WASHINGTON - Angry tribal elders in Kenya are calling on Hillary Rodham Clinton to "clear her name" over any involvement in publication of photos of Barack Obama wearing a turban and African garb on a trip to his ancestral homeland.
The leaders are planning a protest in their community today, and are turning up the heat on the US government over the incident.
The photos appeared nationwide after they were published earlier this week on the Drudge Report Web site with a report that they had been circulated by Clinton staffers.
Obama aides blasted the Clinton campaign for "shameful, offensive fear-mongering."
The pictures show Obama wearing traditional Somalian garb on a 2006 visit to the Wajir region of Kenya, where his late father was born.
"The US government must apologize to us as a clan and the old man," Mohamed Ibrahim told Reuters, referring to a highly respected tribal elder who is also shown in the photos.
"We have been offended, and we cannot afford to just watch and stay silent."
He also said it was essential that Clinton "clear her name."
A tribal religious leader was asked for comment. He said:
I couldn't agree more."Ooo eee,ooo ah ah ting tang Walla walla, bing bang
Ooo eee,ooo ah ah ting tang Walla walla, bing bang."
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