Reply #55: Maybe it's the former Bill Clinton staffer, Robert Malley, who was falsely smeared

[RainDog]

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/05/obama_adviser_c_1.html

Robert Malley, a former Clinton administration officials, held the meetings as part of his job with the International Crisis Group in the Middle East.

But Obama has been squabbling with Republican John McCain over Hamas. On Thursday, Obama accused McCain of trying to smear him by suggesting that Hamas wants him to win the presidency.

Malley told NBC that he was becoming a "distraction" so he thought it best to disassociate himself from the Obama campaign.

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International Crisis Group in the Middle East is part of a larger org. that operates on every continent in this world.

http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm

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The International Crisis Group (ICG) is an independent, international, non-profit, non-governmental organization whose mission is to prevent and resolve deadly conflicts around the world through field-based analyses and high-level advocacy.

The ICG is considered the world’s leading independent, non-partisan, source of analysis and advice to governments, and intergovernmental bodies like the United Nations, European Union and World Bank, on the prevention and resolution of deadly conflict. Its primary goals are a unique combination of field-based analysis, sharp-edged policy prescription, and high-level advocacy, with key roles being played by a senior management team highly experienced in government and by a highly active Board of Trustees containing many senior diplomats.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Crisis_Group