Roger Simon is raising questions around a tape the media has seen fit to withhold from the public.
Given the extraordinary sudden turnabout in US policy toward Israel under the Obama Administration, I have become obsessed by the repressed 2003 videotape of Rashid Khalidi and Barack Obama. That tape — or so we are told — is ensconced in a safe at the Los Angeles Times building. In the current situation, its release by the paper is more important and newsworthy than ever.
At some point between now and 2012, the American public has a right to know as much as we can about this man in the White House - better late than never and it is well past time. Given its possible relevance to matters of national import in the area of foreign policy also much in the news these days - just ask Chuck Schumer - I see no reason to not begin with the Khalidi tape.
The Khalidi tape could be of tremendous significance in revealing the provenance of Obama’s views on the Middle East and the degree to which the public was misled on those views during the presidential campaign.
I am writing to solicit the help and ideas of Pajamas Media readers for seeking the release of the tape to the public. But first a little background, if your memories are as foggy as mine can be.
