It looked really like God Himself was visiting Senegal, with no respect of
any kind for Africans. It shows how stupid/'nataba' our leaders are, not
mentioning the usual "Children, come to meet Papa at big brother's place!"
attitude.
I wasn't surprise to see our 'president' going to meet "Papa" anyhow, after
all he's just one of these African General. I bet some of them could barely
shake his hands!
I just learnt that our dear 'president' was attending his son/daughter's
graduation ceremony in Canada. Can someone in Canada confirm that
information or can I just dismiss it as untrue?
salaam,
CisseM.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Amadou Wane" <wane@strategisconsulting.com>
To: <malilink@malilink.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 2:31 PM
Subject: [mAliLink2] Bush Visit Makes a Mess of Senegal
> Senegal - Bush brings his own lunch, dogs, cars, 700 agents, tree
> cutters, reporters and soda pop
>
>
> SunMt member Joan Herron got this message from friend in Senegal.
>
>
> More than 1,500 persons have been arrested and put
> in jail between Thursday and Monday. Hopefully they will be released now
> that the Big Man is gone
>
> The US Army's planes flying day and night over Dakar. The noise they
> make is so loud that one hardly sleeps at night
>
> About 700 security people from the US for Bush's security in
> Senegal, with their dogs, and their cars. Senegalese security forces
> were not allowed to come near the US president
>
> All trees in places where Bush will pass have been cut. Some of
> them have more than 100 years
>
> All roads going down town (where hospitals, businesses, schools are
> located) were closed from Monday night to Tuesday at 3 PM. This means
> that we could not go to our offices or schools. Sick people were also
> obliged to stay at home.
>
> National exams for high schools that started on Monday are
> postponed until Wednesday.
>
> Bush's visit to the Goree Island is another story. As you may know Goree
> is a small Island facing Dakar where from the 15th to the 19th century,
> the African slaves to be shipped to America were parked in special
> houses called slave houses. One of these houses has become a Museum to
> remind humanity about this dark period and has been visited by kings,
> queens, presidents. Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, and before them,
> Nelson Mandela, the Pope, and many other distinguished guests or
> ordinary tourists visited it without bothering the islanders. But for
> "security reasons" this time, the local population was chased out of
> their houses from 5 to 12 AM. They were forced by the American security
> to leave their houses and leave everything open, including their
> wardrobes to be searched by special dogs brought from the US.
>
> The ferry that links the island to Dakar was stopped and offices and
> businesses closed for the day.
>
> According to an economist who was interviewed by a private radio,
> Senegal that is a very poor country has lost huge amount of money in
> this visit, because workers have been prevented from walking out of
> their homes.
>
> In addition to us being prevented to go out, other humiliating things
> happened also. 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 ours 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.
> That's why he visited Goree.
>
> Several protest marches against American politics have been organized
> yesterday and even when Bush was here, but we think he does not care.
>
> We have the feeling that everything has been done to convince us that we
> are nothing, and that America can behave the way it wants, everywhere,
> even in our country.
>
> Believe me friends, it is a terrible feeling. But according to a Ugandan
> friend of mine, I should not complain because it Uganda one of the
> country he is going to visit, Bush does not intend to go out of the
> airport. He will receive the Ugandan President in the airport lounge.
>
> Nevertheless, I think I am lucky, because I have such wonderful American
> friends. But there are now thousands of Senegalese who believe that for
> all Americans the world is their territory.
>
>
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