Posted on 12/15/2010 8:07:14 AM PST by PghBaldy
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 15, 2010 Statement by President Obama on the International Criminal Court announcement
Today, as the International Criminal Court announces the names of six suspects alleged to have participated in the post-election violence that threatened to tear Kenya apart three years ago, I encourage all Kenyans take a moment to reflect on the tremendous progress their country has made since those dark days. Together, you have been working to reconcile your communities, to reform your institutions to better serve the public good, and to put your country on a path to lasting peace and prosperity. Kenya is turning a page in its history, moving away from impunity and divisionism toward an era of accountability and equal opportunity. The path ahead is not easy, but I believe that the Kenyan people have the courage and resolve to reject those who would drag the country back into the past and rob Kenyans of the singular opportunity that is before them to realize the country’s vast potential.
In pursuit of these goals, I urge all of Kenya’s leaders, and the people whom they serve, to cooperate fully with the ICC investigation and remain focused on implementation of the reform agenda and the future of your nation. Those found responsible will be held accountable for their crimes as individuals. No community should be singled out for shame or held collectively responsible. Let the accused carry their own burdens – and let us keep in mind that under the ICC process they are innocent until proven guilty. As you move forward, Kenyans can count on the United States as a friend and partner.
Does this have to do with his cousin Odingo?
Counsin Obongo.
AP is scrubbing their pages of the Odinga/Obama lovefest. Writer Stil queried me:
I was reading your blog today and I went to the daily conversations with Odinga/re: Obama and I went to click on the link and low and behold (surprise of all surprises) the article is no longer available from the AP. What's up with that?
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Sweet.
When is Obama going to jail for his part in these murders?
ping...
Will Obama’s “cousin” Odinga be implicated (along with Obama)?
Sounds like Obama is pre-framing the ICC announcement by saying “Don't look beyond my cousin to me as responsible and don't blame his (my) Luo tribe for what Odinga did.”
Obammy is the Govt of the United States, he is not, as such, currently an individual. I think that is what he is implying.
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The court's chief prosecutor named six men he accused of being ringleaders in the violence that swept Kenya after a disputed election at the end of 2007, killing 1,133 people. The Deputy Prime Minister, Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of the founding president, was named, along with the suspended higher education minister William Ruto; the minister for industry, Henry Kosgey; the former police commissioner, Hussein Ali; a radio presenter, Joshua Arap Sang; and the Cabinet Secretary, Francis Muthaura.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/kenyas-political-elite-accused-of-inciting-postelection-atrocities-2161642.html
From Wikipedia and other sources: As his son described it in his memoir, Obama Sr.'s conflict with President Kenyatta destroyed his career. (Dreams from my Father, pp. 214–216.) The decline began after Tom Mboya's assassination in 1969. Obama Sr. was fired from his job by Jomo Kenyatta, was blacklisted in Kenya, and began to drink. He had a serious car accident, spent almost a year in the hospital, and by the time he visited his son in Hawaii in late 1971, he already had a bad leg. (Dreams from My Father, pp. 64–71, 212-219). Obama Sr.'s life fell into drinking and poverty, from which he never recovered.
The father ruined the father - now has the son exacted revenge on the son?
I don’t know. I trust others here know the ins and outs of Obama’s shady Kenyan dealings.
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