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To: abuelita who wrote (22341)	7/15/2003 2:26:26 PM
From: Skywatcher	Respond to of 89467

The Bush visit (or landing) to Africa was a real disaster for the PEOPLE in those countries he stepped into....he was on that photo opp island for less than a 1/2 hour!!!!! In addition to this stuff....his security people CUT DOWN 100 YEAR OLD TREES ALL ALONG HIS MOTORCADE for security! UnREAL More information about the events surrounding Bush’s visit to Goree Island are emerging. An email to Democracy Now! from ABANTU for Development, a non-governmental organization focused on development in Africa, described Bush’s visit to Goree Island: “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 which 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. Not only did Bush not want to be with Senegalese but he did not want to 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." CC