Does 1979 newspaper column shed light on 2008 campaign story?

[Linda]

Does 1979 newspaper column shed light on 2008 campaign story?

Who or what is Barrack Obama?
Does 1979 newspaper column shed light on 2008 campaign story?

http://www.dailyinterlake.com/opinion/columns/frank/article_7924e4f0-0468-11e2-8da2-0019bb2963f4.html?mode=story

1979 article by Vernon Jarrett about Khalid al-Mansour
The Vernon Jarrett syndicated column of Nov. 6, 1979, that appeared in the St. Petersburg Evening Independent. It originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Nov. 2. This image (at lthe link) was pieced together from screen shots of the St. Petersburg Independent page available for viewing in the Google Newspaper Archive. Jarrett was the father-in-law of Valerie Jarrett, President Obama's closest adviser.

So far as I know, this 1979 column has not previously been brought to light, but it certainly should be because it broke some very interesting news about the “rumored billions of dollars the oil-rich Arab nations are supposed to unload on American black leaders and minority institutions.” The columnist quoted a black San Francisco lawyer who said, “It’s not just a rumor. Aid will come from some of the Arab states.”

[Dori]

I'm not surprise by the article.  What's interesting about V. Jarret's FIL is that he was a journalist in Chicago and a communist.  He and Obama's mentor, Frank Marshal Davis, worked together.

http://www.trevorloudon.com/2011/06/valerie-jarretts-father-in-law-was-a-communist-worked-with-obama-mentor-frank-marshall-davis/

[obumazombie]

Val gal is a very shady character indeed.

[longview]

Sometimes I feel like we are merely pawns in a much bigger game. 

But, being opinionated and generally optimistic, I will fight.

[Chris_]

Sometimes I feel like we are merely pawns in a much bigger game. 

But, being opinionated and generally optimistic, I will fight.

Mongo only pawn in game of life.