Obama Goes To South Africa, Protests Ensue
06/29/2013
If Obama was hoping for a warm reception upon his arrival in the second leg of his 3 nation African tour, in Johannesburg, to celebrate the life of South Africa’s critically ill, 94 year old leader Nelson Mandela, he got quite a surprise when local police had to lob stun grenades at local protestors who had gathered at the world’s once most famous apartheid ghetto, Soweto, where they chanted against US foreign policy, American drone strikes, US policy in Guantanamo and Iran and much more. They were hardly racist.
Video courtesy of RT:
“U.S. President Barack Obama met the family of South Africa’s ailing anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela on Saturday, offering words of comfort and praising the critically ill retired statesman as one of history’s greatest figures.
The faltering health of Mandela, 94, a figure admired globally as a symbol of struggle against injustice and racism, is dominating Obama’s two-day visit to South Africa.
But Obama also faced protests by South Africans against U.S. foreign policy, especially American drone strikes.
Police fired stun grenades to disperse several hundred protesters who had gathered outside the Soweto campus of the University of Johannesburg, where Obama addressed an afternoon town hall meeting with students…”
Read full report:
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-29/obama-goes-south-africa-protests-ensue
Related:
Bush is a fugitive and Obama is also sought in criminal investigations as he continues drone killings and mass surveillance policies without warrants and trials…
Also see earlier part of Obama’s global tour:
Obama’s Global Embarrassment
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