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Army officials refute claim of Barack Obama snub in Afghanistan

 

By James Gordon Meek

 

DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU

 

 

 

Updated Friday, July 25th 2008, 10:05 AM

 

 

 

WASHINGTON - The latest chain e-mail smear against Barack Obama: He "blew off" troops at an Afghan base to shoot hoops for a publicity photo.

 

 

 

The letter was apparently written by a Utah Army National Guard intelligence officer in a linguist unit at Bagram Airfield who claimed the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee was rude to G.I.s.

 

 

 

"As the soldiers where [sic] lined up to shake his hand he blew them off," wrote the Task Force Wasatch "battle captain."

 

 

 

But angry Army brass debunked the Obama-bashing soldier's allegations, which went viral Thursday over the Web and on military blogs such as Blackfive.

 

 

 

The e-mail claims Obama repeatedly shunned soldiers on his way to the Clamshell - a recreation tent - to "take his publicity pictures playing basketball."

 

 

 

"These comments are inappropriate and factually incorrect," said Bagram spokeswoman Army Lt. Col. Rumi Nielson-Green, who added that such political commentary is barred for uniformed personnel.

 

 

 

Obama didn't play basketball at Bagram or visit the Clamshell, she said. Home-state troops were invited to meet him, but his arrival was kept secret for security reasons.

 

 

 

"We were a bit delayed ... as he took time to shake hands, speak to troops and pose for photographs," Nielson-Green said.

 

 

 

E-mails to the officer who made the charges and a call to his wife were not returned.

 

 

 

Joe Biden would, and will destroy him. I'm pretty certain those will be the two VPs; Biden and Romney. God Bless Dennis Kucinich...I freaking love him.

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True, in Germany he canceled his visit with injured troops.

 

 

 

Joe Biden would, and will destroy him. I'm pretty certain those will be the two VPs; Biden and Romney.

 

Romney is infinitely smarter than Joe Biden. On anything except foreign relations he would beat Biden on in a debate, and only because thats Biden's committee.

 

 

 

God Bless Dennis Kucinich...I freaking love him.

 

 

 

Think about where that puts you. Not only does Dennis Kucinich look like some kind of woodland creature, but has a 20 year old sex slave, and has probably one of the top 20 most annoying voices I've ever heard.

 

 

 

edit:took out the brother thing. Kind of a cheap shot.