Posted on 08/13/2011 7:52:48 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
New York, NY - The streets of Harlem, New York were alive with sounds of protest as a coalition of left wing groups gathered there to demonstrate against US foreign policy…Specifically to express outrage about the US led bombing campaign in Libya and economic sanctions against Zimbabwe.
The event called the Millions in Harlem march was organized by the Nation of Islam. It’s controversial leader Louis Farrakhan has publicly supported Libya’s Muhammar Gaddafi and Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabi despite the questionable human right records of both leaders. National Black United Front leader Kofi Tahara said the U.S. and its allies should mind their own business. “ On this question of the bombing of Libya by Western Imperialitst. We know that it has never been in our interest when outsiders come into our community and solve our problems. What we’re saying is that if its an African problem we need and African solution”
Radio personality Dr. Bob Law compared the opposition to U.S. military action now to the Vietnam war of the 1960's and 70's. “Dr. Martin Luther King opposed the war in Vietnam and his appearance in Harlem energized that movement So today the honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan
Protesters say NATO and Untied Nations actions in Africa are illegal and are indicative of the west’s disrespect of black people abroad and right here in the United States.
“They don’t care about black people dying in Africa" said New York City Councilman Charles Barron. "They don’t care about black people dying in America. That’s not why they’re there.. They’re there for oil”
Another theme of the event was the revitalization of the Pan Africanism– a movement that seeks to unify African people into a "one African community"
Organizers had a laundry list of items they railed about in this rally. Police brutality, rampant unemployment in the black community, gentrification, housing foreclosures, destruction of public education, closing hospitals, and proliferation of the prison industry with what they called they described as a racist justice system that is tilted against people of color?
The annual event which stemmed from the historic Million man march in Washington DC in back in 1995 has dwindled in size in recent years. But many here see U.S. foreign policy in Africa and Its domestic policies towards urban communities as flash points to rally the community in greater numbers politically
Hey, Hey, O-Bam-Ay! How many children did you kill today?
Has there been any firebombing yet?
Delicious. NY Muslim lefties protesting DC Marxist lefties.
Thanks Tailgunner Joe.
Not that this will matter when the Notion of Islam goes to the 2012 ballot box.
Organizers had a laundry list of items they railed about in this rally. Police brutality, rampant unemployment in the black community, gentrification, housing foreclosures, destruction of public education, closing hospitals, and proliferation of the prison industry with what they called they described as a racist justice system that is tilted against people of color? /
LOL
Tell it to Howdy Doody you moron. All of their failures are the white mans fault. We tell them not to finish school, don’t work, get pregnant and go on welfare, sell drugs, commit crimes. I think that covers it!!!
Some people just love being stupid!
***...Louis Farrakhan has publicly supported Libya’s Muhammar Gaddafi and Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabi despite the questionable human right records of both leaders.***
Calypso Louie condones brutal dictators? Who’da thunk it?
I want to know how many of these protesters can define both gentrification and proliferation. Then I want to know from each of them how the judicial system can be racist when most of those “of color” or incarcerated for committing crimes against others of their own “color.”
Harlem won’t be happy until they get their own bombing!
(snicker...)
I think you're right though.
I want to know how many of these protesters can define both gentrification and proliferation. /
To be honest, very few.
Then I want to know from each of them how the judicial system can be racist when most of those “of color” or incarcerated for committing crimes against others of their own “color.”/
They are killing their own kind daily, they just think they shouldn’t get locked up for doing it.
What? No film at 11?
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