Posted on 07/01/2013 12:36:59 AM PDT by TexGrill
President Obama’s trip to Africa is little more than a public relations stunt to a continent desperate for his help, Lawrence K. Freeman, editor of Executive Intelligence Review magazine, told RT.
RT: What can we expect from Obama’s three-nation tour, do you think?
Lawrence Freeman: There’s not going to be much accomplished. The purpose of the trip is not to help the African people to develop these African nations. This is a very calculated, glorified public relations tour to three countries and most people in Africa are going to realize, and do realize already, that this country is doing nothing to help their continent. And what they do know is that the overthrow of Colonel Gaddafi, led by Obama and NATO, has been a catastrophe for north and West Africa in supporting various elements that have now allowed the destabilization of many of these countries, especially with the arms and the flow of Tuaregs and terrorists coming out of Libya. So the South African people are not pleased or happy with President Obama and he’s going to offer absolutely nothing except maybe entice private sector companies to make a few investments. But this is really pathetic in terms of what Africa needs.
RT: To what extent is this more about China’s influence there?
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“Isn’t Fascism another term for Crony Capitalism?”
Bingo. You get the prize.
...”Now the EU and moderate Muslims are beginning to rebuke Obummer. EU and Malaysia are both threatening to stop Free Trade talks with ‘Snooper Dogg’.”...
I wonder how many folks like myself are finding comfort in the actions of other nations and their media who are much more aware of the danger we are in right now than our own government and media watchdogs seem to be. I am supposing that Germany, especially, still has a good memory of the Nazi years when their population allowed and even encouraged the unthinkable and unspeakable to happen right under their noses. We have never suffered anything that bad and, consequently are, in my view, very ignorant about the patterns shaping up here which are very much like those in Germany in the 1930s. Hardly a day goes by that I am not stressed about what has been the most blessed nation in the history of the world becoming something much less than what we have ever been. I fear we are being trashed and thrown away.
AMEN! Have to agree. No vision, no plan, no clue, no..., no... Isn’t it amazing how you have to wholeheartedly agree with someone who, a few short years ago, you’d have considerd your bitterest enemy.
This is a PR stunt to get back his Mojo—The old Magic. A play of the race card—like his trip to the door of No return. All a giant Photo-Opportunity for the front pages of the press and not for Africa. Its called—Lets talk about this and not his many scandals and failures. It will not work. The Media have spun it as best they can—but once the mask is gone—it can not be replaced. This is his last real trip—
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