Obama Camp 'Prepared To Talk To Hamas'

The incoming Obama administration is prepared to abandon George Bush's �doctrine of isolating Hamas by establishing a channel to the Islamist organisation, sources close to the transition team say.

The move to open contacts with Hamas, which could be initiated through the US intelligence services, would represent a definitive break with the Bush �presidency's ostracising of the group. The state department has designated Hamas a terrorist organisation, and in 2006 �Congress passed a law banning US financial aid to the group.

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Comments

[yellowdogminnesotan]

"Nana Nana boo boo I don't see you" has been a failed foreign policy, I'm glad to see we've grown up.

[PKSSK]

Thank God we will finally have intelligent, rational human beings in the White House. It is time to recognize that all people are equal and deserve to be treated as equals, as we are all children of God, even when some of the gov't's that rule us are opposed to such a belief.

[AliMB]

If this article is true (and it is the guardian after all), something seems odd. Obama in April:

"We must not negotiate with a t e r r o r i s t group intent on ISL's destruction. We should only sit down with Hamas if they renounce t e r r o r i s m, recognize ISL"s right to exist and abide by past agreements­." "Hamas is not a state. Hamas is a t e r r o r i s t organization," he said

[1dogs2]

Hallelujah!!! Some sanity at last!!!

[BiggerBiggerPicture]

It is time to stop demonizing and start deplomacy! Well done, Obama!

[LolaP]

Excellent.

[kepary]

sit down with hamas and let them give you the terms: 1)Destroy Israel

[Asean4Obama]

Thank you Mr. Obama,
It would be the right move forward and if the State of Palestine can be created under your leadership­.,it would take a lot of anger away from muslims around the world and the fanatics may loose a lot of future members.

[vote-obama]

talk to hamas. al queda. iran,cuba chavez....­talk to all of them, its the only way we can succeed.

[guajiro]

The implicaton is yer a more-awn.

[kepary]

now is the time to sit down with the terrorist, i'm sure they will like us a lot more

[TheyCalledMeSandN]

shut it

[Freedomscap]

The I s r a e l i govt. is ignoring the UN Resolution to cease fire. I s r a e l says, it doesn't need a outside body to tell them how to protect their people.

Now, what was one of the gripes about S a d d a m?

[marymansour]

Thank God for this.

[medici]

It will be nice to have grown ups in charge for a change. Dubya thinks he's too good to speak with anyone who doesn't agree with him or let anyone work for him who doesn't kowtow to him.

[kimleehan]

In the article the Guardian said they spoke with three people with knowledge of discussions in the Obama camp. My question is who are the three people? Rush, Hannity, and Orielly.

[SammyD]

they should be quiet until he is in office. I'm disappointed. During the eletion he pledged to sit down with these people and dismissed low level communication. His advisors should go back and watch campaign tapes.

[NWBrunette]

What a wonderful idea: actually have a communication channel with our enemies, instead of just using them to test our new-fangled weapons systems on. The end of the bush era is positive on so many levels.

[Melkor]

I'm not defending Hamas or their tactics, but what makes them "our" enemy?

[who38]

Good question.

[guajiro]

the bush "terrorist" designation,and the question is better asked of the GOP trolls and Zionist sympathizers who abound on this topic. Actually, there are about 2 to 1 pro-zionist sympathizers here than there are pro- Palestinian posters.