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Anti-Obama author kicked out of Kenya
Expelled: Dr Jerome Corsi, The Obama Nation, author, a book critical of US Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama. Dr Corsi was kicked out of Kenya on Tuesday. Photo/REUTERS
Posted Tuesday, October 7 2008 at 22:15
An American author who came to Kenya to discredit Barack Obama was deported on Tuesday night.
Writer Jerome Corsi was arrested shortly after 8am just as he was about to address a news conference to launch his anti-Obama book in Nairobi.
He was taken to the Immigration headquarters at Nyayo House and later deported on the British Airways midnight flight out of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
Dr Corsi, author of The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality, which has been heavily criticised worldwide for its inaccuracies, came to Kenya more than a week ago, and had been staying with friends in Runda.
Radical Islam
He was due to launch the book, which depicts Mr Obama, whose father was Kenyan, as a sympathiser of radical Islam and communism, at the Laico Regency Hotel.
But he was arrested there before he could speak and driven with an assistant, Mr Timothy M. Bueler, to Nyayo House, around 500 metres away.
The Immigration officials also impounded copies of the Obama book.
At Nyayo House, the two were held for four hours and questioned by officials led by the Director of Immigration, Mr Albert Musasia, about his presence in Kenya.
The decision to deport him was made after it emerged that Dr Corsi and Mr Bueler had entered the country as tourists, stating they intended to visit game parks.
The book launch was a commercial venture, therefore, they had contravened their immigration status.
After questioning, the two were taken to the office of the Permanent Secretary, Mr Emmanuel Kisombe, and from there through the basement to a car in which they were driven to the house where Dr Corsi had been staying in Runda for verification of his passport and visa before they were escorted to the airport.
There he and his aide were held in the Immigration office to await their flight out of the country.
A US embassy official said they were not told officially about the arrests, saying they had learnt about them from the media.
The official said Dr Corsi’s was a private individual’s visit and did not warrant comment from the embassy since he was not a US government official.
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Submitted by ombwengiPosted October 10, 2008 04:31 AM
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Submitted by JAAJUUR
TINDOTINDO..I dont believe what Dr.Corsi wrote was alright...but dont forget all we read and watch in the media is all true.All writtings we enjoy wether its fiction or non fiction is written by some one like Corsi.You can respond it..but not deporting from a country that Obama has roots.Thats infact shame.
Posted October 10, 2008 12:39 AM -
Submitted by julietkikata
Hi people, I have read all of your opinions but I think the Kenya government did the right thing by kicking him out. This guy wants McCain to win and like someone said will hang on to anything. I think its disrespectful that he he violated his visa, infact, it was said he didnt even have a visa. You and I both know how visa requirements in other countries are especially in the US. I know that Obama can bring people in this country together and move us in a more positive direction
Posted October 09, 2008 06:38 PM -
Submitted by tindotindo
I pity all these people who put comments on the blog and haven't read the book. This guy makes fun of the fundamental principles of our country. He has vicious attacks on Obama's father. Please read the book and then put your blog.We cannot allow this guy to come here and gain political mileage. JAAJUR find out why Corsi can't go to israel if you think Kenya is the only country that kicked him out. He is a sycophant and don't be fooled with his tactics
Posted October 09, 2008 08:34 AM -
Submitted by ombwengi
What Mr. Corsi wrote about Obama is not true. When you allow someone speak lies from your backyard, it means you are supporting the lies. All Mr. Corsi wants is for Mr. McCain to win the election. Remember, a drowning person hangs even to floating leaves hoping to survive.
Posted October 09, 2008 06:04 AM
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This is for you Nani_Ngombe.I don't know where you live. But you should realize that if Corsi was a Kenyan doing what he was doing here in the US they would eject him in a split second. Asking Mr. Corsi to take his racist book elsewhere was the only prudent thing for our country to do and it does not make her less democratic.Remember a Mzungu shot and wanted to kill a black man just for wearing the OBAMA T-shirt.You don't sit and watch another man defeacate in your living room.