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Obama Reconsidering Boycott of U.N. Racism Conference

Written by News One on April 14, 2009 9:55 am

The Obama administration is reconsidering its planned boycott of a controversial U.N. racism conference that is deeply opposed by Israel and Jewish groups and will be attended by Iran’s president, the State Department said late Monday.

In a move likely to upset its staunchest Mideast ally and its supporters, the department said the administration was pleased by a diplomatic push to revise an objectionable document that the meeting will adopt and suggested it could attend the meeting if the efforts succeed.

“We hope that these remaining concerns will be addressed so that the United States can re-engage the conference process with the hope of arriving at a conference document that we can support,” spokesman Robert Wood said in a statement.

The announcement came as the administration reviews its policy on Iran with an eye toward engaging the Islamic government and as Iran’s official news agency reported that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will attend the April 20-25 World Conference Against Racism in Geneva.

In February, the Obama administration said it would not attend the U.N. meeting unless its final document was changed to drop all references to Israel and the defamation of religion.

Although specific references to Israel subsequently were deleted, the document retained language affirming the findings of the first World Conference Against Racism, held in Durban, South Africa, that many believed were anti-Semitic.

The United States and Israel walked out of the 2001 conference in Durban over a draft resolution that singled out Israel for criticism and likened Zionism — the movement to establish and maintain a Jewish state — to racism.

In February, after attending preparatory meetings for the follow-up conference, the Obama administration said it would not attend “Durban II” unless the meeting’s final document was changed to drop references to Israel, defamation of religion and demands for reparations for slavery.

Wood said Monday that there had been “substantial improvements” to the draft but that there were elements that “continue to pose significant concerns,” including the affirmation of the Durban declaration and a portion on incitement to religious hatred that the U.S. sees as “suggested support for restrictions on freedom of expression.”

Israel and Canada already have announced they will boycott the meeting.

Israel, which was deeply concerned when the administration sent a delegation to the preparatory meeting, has lobbied hard for the U.S. to stay away from the conference.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MK777/ MK777

    A move in the right direction. Tell Israel that this administration and the U.S. makes its own decisions. Its time for them to get off the umbilical cord anyway.

    The issues set forth in this conference are too important to ignore.

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    Apartheid in disguise is also termed as a softly softly approach; to deny genocidal tendencies; who feels it knows it!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Monte_Brown/ Monte_Brown

    Good idea. He can start by telling France to recognize a minority in their laws and give their minority some rights and some jobs. He can also tell black African leaders to man up, build social democracies, and feed their poor. Take the wealth from the greedy whites in South Africa and redistribute it to the poor. African leaders should be more like Hugo Chavez.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/beauty456/ beauty456

    Excellent step in the right direction. I want to know where the Civil Rights Leaders are at? Or, are they to busy with crazy stuff like Rhiannah and Chris Brown? Its time for us to make our own decisions without Isreal. Blacks should take care of themselves like the Jews are taking care of their own. It looks very bad for the first Black President to boycott this summit, based on the Racist and Aparthide Isreal. Americans need to wake up.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/miz_brandi622/ miz_brandi622

    If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything! I will support my president and his cabinet and all of his decisions because I voted for him!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/4484184/ 4484184

    The time have come for black people to do their things on their own without depending on anybody.we should not make change just for the sake of change.We should condemn racism, segregation and all forms of discriminations in its international form. We should condemn anybody who engage in this filthy practices no who he or she may be.we don’t care whether you’re black or white if you’re somebody who believes in racism we will condemn you to hell.Let Barrack obama and his administration take notice of this. We will not support you just because you’re black.We’re fighting on a cause so nobody will stand on our way. So many have put their lives on the line for this struggle and their lives will never go in vain. We say to hell with Israel and all these ignorant people who have no respect for our people.We will burn all jews who want to stand our our way. Obama take note.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Monte_Brown/ Monte_Brown

    Racism is bad, but capitalism in poor countries is worse. I am not an antisemite or a hater of white people, but I am a socialist. I only like Obama when his policies are to the left. When he is reaching across the aisles I don’t like him because I don’t like reactionaries. I believe that the poor can only reach its full potential with help from the government. The “invisible hand” is of no avail to people starving and sick. If the poor are waiting for something to trickle down they will be waiting a long time. Obama is a great dude, but he needs to stay to the left. Thus far he has done so, and I ain’t mad at him. I love the dude.

