Posted on 07/06/2011 11:44:12 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
Here’s a quick quiz culled from the opinion pages in Ghana, where I’m teaching this summer: Who is the imperialist race traitor waging war on Africa?
The answer, of course, is Barack Obama. The reason is the bombing of Libya, which is immensely unpopular over here. And so is President Obama, who now stands accused of betraying his own African heritage.
That’s a big change from the last time I taught in Ghana, during Mr. Obama’s state visit in 2009. His smiling face was everywhere, from T-shirts and soccer balls to billboards and murals. Gripped by “Obama Fever,” as Ghanaians called it, massive crowds lined the streets to welcome the first African-American US president to Africa.
You can still see Obama’s likeness around town these days, especially in the tourist areas. But for many Ghanaians, the honeymoon with Obama is over. And it started to go sour when the first warplanes strafed Benghazi and Tripoli, in a NATO effort to protect civilians from strongman Muammar Qaddafi.
That was the Libya-intervention’s official purpose, anyway. But Ghanaians aren’t buying it. To many observers here, it looks like a grab for Libya’s oil riches; to others, it’s a nefarious Western plot to re-colonize Africa.
Ghana's soft-spot for Qaddafi Astonishingly, some Ghanaians also have a soft spot in their hearts for Mr. Qaddafi. “Does Obama know what Muammar-al Qaddafi means to Africa?” one Ghanaian columnist asked last month, citing Qaddafi’s generous aid to poorer African countries.
Others have hailed the Libyan’s 2009 demand for a “United States of Africa:” a federation of countries with a single government, currency, and army.
To many Ghanaians, this vision conjures the pan-African philosophy of their own independence leader, Kwame Nkrumah, a key figure in the 20th-century struggle to liberate black peoples around the world.
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If you'll look past the American press you'll find that 0bama doesn't know much of anything.
What Ghadaffi means to Africa? Amongst the most corrupt , backwards and tyrannical peoples of the planet he was voted king of kings.
Interestingly enough, he doesn’t want to play with the Islamic overlords nor give up his resources to the up and coming Egyptian MB government.
What the Ghanians need to do is reframe their colonization question with more knowledge on the North African Caliphate which is unfolding/... as just phase one.
...Who is the imperialist race traitor waging war on Africa? [Zero]. The reason is the bombing of Libya, which is immensely unpopular... [Zero] now stands accused of betraying his own African heritage. [what about his Arab heritage?] ...the honeymoon with [Zero] is over. And it started to go sour when the first warplanes strafed Benghazi and Tripoli... To many observers here, it looks like a grab for Libya's oil riches; to others, it’s a nefarious Western plot to re-colonize Africa.If NATO were just trying to grab Libya's oil, and if the US were helping, it would be perfectly fine with me -- but NATO's just trying to get on the good side of some jihadists who are trying to grab Libya's oil, and Zero is trying to help with this.
Absolute proof the Colonel is insane.
Ghadaffi sponsored a lot of schools and infrastructure in west africa. Whatever kind of mad man he was/is, he’s still a guy fighting against AlQ.
he always was insane.
Strongman? I always thought Qaddafi was the worlds first transvestite leader considering he wears dresses and makeup to go with the long hair. Strongman indeed!
Hmmm Obama soccer balls...that would be a pretty good product for 2012! Put Obama’s face on their with the works kick him out..... (I would buy one!)
“You can still see Obama’s likeness around town these days, especially in the tourist areas.”
In the tourist areas? Seriously, Ghana actually has tourists? There are many places I’d love to visit while on vacation. Ghana isn’t one of them.
Ghadaffi has spent loads of money on schools, mosques and other buildings throughout his lifelong Jihad. Him fighting AlQaeda? That’s just the fish feeding on one another. He has been exporting terrorism all his life in the name of his jihad.
I don’t give a rat’s patoot what the Ghanians do or think.
Barack Hussein Obama Junior
That makes a lot of sense. Not. You really need to up your meds, TJ.
Obama rules out Libyan regime change - March 29, 2011 - "If we tried to overthrow Gaddafi by force our coalition would splinter. We would likely have to put US troops on the ground to accomplish that mission or risk killing many civilians from the air....To be blunt, we went down that road in Iraq... but regime change there took eight years, thousands of American and Iraqi lives, and nearly $1 trillion. That is not something we can afford to repeat in Libya." - Barack Hussein Obama JuniorDon't you get it, yet? Imam Obama is still running against George W. Bush!
Obama is against removing his socialist muslim comrade Kadaffy from power and YOU AGREE WITH HIM! Face reality! Obama is against America winning the war in Libya or anywhere else!
You're nuttier than squirrel crap.
That right there proves that you’re a complete fruit loop.
Ron Paul won't be the Republican candidate and neither will any other kucinich konservatives or wrangel republicans.
You have gone completely over the cliff. What does any of that insane ranting have to do with my original statement?
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