We shouldn’t be this surprised to see a photo from President Barack Obama’s past that we haven’t seen before. That’s him, all right, and he appears to be dining with Electronic Intifada co-founder Ali Abunimah and radical Palestinian academic Rashid Khalidi of the fabled “Khalidi tape” stashed somewhere in the bowels of the Los Angeles Times.
The photo was posted by Murtaza Hussain, a contributing writer for Al Jazeera English. The source of the photo is Abunimah, who tweeted it in March with the message, “Back when this photo of me, Obama, Rashid Khalidi and Edward Said was taken, even I didn’t expect him to be THIS bad.”
Back when this photo of me, Obama, Rashid Khalidi and Edward Said was taken, even I didn’t expect him to be THIS bad pic.twitter.com/9mxhjObCOu
— Ali Abunimah (@AliAbunimah) March 20, 2013
@mazmhussain How old is it? Doesn't look like Obama was running for President yet.
— Zendette (@Zendette) July 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/MazMHussain/status/360461309919248384
Much as Muslims were less than thrilled with President Obama’s Ramadan greeting, this flashback isn’t sitting well.
@MazMHussain Yes, it is from May 25, 1998, when Obama was our local state senator and before he had taken his first innocent life.
— Ali Abunimah (@AliAbunimah) July 25, 2013
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https://twitter.com/MazMHussain/status/360461923470409732
@MazMHussain Yes, even I didn’t see it coming at that point. But eventually I did, before many others http://t.co/wcbV4EQkRK
— Ali Abunimah (@AliAbunimah) July 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/MazMHussain/status/360463537514102784
@MazMHussain I think he may be a sociopath.
— Ali Abunimah (@AliAbunimah) July 25, 2013