Let us refrain from blaming Hillary Clinton for the slaughter of Black
Africans by Libyan Arab Africans. Pretty soon we will blaming another
western leader for the 3 decades slaughter of Black Africans in Southern
Sudan by Arab Africans of the North. Listen to interviews by West African
returnees from Libya tell their stories of how they were denied ientry
into Tunisia; or statements by Tunisian border guards who deny entry to
'the Africans'. Nobody wants to make a generalized statement that all
Arabs hate Africans. That will be nuts. But let us not be overly defesive.
Africa is a multi-racial society--white South Africans, white citizens in
many African countries, Arabs of the North, etc. But when we hear
statements like countries denying entry to Africans in Africa while
accepting other races, in Africa, some of us get a bit confused about the
Africanness of those denying entry to fellow Africans. Such statements
must be condemed without reservation. The Gamel Nassers and Nkrumahs are
gone to the ancestors. It is sad to think that the Pan African foundation
they built is fast crumbling.
Kwaku Mensah
Chicago
On Wed, March 2, 2011 5:48 pm, Ayo Obe wrote:
> And where is the letter that they wrote to Ghadaffi?
> Ayo
>
> On 2 Mar 2011, at 14:49, "Abdul Bangura" <theai@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> United States of Africa 2017 Project Taskforce
>> Email: mosi@usafrica2017.com
>> Tel: (206) 497-5679
>> Fax: (206) 202-5091
>>
>> 2011 March 1
>>
>> The Honorable Hillary Clinton
>> US Secretary of State
>> Department of State
>> Washington, DC
>>
>> Dear Secretary Clinton:
>>
>> In your February 28 speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council,
>> you claimed that Col. Gaddafi was using mercenaries to kill Libyans.
>> This unsupported allegation of yours has fueled the slaughter of black
>> Africans in Libya by the anti-Gaddafi forces and protesters, who are now
>> citing your statement as evidence that sub-Saharan Africans are fighting
>> for Gaddafi and shedding the blood of unarmed Libyan demonstrators.
>>
>> Upon receiving credible reports of increased racist attacks on black
>> Africans in Libya in the wake of your speech in Geneva, the United
>> States of Africa 2017 Project Taskforce calls on the United States
>> government to take full responsibility for your reckless use of the word
>> "mercenaries" that has further endangered the lives of sub-Saharan
>> Africans in Libya and worsened the racially motivated killings of black
>> Africans by members of the anti-Gaddafi uprising.
>>
>> Since your "mercenaries" claim has incited and escalated the slaughter
>> of blacks in Libya, the United States of 2017 Project Taskforce calls on
>> the US government to intervene immediately and save the lives of
>> besieged black African immigrant workers that your remark has put at
>> risk. Remind the Libyan people that sub-Saharan Africans in their
>> country have absolutely nothing to do with the events in Libya and that
>> Arabs in sub-Saharan Africa have never been targeted due to their
>> ethnicity.
>>
>> Inaction to reverse the homophobic, xenophobic and racist killings
>> fueled by your "mercenaries" claim stands to be considered complicity on
>> the part of the US government in the Arab racism and bloodshed. We
>> request any evidence you relied on to say that mercenaries and,
>> therefore, imply that black Africans were involved in the killing of
>> Libyan protesters.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Bosire Mosi
>> Director of Communications
>> USAfrica 2017 Project TaskForce
>> mosi@USAfrica2017.com
>> USAfrica2017.com
>>
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