RE: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Call for United States Of Africa

There is also going to be a huge protest in front of the White House against Obama for his war against Afrikan Libyans on July 9th. Please be there!!!




> [Original Message]
> From: Tracy Flemming <cafenegritude@gmail.com>
> To: USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
> Date: 6/27/2011 3:11:36 PM
> Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Call for United States Of Africa
>
> Feature Article of Sunday, 26 June 2011
>
> GhanaWeb
>
> A Call For
>
> It is now obvious to all that the Libyan mission characterized as some
> "humanitarian mission" is a hoax and a BIG LIE. It is part and
> continuation of the African dismemberment and butchering operation
> held in Berlin in 1844, which set limits and put Africans in a box.
> And anyone who tries to break from the box or tries to go beyond the
> limits set is repelled with overwhelming military/economic force at
> the disposal of the imperial forces. The African dismemberment will
> not end until Africa unites.
>
> The Berlin operation had the following goals:
>
> a) To avoid conflict among Europeans in the Africa butchering
> operation
>
> b) Set up rules for dismembering Africa
>
> c) Make decisions for Africa without involving Africans
>
> To reverse these goals and the earlier assault on the collective
> humanity of Africans enlightened Africans decided to create a UNITED
> STATES OF AFRICA to defend Africa and Africans from the continual
> abuse of our rights by external forces. Therefore the United of States
> Africa project is not the preserve of any individual.
>
> The United State of Africa project is often characterized by the
> imperial powers as a "pet project "of certain individuals. This gives
> them the opportunity to demonize and discredit these individuals in
> order to discredit the project. They did it to Nkrumah and doing it to
> Gaddafi. Apart from these two, there are many other Africans from all
> walks of life – students, ordinary people, workers, artists,
> intellectuals, celebrities etc. clamoring for the ultimate reality
> designed by our forefathers – UNITED STATES OF AFRICA. What the UVFUSA
> seeks to do, is to change this perception and make the United States
> of Africa a truly African project by the people and for the people.
>
> 'If we want to survive, we must unite'. Dr Hassy H. B. Kitine, a
> Tanzanian pan-Africanist extraordinaire
>
> In his famous book, Africa Must Unite, Kwame Nkrumah stated
> emphatically that; "No single part of Africa can be safe or free to
> develop fully and independently, while any part remains unliberated or
> while Africa's vast economic resources continue to be exploited by
> imperialist and neo colonialist interests." Africa must wise up. There
> is a subtle neo-slavery, neo- military colonization and neo-scramble
> for African resources under the guise of protecting civilians. The
> greatest obstacle facing the African is self-doubt. This is due to the
> many years of psychological damage done to the African self-esteem by
> those who arrogated to themselves the right to tell us who we are.
> Africans must redefine themselves and believe in themselves. If we
> don't stick together, we are toast. Unfortunately, South Africa,
> Nigeria, Gabon betrayed the African cause by giving NATO the license
> to decimate and destroy a sister African country. I believe it is only
> through a UNITED AFRICA, would we, as a people overcome the numerous
> challenges. No one ethnic group or one tiny nation created by the
> Berlin clique can stand it alone. It is impossible. A United Africa is
> the best defense of our resources which Europeans have coveted over
> the many centuries. Today it is Libya, tomorrow it may be Nigeria and
> the next it may be Gabon and on and on. No single African country is
> immuned from NATO/AFRICOM aggression. On Libya, forget the superficial
> reason of protecting civilians, the deepest reasons are hidden from
> the eyes of the gullible world by the biased western media. In short
> these so-called powers always have ulterior motives in their dealing
> with Africans.
>
> There are many reasons for this shameful attack on a sister African
> country and by extension an attack on Africa.
>
> Among them are,
>
> The fear that Gadhafi's creation of the African Investment Bank in
> Sirte (Libya) and the African Monetary Fund to be based in Cameroon
> and African Central Bank based in Nigeria will supplant the IMF and
> undermine Western economic hegemony in Africa.
>
> Last year in a meeting with African leaders in Ndjamena- Libyan leader
> Muammar Gaddafi put $90bn at the disposal of Africa during summit
> talks on creating a "United States of Africa."
>
> In December, Gadaffi pushed again for a sole African government and
> the creation of a single African army, to consist of a 'million
> soldiers'.
