Normally, when Members of Congress (regardless of party affiliation) go to other countries, they may meet with foreign officials, but the Congresspersons do not conduct themselves in any manner so as to interfere with ongoing foreign relations activities. That is the norm and has been for eons.

Over the next few days there will be more information as to whether there is any truth to the NY Post story, and if so "how much" truth.

If no interference occurred, the story will dissipate as others before it.

If interference is corroborated, it would depict Sen. Obama as either unbelievably naive or extremely self-serving. Neither would bode well.

One DC morning political radio program (WMAL radio) even suggested that, if true, the action could cause (even if remote) the DNC to recommend to Sen. Obama that he withdraw from the campaign, and Sen. Rodham-Clinton may step in as her party's candidate as an alternative. Such a concept makes it interesting in postulating who brought the matter to the forefront in the first place.

Either way, until the matter is corroborated or dismissed, it's just political noise during what's becoming a messy campaign.

I'm not a follower/member of the Obama caravan, but I've been around in DC long enough to see/hear this sort of stuff before. Both parties have a history of half-information and innuendo, and both parties are wrong to engage in it. So, before everyone wants to get out the tar-and-feathers, let's have facts versus rumor. There's enough press not biased into the O/B campaign to insure the matter will get enough investigation for final resolution as to its veracity.