Black criticism of President Barack Obama

[Felecia Klockow]

 

 

I have an innovative way to reflect on this issue concerning our President, Barack Obama, and those who would criticize him. Why are people of color, particularly black people, watching a highly skilled and intentional execution and lynching of our President and doing zilch about it other than adding to the cacophony of all the other on lookers who are not only wanting but waiting for him to fail? Are we so far detached from our own history that we are incapable of considering that there is something erroneous about the portrayal of our President as a buffoon. I dare we hold the same noose in pretense with our eyes and ears closed. I am livid but I am not angry at our President. President Obama has (conceded) rolled over quite a few times for the benefit of this country and all of its citizens and non citizens alike. I can only agree with that as stated. Yet that same man, in the near future, will be kicked again as he swims upstream in a churning flood and onslaught of disrespect and dismissal. His peers, who are doing everything they can to strip him of his rightful authority, have thus far barely avoided using the word boy. I dare we stand right there beside them with one eye open and the other closed and not first demand that he be treated like the President of the United States of America first and foremost. Demonstrate and confirm to me who you really are, show me evidence of the denigration you have carried that resulted in bringing our people, as we love to say, to the top of anything in this country or the continent we originate from for that matter. With certainty I can hear the ringing of an old parable my grandmother would use and one I am sure you are familiar with: They are saying black people are dim-witted. Black people are still crabs in a barrel ready to drag even the one who has risen to the top of the barrel down like a piece of manure. President Obama like the others before him who came to a position of authority and love in this country will succeed. Martin and Malcolm are the broad shoulders our President now stands upon. Will our President have to depart this world as they did to look back upon us still behaving as if we just got off the plantation while holding his head in his hands?  Is this what it was all for?  Is that what will give him a rightful name in history?

 

I say to the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, persist in doing the best you can because no President in recent history has had to deal with the state of affairs you find yourself under and you are doing an excellent job as far as I and many others are concerned. Martin and Malcolm faced the same indignities. No one before you redeemed black America with or without their support and maybe no one after you will redeem black America. Your effort will speak for itself, if not today, someday in the future you will have helped to mold on our behalf. It is my opinion that we, black Americans, need to review our recent history and ponder the fact that in spite of those who have died for us; too many of us remain left behind. When are we, the beneficiaries of such sacrifice, supposed to do something for ourselves?

[Byard Pidgeon]

Felicia, I'm not sure who you're replying to, but it doesn't seem to be me.

Felecia Klockow said:

  TO:Byard Pidgeon

Your polls are inconsistent and untrue,without calling you a lie of course, and your point of few is redundant and science fiction. New world order. Right. Glad you are evidently not a member,that would be bad.  My life experiences are obviously and fortunately different than yours. Name calling (obomber and crackers) is childish and I am using simple words for a reason. I apologize. I was under the impression you were replying with legitimate information. No longer interested. Thank you.

[Marilyn The Dollmaker]

Felica to me it seems so easy for others to down the President. They don't have a glue what this man walked into when he began his presidency. I'm sure it was more than he knew. I still feel even today we will continue to have some hard times. The bush era really put us in a mess. I don't think we will ever completely climb out of it. I say one thing and this is true what we can do is pray for this President. Not tear him down but pray for him, Just like we do for all the others in the past.  I'm with you on this one. It is so easy to tear down when you are not in that person's shoes.... I bet most of the individuals that's tearing down wouldn't be able to do any better. I may not be happy with how everything is going right now,but what I can do is give my prayers and pray for God to give Obama wisdom to make the right choices and put people of wisdom around him to help him make right choices for the American people and the country.

[Felecia Klockow]

I am sorry. I can see that you and your ignorance are busy right now.

[Felecia Klockow]

Libya, I apologize for the interruption. I can see you and your ignorance are busy at this time.

LibyaWest said:

Let me say this again...

 

The Black-faced cracker barrage insane obomber is a lying, thieving, baby-killing, mass-murdering, war-mongering, torture-loving, Africa-hating, African-hating, poor folks hating, jig dancing, ass-kissing and an all around slimy piece of s***! And I'm sure massa's favorite pet is delighted to announce his new campaign to exterminate all of the "Islamist" in Libya designed to "protect the civilians". 

 

 

Libya endgame carries new risks for NATO
By Justyna Pawlak | Reuters – 


BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO commanders face a tough balancing act during the bloody battle for Muammar Gaddafi's last strongholds, Sirte and Bani Walid.

NATO allies would like to let the National Transitional Council (NTC) claim victory in these battles and war for itself. That would enhance the council's legitimacy as the new ruler of Libya after Gaddafi's four decades in power, and bolster the chances of a stable democracy taking root in the country.

