Bush in Senegal
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Wednesday July 16, 2003 22:13
by John Cunningham - Galway Alliance Against War
AS ARROGANT AS EVER
It will probably not surprise many people, but George Bush treated Senegal and its people with utter contempt during his recent to that country —700 US security personnel protected the paranoid president; all trees along his route had to be cut down; state exams were postponed; roads, businesses and hospitals were shut for the duration.
Bush visited the island of Goree, a former staging-post of the slave trade. There he condemned slavery, but he did not convince many Senegalese of his sincerity. According to a local account:
"Bush did not want to be with
Senegalese or use our things.
He brought his own armchairs,
and of course his own cars,
and meals and drinks. He came
with his own journalists and
our were forbidden inside the
airport and in place he was
visiting.Our president was not
allowed to make a speech. Only
Bush spoke when he was in Goree.
He spoke about slavery. It seems
that he needs the vote of the
African American to be elected
in the next elections, and wanted
to please them."
For the full account, see
http://www.sunmt.org/bushsenegal.html
Comments (3 of 3)
Jump To Comment: 1 2 3Bush visited the land of St-Louis
the name of the north senegalese city
where west africans were brought
as slaves to the american continent.
as some spoke of Liberia where Marcus Garvey
on a black line star ship tried
to bring some back.
and yes for info of all
it was an imperial visit.
John Cunningham got it right.
Bush spoke of GM food.
US troops in Liberia.
and Nigerian Oil.
he also uttered the word slavery.
John Cunningham got it very right.
You sound like a bitchin faggot.
As for hospitals being shut, complete bullshit.
that sounds like a normal presidential security operation.I mean...When Klintoon came to Limerick the Secret service vandalised our manhole covers by welding them shut. They used AMERICAN black plastic to build a huge canopy on American scaffolding to protect the lying president.sameo sameo
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