>
> "Africa must unite, so that we do not again become serfs or slaves. It
> is necessary to establish a unity government for the African continent
> and that Africa has one army, which could consist of a million
> soldiers. Even the South African army is worthless to NATO or the
> United States of America. Even Libya is not even able to protect its
> territorial waters alone" He stated
>
> Earlier this year, Gaddafi held numerous meetings with Africans from
> all sections pushing hard for the United Africa project.
>
> So the case against Gaddafi is his vigorous campaign for the
> dismantling of the imperialist structures in Africa and the creation
> of a continental government, independent African currency to be named
> "AFRO" backed by Africa's vast gold resources, and the creation of an
> African army, able to defend Africa. It is these reasons which have
> triggered the blitzkrieg against Libya and Gadhafi and the massive
> destruction of Libyan infrastructure. A cause we are determined to
> pursue regardless of NATO bombs. The imperialists want to see a
> poverty-stricken, weak, divided and beggarly Africa. We must resist
> and assert our dignity and humanity. The way forward is a UNITED
> AFRICA.
>
> Once the marauders and imperialist gangsters have started with Libya,
> there is no looking back. History is our guide. Europeans have
> targeted Africa for this century as the reservoir for the growth of
> their economies. Judging from the nature of the combined NATO and
> AFRICOM attacks on Libya with the flimsy excuse of protecting
> civilians, Africa stands no chance of survival in the coming decade.
> European powers had used those various excuses and tactics in the past
> in the subjugation and dismantling of Africa and the excuse being used
> against Libya is nothing new. It has followed a time tested pattern.
> What we are seeing is European/American and imperialist SOLIDARITY
> against a perceived "weak race". A stage Africans have not reached in
> our organic evolution. The fact that I disagree with my brother or
> family member doesn't mean I should support a stranger attacking my
> brother. Any attack against my brother is an attack against me. I will
> do everything to defend my brother when attacked by an outsider. So it
> was the betrayal of Africa at the highest level for South Africa,
> Nigeria and Gabon to give the imperialists the blank cheque to attack
> Libya.
>
> Germany, morally disagrees with the military actions of the West
> against Libya, but in the name of IMPERIALIST SOLIDARITY, provides
> tacit support through NATO and the shameless recognition of the Libyan
> rebels. Something Africans since the days of slavery are yet to learn.
> This is why the call for a UNITED Africa for a brotherly solidarity is
> more urgent today. If we want to survive in this dog eat dog world, we
> need to stick together. Africa has been dismembered enough and the
> present disintegrated nature of Africa will not survive another
> decade. Africa is surely going to be destroyed unless it succeeds in
> growing together into a Single Family. Anytime I see those ghastly
> pictures about our rich and blessed continent on the TV, my heart gets
> sick.
>
> The problem goes to the despair that still exists on the continent due
> to seen and unseen, man-made and unknown factors. It is all due to the
> inability of Africans to take full advantage of the vast God given
> human and natural resources on the continent, and to create a glorious
> AFRICAN DREAM, shared by all Africans. Too many Africans are trapped
> in a cycle where lack of basic human needs, and lack of faith combined
> to create sad human conditions that cannot be allowed to continue. We
> must first believe in ourselves and redefine ourselves and know that
> we are capable and endowed with divine abilities capable of
> transforming our backyard. Let us remember that AFRICA BEGUN MANKIND'S
> FIRST GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS. We must become familiar with each other and
> accept each other's peculiar way of doing things. We must knit
> together physically, mentally, economically, politically, spiritually
> and socially by advancing new ways of looking and doing things. Let us
> find strength in our diversities. It is possible for a Malinke in West
> Africa to get on well with an Amhara in the East; a Berber tribesman
> in the North can equally work together with a Zulu in the South.
> Tribalism and ethnicity should not be an excuse for us not excelling
> in our chosen fields.
