay a key theme of his discussions with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad in July.”He asked why we were not prepared to delay an agreement until after the US elections and the ...

Obama’s Leadership
Patterico's Pontifications — ... Of course, normally I’d applaud Obama’s reluctance to second-guess a sitting President dealing with foreign governments but Obama has already demonstrated his willingness to comment on Bush’s policies in Iraq. Just last month Obama’s national security spokeswoman Wendy Morigi confirmed Obama “told the Iraqis that they should not rush through a ‘Strategic Framework Agreement’ governing the future of US forces until after President George W. Bush leaves office.” ...