But the European governments that led NATO's air campaign in Libya also need to remain long enough and engaged enough to make sure the success so far is not diminished by a messy withdrawal. If NATO quietly stepped aside but fighting restarted, that would diminish Europe's standing in Libya and tarnish a campaign that has been seen as a success for Europeans.

To achieve this, experts say, NATO forces are keen to cut back the bombing campaign that was instrumental in giving the NTC a military edge. Instead, NATO will likely step up other operations such as surveillance and air support to eliminate any remaining weaponry that could threaten peaceful transition. NATO declines to comment on its immediate operations.

"As we approach the endgame, it is very clear NATO's role will become very much the eyes and ears of the NTC, rather than the hammer," said Tim Ripley, a London-based military expert at Jane's Defense Weekly.

"The next phase in Libya will amount to a more deliberate mopping up of the country as the NTC moves to establish their control and presence."

One problem is that Gaddafi's remaining loyalists are in Bani Walid and Sirte, which are densely populated. That makes it risky to try to bomb them because of the danger of civilian casualties.

NATO, argues Shashank Joshi, an analyst with the Royal United Services Institute in London, lacks sufficient intelligence to allow it to pinpoint targets in Sirte and Bani Walid without endangering civilians.

"We are in a fortress situation where the city is under siege. If you don't know that a particular building is being used as a school or a mosque, even the best intelligence won't give you the details," he said.

"In Tripoli, you had rebels, you had (Western) special forces, networks of resistance. We don't have that kind of information in Sirte or Bani Walid. So targeting is inherently difficult."

To a degree, battle conditions with Gaddafi's remaining loyalists necessitate a change of operational approach because of the limitations of NATO jets' firepower which is to dangerous to use, said Ripley of Jane's Defense Weekly.

"Gaddafi forces are no longer using tanks and artillery that were easier to hit and identify. The NTC is using infantry to drive Gaddafi's forces from building to building," Ripley said.

"Both sides are operating in such close proximity that differentiating between the sides is difficult. That makes it very difficult to use air-drop weapons (bombs)."

Experts say other constraints also complicate NATO's operations in Sirte and Bani Walid as its military commanders plan how to fulfill the alliance's United Nations mandate in Libya to protect civilians during the civil war. So far, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said, there are no confirmed cases of civilians being killed by NATO power, although alliance officials say some cannot be ruled out.

COMPLICATIONS AND TACTICAL SHIFTS

Human rights organizations have called on the alliance to lean on NTC fighters to do more to protect civilians as worries mount for people trapped in Sirte.

Desperation is growing in the besieged city as civilians try to flee the battle, both sides are accusing each other of endangering civilians, and aid agencies say a humanitarian disaster is looming because of shrinking supplies of water, electricity and food.

"NATO has significant influence over the actions of (NTC) forces," said Peter Bouckaert of Human Rights Watch. "And needs to use it to ensure that the NTC meet their legal obligation under international law (to avoid civilian casualties)," he said.

Another challenge for NATO, Bouckaert added, was preventing NTC forces from taking action against civilians they suspect of siding with Gaddafi loyalists.

"It is essential that those civilian populations, even if they are pro-Gaddafi, do not suffer from vengeance," he said.

NATO officials acknowledge difficulties they are facing in Gaddafi's last strongholds but have given little indication of how much firepower the deposed leader has at his disposal, other than "small logistical and mobility capabilities."

"Their actions are limited to tactical initiatives in isolated pockets, representing a fraction of Libya's territory and population," said NATO spokesman Colonel Roland Lavoie. "They don't control many access routes within Libya. The mission is not yet over but the end is near,"

Focusing on Gaddafi loyalists' access routes to supplies or way out of their strongholds might be an important part of NATO tactics in the near future, military experts said.

"A very big role NATO can play is to dominate the terrain, the roads outside of town," said Ripley. "They can enforce the siege but they cannot finish off Gaddafi forces. They can prevent them from rebuilding, replenishing or escaping."

Already, NATO figures from recent days show the alliance's targeting has focused on storage and command facilities and less on tanks and artillery assets.

Outside of Sirte and Bani Walid, NATO forces will likely concentrate on hunting down any weaponry left behind by the Gaddafi regime, experts said.

"There is a lot of kit left in the country," said Douglas Barrie, a military aviation specialist at London's International Institute of Strategic Studies. "The bombing campaign didn't destroy all of the regime's military capacity by any stretch of imagination. We didn't have enough aircraft, we didn't have enough time.

"I suppose the (NATO) thinking is they don't want to leave any credible rump of military capabilities that could cause problems for the transitional council."

(Additional reporting by Johanna Somers; editing by Sebastian Moffett)