Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves
Today everyone is talking about the Breaking Bad finale, which is cool if you’re into the show. What we should pay attention to is how the national media and other outlets are doing full coverage of this ending complete with reporters and interviews and comparative analysis of this ending vs other show endings in the past..
Following on the heels of that story is the media doing full stories about Amanda Knox, the young woman accused of killing her room-mate in Italy..The Italian govt is going to retry her..Many are not sure as to exactly how her plight impacts the average person who is wondering if they will have access to payments and services if the government shuts down..
What’s not being covered today is the fact that 14 Caribbean nations are suing European nations for reparations due to slavery… In my opinion the goal is to avoid any and all convos about that topic…
Here is what Al Jazerra America is reporting :
In a speech Friday at United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves said the European nations must pay for their deeds.
“The awful legacy of these crimes against humanity – a legacy which exists today in our Caribbean – ought to be repaired for the developmental benefit of our Caribbean societies and all our peoples,” Gonsalves said. “The European nations must partner in a focused, especial way with us to execute this repairing.”
The lawsuits – which are likely to amount to a lengthy battle – are being brought by The Caribbean Community, or Caricom, a regional organization that focuses mostly on issues such as economic integration. They will be brought to the U.N.’s International Court of Justice, based in The Hague in the Netherlands. It is not immediately clear when court proceedings will begin. Read the entire story at the link below
You can also hear the entire speech given by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves where he lays out the United nations Millenium Goals and how ‘developing nations are crippled. he gets into the reparations part about 9 minutes into the speech..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU0Rp8ydGWU
Prime Minister Robert Mugabe
The other issue not being covered in the mainstream media is Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe smashing on the US and UK for imposing sanctions on his country.. He talks about the land reform movement. He talks about how economic sanctions are a hypocritical move by those imposing it.. As he boldly stated ‘Shame Shame Shame’ on the US and Britain, the US delegation walked out of the speech… Apparently the US is good at giving lectures and telling folks how to behave while ignoring pointed accusations at her.. In fact many are pointing out that the US is in violation of her own Human Rights laws.. http://mg.co.za/article/
Below is an excerpt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbR6j_OI2NE
Here is the full speech:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7odlcABg10w
Here’s a film and debate about Mugabe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywev9OSOwFg
Breaking Bad and Amanda Knox vs Reparations and Human Rights, the choice is yours