It is sad that some Arabs in Libya used racial discrimination to kill innocent Africans. By Africans, I mean Black Africans. But the truth of the matter is that Arabs occupying any part of Africa must realize that Black Africans own the land and not Arabs just as Palestinians are saying that Israelis do not own Israel even though they belong to same Semitic tribes and perhaps to the same ancestry. For African Union to have a meaningful achievements in its bid to have a United States of Africa, it must first liberate all Africans from illegal occupation of Africa by the Arabs just as South Africa got liberated from the white minority in that part of Africa. Africa by nature is for the Black race and we must rise to the challenge. There is no way the Arabs will whole-heartedly be loyal to cause of Africa because they have dual role to play in African politics. They will pretend to be part of Africa as long as their interest is served and when it goes the other way, they claim to be Arabs. That is what Qaddafi has been doing and they think he loves Africans. But the events in his country have shown that the man who does not love his own people having ruled over them for over 40 solid years, how can he love Africans? To erase all forms of discrimination among Arabs on the continent of Africa, they need sound education. A situation where most of them are not exposed to liberal education, how do you think they will understand that racism in whatever form is immoral and unethical. Segun Ogungbemi.
--- On Mon, 3/14/11, Abdul Bangura <theai@earthlink.net> wrote:
From: Abdul Bangura <theai@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Racist Arab Libyans AssassinatedAlJazeera Cameraman
To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com, usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
Date: Monday, March 14, 2011, 11:31 AM
Ah, but not so fast, Mwalimu Harrow. Not all Arab Libyans have been going around killing and discriminating against Black Afrikans. Those who did so in a so-called revolution are racist Arab Libyans, pure and simple. I am Abdul Karim Bangura, candidate to stop those racist Arab Libyans who are killing and discriminating against Black Afrikans, and I endorse this message. ----- Original Message ----- Sent: 3/14/2011 11:32:16 AM Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Racist Arab Libyans AssassinatedAlJazeera Cameraman
i have to agree with babe
abdul, to label all libyans racist is to tar them in the same way racists tar all africans. i share your anger, but we are defeated by the hatred of others if we apply indiscriminate accusations against an entire people.
ken
On 3/13/11 3:38 AM, baba.aye@gmail.com wrote: The blanket "cowardly racist Arab Libyans" view of Bangura would suggest a generalization of all "Arab Lybians" as being racist. This which in itself is bad enough is the recipe of racism, including that which in its indignant self-righteousness could consider itself some form of counter-racism.
Projecting this very unfortunate killing as "payback..." Is probably worse. With a deft unspoken feint, it places the act squarely in the hands of the rebels.
The view of AlJazeera does seem to the contrary though, going by this: ""Al Jazeera condemns the cowardly crime, which comes as part of the Libyan regime's malicious campaign targeting Al Jazeera and its staff," the network said in a statement". Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:47:12 -0500 (GMT-05:00) Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Racist Arab Libyans Assassinated Al Jazeera Cameraman
The cowardly racist Arab Libyans ambushed and assassinated the Al Jazeera cameraman simply as a payback for the news team exposing the racist killing of Black Afrikans and lying that Black Afrikans are mercenaries.
| Al Jazeera staffer killed in Libya |
| Cameraman Ali Hassan Al Jaber was returning to eastern city of Benghazi from filing report when he was shot and killed. Last Modified: 12 Mar 2011 21:03 GMT |
Picture of cameraman Ali Hassan Al Jaber An Al Jazeera cameraman has been killed in what appears to have been an ambush near the rebel-held city of Benghazi in eastern Libya. Ali Hassan Al Jaber was returning to Benghazi from a nearby town after filing a report from an opposition protest when unknown fighters opened fire on a car he and his colleagues were travelling in. Two people including Al Jaber were shot. Al Jaber was rushed to hospital, but did not survive. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley, reporting from Benghazi, said Al Jaber was hit by three shots and was wounded through the heart. "This is an extension of the campaign against Al Jazeera, and Al Jazeera Arabic particularly - because everyone here watch Al Jazeera Arabic. Their work has been heroic, and it has been a great shock to lose a colleague." 'Cowardly crime' Wadah Khanfar, the director-general of Al Jazeera, said the network "will not remain silent" and will pursue those behind the ambush through legal channels. He said that the killing came after "an unprecedented campaign" against the network by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. "Al Jazeera condemns the cowardly crime, which comes as part of the Libyan regime's malicious campaign targeting Al Jazeera and its staff," the network said in a statement. "Al Jazeera reiterates the assault cannot dent its resolve to continue its mission, professionally enlightening the public of the unfolding events in Libya and elsewhere. "Al Jazeera stresses it will relentlessly prosecute and bring to justice all perpetrators and their accomplices." Al Jaber, a Qatari national, was born in 1955 and received his bachelor and master's degrees in cinematography from the Academy of Arts in Cairo. He was the director of CNBC Arabiya TV bureau in Qatar.
He also served as a supervisor in the National Olympic Committee between 2002 and 2005 and held the office of Head of Filming Section in Qatar Television for more than 20 years. During his tenure, he produced a number of documentaries including one on Qatar and another on Kuwait entitled "Plight and Tribulation". His death marks the first report of a journalist killed in the current conflict in Libya.
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