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Let's take a look at what different media wrote on his visit from before and on cancellation; may be you'll catch my thoughtful drift.
On Obama's coming, much was said with regard to the purpose of the visit and how it would affect political and economical affairs; national and International.
"The president will reinforce the importance that the United States places on our deep and growing ties with countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including through expanding economic growth, investment, and trade; strengthening democratic institutions; and investing in the next generation of African leaders," press secretary Jay Carney said in a statement.
"The president will meet with a wide array of leaders from government, business, and civil society, including youth, to discuss our strategic partnerships on bilateral and global issues," Carney said, adding that "the trip will underscore the President’s commitment to broadening and deepening cooperation between the United States and the people of sub-Saharan Africa to advance regional and global peace and prosperity." (Yahoo!News|The Ticket; Monday May 20, 2013)
US president will be on diplomatic mission to make up for lost time, and some say the strategic neglect will cost America. And the winners are: Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania. Each will be rewarded for its democratic virtues next month when Barack Obama embarks on his first major presidential tour of Africa. (The Guardian, Johannesburg; Tuesday May 21, 2013)
Tanzania’s strategic position in the continent, its abundant
natural resources and countering China’s advances to Africa have been
cited as some of the reasons why President Barack Obama chose to visit
Tanzania in his tour of Africa next month.
Mr Obama, who is the first African American US
President, comes just about three months after new Chinese President Mr
Xi Jinping visited the east African country. (The Citizen, Kenya: Wednesday May 22, 2013; retrieved from Africa Review, Friday June 14, 2013)
When President Obama goes to Africa at month’s end, the first African American president will have a rare opportunity to spread U.S. values to that continent. It would be a shame if his trip instead validated slavery.
By selecting Tanzania as one of the three countries that will receive a presidential visit on that trip, the Obama administration is honoring a government that has been in a multiyear diplomatic dispute with the United States over human trafficking. Now Obama is rewarding Tanzania with a presidential trip. “An official visit from the U.S. president is a gift that is utterly inappropriate after a Tanzanian government official committed horrifying human rights violations just a few miles from the White House,” said Martina Vandenberg, a human rights lawyer who represented the victim, Zipora Mazengo, pro bono.(The Washington Post, June 09, 2013)
When President Obama goes to Africa at month’s end, the first African American president will have a rare opportunity to spread U.S. values to that continent. It would be a shame if his trip instead validated slavery.
By selecting Tanzania as one of the three countries that will receive a presidential visit on that trip, the Obama administration is honoring a government that has been in a multiyear diplomatic dispute with the United States over human trafficking. Now Obama is rewarding Tanzania with a presidential trip. “An official visit from the U.S. president is a gift that is utterly inappropriate after a Tanzanian government official committed horrifying human rights violations just a few miles from the White House,” said Martina Vandenberg, a human rights lawyer who represented the victim, Zipora Mazengo, pro bono.(The Washington Post, June 09, 2013)
Now comes the cancellation part and we hear...
The WhiteHouse has cancelled a safari that US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle were due to take in Tanzania over budgetary concerns, The Washington Post reported Thursday.
The safari "would have required the president's special counterassault team to carry sniper rifles with high-calibre rounds that could neutralise cheetahs, lions or other animals if they became a threat," the paper reported. The Obamas had been expected to spend more than two hours at Tanzania's Mikumi National Park. (The Daily Nation; Friday June 14,2013)
Here we go again, every time President Obama and his family take a vacation, the right wing freaks out. President Obama cancels safari trip in Tanzania because of the cost of security, during his trip to Africa later this month. Of course, he won’t be applauded for it, instead, someone chose to leak that snipers will be on hand to shoot any lions or other wild animals that come near the First Couple.(TheModerate Voice; Friday June 14, 2013)
Believe me, that was just a tip of the iceberg on how wrong it all sounded!
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