Tanzania's mixed reaction to Bush visit - 16 Jan 08

George Bush is beginning a six-day trip Africa. One of his stops is the Eastern African country of Tanzania, where 10 years ago, hundreds of people died in a bombing at the US embassy.

Bush has made clear he's looking to shift the US military command for Africa - currently based in Germany - to the continent.

And that's left many in Tanzania worried the American leader is really there to shop for real estate.
From Dar es Salaam, Yvonne Ndege reports.

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[hippieJH88]

I know my own history, thanks. I don't need a history lesson about my ancestors from someone unrelated to me. My point is, not everything we do is bad. We are not trying to take over the world or Africa. We offered aid, that is it. We are not sending troops or building bases all over the continent as the accusations are saying. If my government did start building bases I would not support it along with the majority of American citizens.

[bakataley]

Tom, the reason for your misconception of AlJazeera is because AlJazeera shows the actual human costs and civilian casualties caused by both sides in more details, hence increasingthe chance of resentment against the Americans, whereas the likes of Fox and CNN simply dismiss the American caused civilian casualties as "collateral damage" as to not cause any domestic outrage against the American involvement abroad.

[zombazezu]

@Mbeziman boooship, we dnt nd anything frm bush, wr poor bt life goes on, wr happy 2, with our life, if ur wealth stay with ur money, we dnt nd any thing fm u.

[brianobx]

Africa loves bush

[H20654]

@sguardian870 Fuck you you easily deceived fool

[hotello2009]

Tanzanians, say no to NWO ...Asantesana

[Dubconferencedotorg]

there is a big muslim minority in Tanzania -

Zanzibar for example has tons of money.. nothing works - a few areas in tanzania are working nicely - with less money

[Kalydosos]

I think your whole argument makes no sense! its just an attempt to absolve yourself of the interest, your thieving ancestors. Having given the likes of you from past conquest, and yes white people did collaborate with Arabs and sold their own too, in some cases for sugar. Even during that bad period white Europeans still retained their cultural identity they don't speak Arabic. Even though only a few words of Arabic entered European languages.

[mahdi0123456789]

you ignorant fool they know why you dont know nothing about bush

[sweetbiella]

creating a naval base there will bring more problem to that poor country, they'll get the U.S enemies against them who wants that? don't forget China, Russia, North Korea aren't your friends China or Russia itself is enough to destroy U.S.

[washappnin]

Do you even know the history of slavery in Africa??? Here's a tip for you type this into the youtube search:

THE ARAB SLAVE TRADE

or

TRANS ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE

You know that Christian white europeans were taken into North Africa as slaves to Muslim africans don't you? It started in the late 1400's and went on for over 400 years and left millions dead. Algiers was probably the most well documented and many others on the Barbary Coast. You should read the book CHRISTIAN SLAVES MUSLIM MASTERS

[washappnin]

It's just sad how ignorant an uneducated these people really are. They really have no clue why they are protesting they were just told to.