Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - FW: LIBYA MERCENARIES

i have seen some reports on white s african mercenaries being used as
well. don't know if true; mostly niger and chad cited
ken

On 3/3/11 1:31 AM, Mensah, Edward K. wrote:
> Bosire Mosi
>
> 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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