Voice of the International African Revolution! - Uhuru News
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14 THE BURNING SPEAR April 2003<br />
Central Committee<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>African</strong> People’s<br />
Socialist Party<br />
Point <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> spear<br />
Chairman Omali Yeshitela speaks on<br />
REPARATIONS NOW!<br />
We’re coming for what’s ours!<br />
Omali Yeshitela<br />
Chairman<br />
Gaida Kambon<br />
National Secretary<br />
Ironiff Ifoma<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Economic<br />
Development<br />
Bakari Olatunji<br />
West Coast U.S. Regional<br />
Representative<br />
Watu Mwariama<br />
Nor<strong>the</strong>ast U.S. Regional<br />
Representative<br />
Nzela Kinshasa<br />
Director <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>International</strong> Affairs<br />
<strong>African</strong> People’s Socialist Party<br />
The following is <strong>the</strong> last in a three-part<br />
series. This presentation was made by<br />
Chairman Omali Yeshitela on November<br />
17, 2002 in Philadelphia, PA at <strong>the</strong> event<br />
"Reparations Now! We’re Coming for<br />
What’s Ours!" This event was sponsored<br />
by <strong>the</strong> Philadelphia branch <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>International</strong> People’s Democratic <strong>Uhuru</strong><br />
Movement (InPDUM).<br />
As you know, America is ratcheting<br />
up <strong>the</strong> drive for war. The immediate<br />
target for this war is Iraq.<br />
However, Iraq is not <strong>the</strong> real question.<br />
Iraq is important to America<br />
because <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> oil. In fact, Iraq may<br />
have more oil than Saudi Arabia. It<br />
may well be <strong>the</strong> largest oil reserve<br />
that’s known right now.<br />
There’s oil all over Africa and<br />
Latin America. That’s one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> reasons<br />
<strong>the</strong> U.S. is in Colombia right<br />
now — oil. The whole capitalist<br />
industrial economy is based on<br />
petroleum, so <strong>the</strong>re’s an interest<br />
<strong>the</strong>re based on <strong>the</strong> oil.<br />
U.S. intends to dominate <strong>the</strong><br />
world<br />
To <strong>the</strong> imperialists, not only is it<br />
good for <strong>the</strong> corporations to have<br />
access to all that oil, but it’s also<br />
good for America to dominate <strong>the</strong><br />
rest <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world — not only <strong>the</strong> black<br />
world, <strong>the</strong> brown world and yellow<br />
people, but also Europe, because<br />
Europe is dependent on oil also.<br />
Therefore, if all or most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> oil is in<br />
<strong>the</strong> possession <strong>of</strong> Uncle Sam, <strong>the</strong>n<br />
even Europe is on its knees in dealing<br />
with Uncle Sam.<br />
This is why some Europeans<br />
have been reluctant to go along with<br />
what Uncle Sam is doing. If Sam<br />
controls <strong>the</strong> oil, he controls everything.<br />
The Bush regime has made no<br />
secret <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fact that it intends to<br />
control <strong>the</strong> whole world.<br />
They have just published what<br />
<strong>the</strong>y call <strong>the</strong>ir Strategic Defense<br />
Plan. The first thing <strong>the</strong> Strategic<br />
Defense Plan states is that it will not<br />
allow any country in any region <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
world to achieve military parity with<br />
<strong>the</strong> United States government.<br />
Second, it says that <strong>the</strong> U.S. shall<br />
be <strong>the</strong> dominant power from now on.<br />
It says “if <strong>the</strong> U.S. sees any power<br />
that is opposed to American interests<br />
or <strong>the</strong> interests <strong>of</strong> our allies achieving<br />
any kind <strong>of</strong> weapons <strong>of</strong> mass<br />
destruction, we will do a pre-emptive<br />
strike against <strong>the</strong>m. That’s to say, we<br />
will attack <strong>the</strong>m whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong>y have<br />
done anything to us or not based on<br />
our assumptions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir intent.”<br />
Third, it says not only will <strong>the</strong> U.S.<br />
do those things, but also if necessary,<br />
<strong>the</strong>y’ll do <strong>the</strong>m without any<br />
assistance from any o<strong>the</strong>r country on<br />
Earth. Therefore, <strong>the</strong>ir intent is to<br />
dominate <strong>the</strong> world. Make no mistake<br />
about it, and it’s naked. The rest<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world knows it. All <strong>of</strong> Europe<br />
knows it.<br />
Up until recently, especially during<br />
<strong>the</strong> time when <strong>the</strong> Soviet Union was<br />
in existence, <strong>the</strong>re was an appearance<br />
<strong>of</strong> solidarity between Europe<br />
and North America to contend with<br />
<strong>the</strong> Soviet Union. But, with <strong>the</strong> collapse<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Soviet Union, Uncle<br />
Sam has said it’s going to take it all.<br />
You saw what happened in<br />
Rwanda and what’s happening in<br />
Congo and in places like Ivory Coast.<br />
You see <strong>the</strong> rebellions, <strong>the</strong> mutinies<br />
<strong>the</strong>re – that’s Uncle Sam fighting<br />
against France to take over what<br />
used to be French-controlled territories.<br />
The United States government<br />
intends to control <strong>the</strong> world.<br />
The U.S. used to concede territories<br />
to France as a zone <strong>of</strong> French<br />
influence. They aren’t giving up anything<br />
now. They want <strong>the</strong> whole bit!<br />
Europe is nervous as hell about<br />
this. The last time <strong>the</strong>y saw this, it<br />
was Germany. That’s why <strong>the</strong><br />
German woman said about Bush,<br />
Join <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>African</strong> People’s<br />
Socialist Party<br />
Contact:<br />
1245 18th Avenue South<br />
St. Petersburg Florida,<br />
33705<br />
727-821-6620<br />
apsp.uhuru@verizon.net<br />
During slavery,<br />
prisons were white.<br />
The actual end <strong>of</strong><br />
slavery was<br />
approximately April<br />
1865. So, <strong>the</strong>y freed<br />
you in April, but in<br />
December <strong>the</strong>y<br />
passed <strong>the</strong> 13th<br />
Amendment, which<br />
said nei<strong>the</strong>r slavery<br />
nor involuntary<br />
servitude is<br />
permissible except as<br />
punishment for a<br />
crime. Then <strong>the</strong>y<br />
wrote all <strong>the</strong> laws<br />
directed at <strong>African</strong>s,<br />
designer laws just as<br />
<strong>the</strong>y have now. So<br />
<strong>the</strong>y didn’t end<br />
slavery, <strong>the</strong>y<br />
changed <strong>the</strong> terms<br />
for slavery. It was no<br />
accident.<br />
"He’s like Hitler."<br />
Imperialism in crisis<br />
But I want to tell you something.<br />
All <strong>the</strong> bluster and all <strong>the</strong> weapons —<br />
see Spear, page 16