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    Oh yes, and the time has come for black people to fully understand the ideology of compassion and embrace it. We will move forward with unity and compassion for our fellow man.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/beauty456/ beauty456

    I personally think that black people do understand compassion. That is one of the downfalls of us. I hate to say that but look how Africa has been raped and robbed. Please read up on some history. Look how others come to our neighborhoods and set up shop. Rarely do you see anyone building our neighborhoods. They take the money and run. Black people are compassionate. More than others are. Look around and you will see exactly what I am talking about.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Goddess_Isis333/ Goddess_Isis333

    by Chief Elder Osiris Akkebala
    o_akkebala2002@yahoo.com
    http://www.fwiamsrm.com
    SUBJECT: “OBAMA AGREES TO BOYCOTT UN RACISM CONFERENCE – DURBAN 11″

    To Whom It May Concern:

    When the issue of Race and Racism come to the fore front for honest discussion, then you can look forward to America and her Racist allies to not be a part of such a discussion.

    I have shared many Times about America insincerity about the Race problem in America and the World, Hell, America is a major contributor to the practice of Racism and no better example than the Racist stand America has decided to take on a conference on Racism and Class.

    So, by America to not engage globally in a discussion on Race and Class, then you in America should know that America is not serious about discussing Race in America among Americans.

    So, I urge you to open up your eyes, all three of them, and see the problem Black People are entwined with in America, America thrive off of the practice of Racism, yet here Black People in America are, putting all of our survival in President Obama change, when in fact President Obama, and no other America President, make the final call concerning America Business, which is Racist in its many aspect of transaction.

    It was more than President Obama that made the decision not to participate in the conference on Race in Geneva, so you see, do not accept that old slogan about the American President stating that the Buck stop at the President desk.

    Obama like all of the Presidents before him, after America the Republic was dismantled, take his orders from other forces in America and in the World, but then, when it come to the Divine Truth being shared with Black People, we have been well conditioned to make fun at the Divine Truth, while the force of Racism remain True in America, as Black People are fast sinking into the Melting Pot of Racial assimilation in America and the world.

    Let us see how and if the Racist America Media deal with this America decision not to discuss Race international, this America decision erase any and all creditability America can make, as she with words only, make claim to being interested in solving the problem of Race and Class in America and the World.

    Divine Thought

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Goddess_Isis333/ Goddess_Isis333

    Impatience Is Just As Much A Virtue As Patience

    By Chief Elder Osiris

    Beloved, first allow me to say that when ever there are so call Black Afrikans in the Diaspora America or any where else in the Matrix of the oppressors society, come before you insulting your intelligence by making claim that Religion has a track record of Black people condemning Lucifer Religious doctrine, and you sit idly by and allow such a Lie to be told to you, as if it is information you agree with and you are claiming to be an intelligent Reasonable Rational and Logical Thinkers, the Mental Tools if used, will and does in fact rebuke the liar that make such a claim, stating that Black Folks have always or is in the know about the Curse of Religion and the hold it has on the Mind of Black People that serve to the detriment of Black People lives.

    Now, what condemn such a statement about Black People, claiming that we already know that religion is Black People curse and that such information to Black people is old News, is the fact that all of your so call Lame Black Leaders are advocate of such a curse that is to be received by Black People and such a curse require your patience during the Time of Black Folks need, and it serve to be the cure, the solution to Black People problem, well, so states the liar caught under the curse of religion, a religion that teach we are to seek salvation through Jesus for our Soul protection, when in fact the Soul is not in need of protection and such a religious Lie is coming from the Curse imposed upon the Mind belief of Black people today, and you dare to not grow to become impatient with such a lying promise?

    Beloved, what I share, is there for you to either accept or reject, the wise among us will be able to identify the Fool among us, by the revelation of our Thoughts, concerning the Problems that hold our Body life in captivity, a Life that does not Think any more, why? because of the curse of Religion that teach us to be patience in our Time of trouble and do not grow impatience, such is Lucifer advice, they that cause all of the trouble for the Body Life living of Black People.

    Beloved, you can not contemplate a solution to your problem as long as you remain a victim of the Curse of Religion, and it is uninformed Black people who are are coming telling you that you already know that Religion is a curse upon your Black Life but there is no sign of evidence that such is the case, concerning our knowledge about Religion, because it is that religion that Black people hold to be the ark of our Black Life salvation and we suffer from such gross negligence from having a desire to know the Divine Truth about Religion.

    It is an insult to you and an act of disrespect of you, for somebody to come before you telling you what you know that you do not know about Religion being a curse upon Black people, when all of the Time we are falling all over ourselves on Sunday morning going to the Den of Lucifer, those Religious Halls we give such a Religious Names

    Now, allow me to continue to be Real and Divinely Truthful with you, even though I know what I share with you, wake up every fiber of resentment of your Mind against me, but as I have often shared with you beloved, Wisdom does not become upset about what Ignorance say about it, because if it did, the both would be riding the same boat of lies and deception that is misguiding the Black Life today..

