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| Obama Nation author held in Kenya | Obama Nation author held in Kenya |
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| Kenyan authorities have detained the American author of a highly critical book about US presidential candidate Barack Obama, officials have said. | Kenyan authorities have detained the American author of a highly critical book about US presidential candidate Barack Obama, officials have said. |
| They said Jerome Corsi was being held in the capital, Nairobi, because of a problem with his papers. | They said Jerome Corsi was being held in the capital, Nairobi, because of a problem with his papers. |
| The author of The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality has been accused of a smear campaign against Mr Obama. | The author of The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality has been accused of a smear campaign against Mr Obama. |
| Mr Obama's father was from Kenya, where the US candidate is highly popular. | Mr Obama's father was from Kenya, where the US candidate is highly popular. |
| Mr Corsi had reportedly travelled to Kenya to unveil his best-selling book there. | Mr Corsi had reportedly travelled to Kenya to unveil his best-selling book there. |
| In a recent press release, the author said he would "expose deep secret ties between between US Democratic presidential candidate Sen Barack Obama and a section of the Kenyan government leaders." | In a recent press release, the author said he would "expose deep secret ties between between US Democratic presidential candidate Sen Barack Obama and a section of the Kenyan government leaders." |
| Carlos Maluta, a senior Kenyan immigration official, told the Associated Press news agency that authorities had picked Mr Corsi up from his hotel on Tuesday because he did not have the necessary work permit. | Carlos Maluta, a senior Kenyan immigration official, told the Associated Press news agency that authorities had picked Mr Corsi up from his hotel on Tuesday because he did not have the necessary work permit. |
| An unnamed police official denied suggestions that Mr Corsi's arrest was political, reports the AFP news agency | An unnamed police official denied suggestions that Mr Corsi's arrest was political, reports the AFP news agency |
| "We have nothing to do with the book or whoever it's about. It's about the law of Kenya," he said. | "We have nothing to do with the book or whoever it's about. It's about the law of Kenya," he said. |
| The Obama campaign says on the Fight the Smears web site that Mr Corsi listed a number of false claims in relation to Kenya in his book - including that Sen Obama contributed $1m to Kenyan Prime Minister Rail Odinga during Mr Odinga's presidential campaign. | The Obama campaign says on the Fight the Smears web site that Mr Corsi listed a number of false claims in relation to Kenya in his book - including that Sen Obama contributed $1m to Kenyan Prime Minister Rail Odinga during Mr Odinga's presidential campaign. |
| Mr Odinga is from the same Luo community as Mr Obama's father. | Mr Odinga is from the same Luo community as Mr Obama's father. |
| The book also repeats false rumours, including that Barack Obama, a Christian, was raised as a Muslim. | The book also repeats false rumours, including that Barack Obama, a Christian, was raised as a Muslim. |
| Mr Corsi also co-authored "Unfit for Command", a book that maligned the Democratic Party's 2004 candidate John Kerry, and is believed to have contributed to his defeat by President George Bush. | Mr Corsi also co-authored "Unfit for Command", a book that maligned the Democratic Party's 2004 candidate John Kerry, and is believed to have contributed to his defeat by President George Bush. |