Horace Campbell on Mandela’s Legacy, NATO’s Failure in Libya and Obama’s Trip to Africa In this web-only interview, Syracuse University Professor Horace Campbell reflects on the importance of Nelson Mandela and the anti-apartheid struggle. He also talks about his new book, Global NATO and the Catastrophic Failure in Libya. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González. As President Obama was leaving Senegal on his second trip to the African continent since he became president, he praised Nelson Mandela. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Mandela stepped forward after 27 years of captivity and not only helped usher in democracy and majority rule and one person, one vote in South Africa, but, as importantly, for him to say, I embrace my former captors and my former oppressors and believe in one nation, and believe in judging people on the basis of their character and not their color, you know, it gave me a sense of what is possible in the world. AMY GOODMAN: President Obama, talking about Nelson Mandela, who lies in critical condition in hospital in South Africa. We’re joined by Horace Campbell, professor of African American studies and political science at Syracuse University, has written extensively about Africa over the decades. His most recent article is at CounterPunch, The Imperial Tour: Militarism and Plunder. We will link to it at democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González. Thanks so much for joining us. GUEST Horace Campbell, professor of African American studies and political science at Syracuse University. He has written extensively on African politics. His new book is called Global NATO and the Catastrophic Failure in Libya.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 09:37:16 +0000
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