Hey Barack, Have You Ever Heard Of The Logan Act?

Probably not:

Barack Obama's White House campaign angrily denied Monday a report that he had secretly urged the Iraqis to postpone a deal to withdraw US troops until after November's election.

In the New York Post, conservative Iranian-born columnist Amir Taheri quoted Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari as saying the Democrat made the demand when he visited Baghdad in July, while publicly demanding an early withdrawal.

"He asked why we were not prepared to delay an agreement until after the US elections and the formation of a new administration in Washington," Zebari said in an interview, according to Taheri.

OK, I know that is just a smear from the Iraqi Foreign Minister, right? Wrong:

But Obama's national security spokeswoman Wendy Morigi said Taheri's article bore "as much resemblance to the truth as a McCain campaign commercial."

In fact, Obama had told the Iraqis that they should not rush through a "Strategic Framework Agreement" governing the future of US forces until after President George W. Bush leaves office, she said.

In the face of resistance from Bush, the Democrat has long said that any such agreement must be reviewed by the US Congress as it would tie a future administration's hands on Iraq.

So, it's just another lie (emphasis mine). Then in the next line(once again, emphasis mine) Barack's national security spokeswoman informs us that it was not a lie. He asked them to delay an agreement until after the elections. Oh, I'm sorry, till after Bush leaves office. Which coincidentally is after the elections.

The text of the Logan Act:

§ 953. Private correspondence with foreign governments.

Any citizen of the United States, wherever he may be, who, without authority of the United States, directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof, with intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

This section shall not abridge the right of a citizen to apply himself, or his agent, to any foreign government, or the agents thereof, for redress of any injury which he may have sustained from such government or any of its agents or subjects.

The authority to conduct foreign affairs has to come from the Executive branch. I am pretty sure Barack did not have President Bush's permission to do this. This law has never been enforced, but it is a felony. And Obama's foreign policy spokeswoman just informed us that he is guilty. And he did it for no other reason than to advance his own political ambitions. This is truly shameful.