    Now, tell me, what is it about Black people who suggest that by Black people showing patience, it will bring about change to the Body Life Living Condition of Black People today, where is the evidence that Patience serve as a desired virtue for Black People and Impatience does not, Hell, we have been Patience for Five Hundred Years in the Diaspora and we find ourselves still with a slave mentality, the sign being us crying for more patience to be shown by Black people toward the Human Beings who play tricks still with our Lives, by messing around with our Mind, and today, there are shenanigans of Black People who are imitating those other people with a history of abusing the Mind thought of Black People by saying all kind of irrational things in an effort to throw you off of your Divine groove which enable you to desire to hear and know the Divine Truth, and those Black impostors do so until this day.

    Beloved, we have yet to give impatience our respect and it is because of our Religious training, which says only Patience is the greatest virtue of all, and by Black people being a victim of the curse of religion and no longer has a Divine created philosophy about Life of our own, we go procrastinating about what Black people know and when to know, which require for black people to Divinely Think, which as we live under the curse of religion, we live without Thinking, but believing everything religion has taught us, and I share with you that which religion teach you to believe and for Black People to be believers and not Thinkers and that to be impatience is not a desired virtue to have in a Time of living an abusive Body Life, when in fact it is our patience that secure our present condition we now are living as Black so call Afrikan People, so beloved, to believe that being impatience is not a Great virtue to have, that is the greatest Lie that has ever been told to victims of abuse.

    You have some Black people who love to be repetitious and impersonating Black people lying oppressors and feel comfortable in emulating our oppressors, there are many Black people who go around Black people always repeating the oppressors proverbs about life and never trying to create proverbs about our Black Life that will be more Divine in connection to Black people and our Body life living condition in this evil world, we have nothing but patience as we wait on Jesus to come through his religious veil to save us Black people.

    Beloved, today Black Folks lives are control by Lucifer themselves, Lucifer the Human gods of this world, and today Black people now find ourselves living in a bubble of having patience with the Devil, Satan, and we have become a member of Lucifer Religious Cult.

    You see, in an evil tricky lying and deceiving world, which we now live in, and today many Black people have taken on the spirit of Lucifer the Human Being, Black People now find ourselves in Lucifer world, but it sure as Hell does not mean that we have to be a part of such an Evil world, but as long as Black people preach white people philosophy about life and keep believing that Patience hold to be a Virtue that will serve to the advantage of Black People in our present living condition, more so than Black People learning to become impatience with the evil that is upon us, holding us to be victims of the Curse of Religion, and it is that white folks religion that teach us to believe and not to desire to know the cause of our Body Life problem.

    Beloved, under such a religious curse that have you believing that impatience is not a desired virtue to have, it is such a believing mind that tell you that there is no present Time for Divine change to come to the Body Life living of Black People.

    So if impatience is become our pursuit to practice and if you have an ounce of intelligence, Black people should know what ever we are doing at the presence Time, having all of this patience we talk about, it Damn Well is not working to the advantage of Black People Body Life living condition.

    When Black People become aware of the virtue of being impatience with Evil and all of its attributes, then and only then will the solution to the problem of Black people come to be apparent to the Thinking Impatience Mind thought of Black People.

    Can You Understand That, Beloved

    An impatience Mind is a dissatisfied Mind and whenever there is dissatisfaction, there come an action to solve the problem that is causing the impatience of the people who have cause for being impatience.

    Impatience and intolerance is the formula for action, but patience and tolerance is the formula that breed inaction and docility, a crying baby require impatience and not patience, one generate action while the other promote inaction and with patience to a crying baby, it serve not to the benefit to the baby, but with impatience of the baby crying, such invoke an action to solve the problem that is causing the baby to cry.

    The problem with Black people, is that the sound and action that come from lies and deception has yet to cause an act of impatience among Black people, therefore there is no urgency to act against such vain Lies and acts of deception , the corner stone of religion, that hold a curse on the mind belief of Black people.

    Impatience is my virtue, therefore I count not myself to have reached the pinnacle of my Divinity, but there is one thing I do know and that is, I am remembering the past life happening of our Ancient First Way Ancestors and I am forgetting all that Lucifer Religion has taught me, as I proceed to know all that our Ancient Divine First Way Ancestors Reveal to me, because therein lies the solution to the problem life of Black People, Religion being a curse upon Black People and Black people being an enemy to impatience, all because religion told us to be so, and such religious obedience serve to be the curse upon Black People which caused the Fall of a once United Black Nation.

    Can You Understand That, Beloved?

    Be Kind To Your Self, Beloved.

    Hoteph
    Osiris
    Chief Elder
    fwiamsrm.com
    myspace.com/ osirisakkebala
    The Pan Afrikan Inter’National Movement
    copyright@2009

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