>
> The extraordinary skill and talent of the Fulani, Mossi, Wolof and Ewe
> when developed; combined with that of an Ashanti, Bemba, Tswana and
> Merina can create a great human habitat never seen in the history of
> mankind. Let the Hutu and the Tutsi forget the past and move on with
> united force. It is good for a Chokwe, Kikuyu and an Ndebele to shake
> hands and recognize that they belong to a Single African Family. A
> Masai and his fellow Swahili speaking tribes along the coast of the
> East as well as the Hazda, Chaga, Sukuma can team up and build a multi-
> fishing-industry that will be the envy of the world. The combined
> brains and talents of a Beduin in the North, a Somali in the East, a
> Sotho in the South, a Mbundu friend in the Central and an Akan in the
> West can create a "continental internet" where useful and productive
> ideas are exchanged to turn Africa into an economic showpiece. Equally
> important are the mental resources of the Igbo, Yuroba, Grushie,
> Dagomba, Edo, Kru, Fanti, Azande, Bambara, Ganda, Sukuma, Dyola,
> Senegambia, Tonga, Merina and the countless tribes. The diversities
> are a reflection of the beautiful nature of Africans. These should be
> sources for strength and not for conflicts. A Libyan is not different
> from a Burkinabe. A South African is equally capable as a Nigerian. A
> combination of wits between a Ghanaian and a Kenyan can cause a
> technological and scientific explosion for the relief and advancement
> of our people. Let us not hide behind blind nationalism and tribalism
> as an excuse for not doing our best. And above all, let us remember
> that the worst poverty is not economic but mental. Let us enrich our
> minds with useful ideas and thoughts. No single tribal group is above
> or beneath the other; it is an equal in equal. This is strength. This
> is togetherness. This is power in diversity. This is a family.Together
> we can unveil the massive wealth in our midst and splash the face of
> our earth with wealth and glory and power. From Cape to Cairo, Dakar
> to Mogadishu, let us find strength in our diversities and build a
> SINGLE AFRICAN FAMILY. Then shall we attain the two most dynamic
> ideals of mankind – PROSPERITY IN A SECURED ENVIRONMENT. At the time
> of writing NATO/AFRICOM has carried out over 4000 airstrikes on Libya.
> Imagine other African countries suffering the same fate, Africa will
> be wiped off the face of the earth in no time. Let us join Professor
> Molefi Kete Asante, initiator of Afrocentricity International and a
> renowned Pan-Africanist in saying,
>
> "If Africa is divided between Northern and Southern states, or if
> Africa keeps existing as 54 independent states, the Western nations
> and the North American nations of Canada and United States will eat
> each part of Africa alive. They will not be able to swallow a
> continent that is united, firm in its convictions and dedicated to the
> liberty of its territory." We have no option than to Unite and fend
> off the traditional destroyers of Africa.Let us join the dead and the
> living and add our voices to the call for a UNITED STATES OF AFRICA,
> able and strong and resolute to defend the dignity and humanity of
> Africa and Africans everywhere.
>
> Let us join Henry Sylvester-Williams, Bob Marley, Molefi Kete Asante,
> Alpha Blondy, Haile Selassie, Ziggy Marley, Julius Nyerere, Fela
> Anikulapo Kuti, Kwame Nkrumah, Tajudeen Abdulraheem, Ahmed Sékou
> Touré, Ahmed Ben Bella, Cheikh Anta Diop, Muammar Gaddafi, Samia
> Nkrumah, George Padmore, Didier Drogba, Thomas Sankara, Aliaune Thiam
> (Rapper Akon), W.E.B. DuBois, Yeharerwerk Gashaw, Nnamdi Azikiwe,
> Marcus Garvey, Jepther McClymont (Luciano), Modibo Keita, Edward
> Wilmot Blyden, Patrice Lumumba, Majekodunmi Fasheke, Jomo Kenyatta and
> many more in calling for a UNITED STATES OF AFRICA.
>
> Africa's legendary inaction is summed up beautifully by Pastor Martin
> Niemöller (1892–1984 in his famous poem. "First they came for the
> Jews, and I didn't speak out for I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for
> the trade unionists, and I didn't speak out for I wasn't a trade
> unionist. Then they came for the communists, and I didn't speak out
> for I wasn't a communist. Then they came for me but there was no one
> left to speak out for me."
>
> Get off the traditional African political apathy table and get
> involve. Today Gadafi, the next Goodluck Jonathan and the next Jacob
> Zuma.
>
> "Today we are one. If in the past the Sahara divided us, now it unites
> us. And an injury to one is an injury to all of us. From this
> conference must go out a new message. Hands off Africa! Africa must be
> Free!" Kwame Nkrumah. You are welcome to add your voice to the
> millions of Africans calling for a UNITED AFRICA.
>
> BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER.
>
> LET'S JUST DO IT.
>
> LET THE TRUTH BE TOLD.
>
> AFRICA MUST UNITE.
>
> AFRICA MUST WISE UP.
>
> HANDS OFF AFRICA.
>
> HANDS OFF LIBYA.
>
> MAY AFRICA LIVE AND NOT DIE!!!!
>
> Courtesy: United Voices For United States Of Africa (UVFUSA)
>
> Author: Otibu Boafo.Panafril@yahoo.com
>
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