by BAR Executive Editor Glen Ford
As African Americans contemplate the possibility of Barack Obama in the Oval Office, they should consider the ramifications of a Black face at the helm of an unreconstructed imperial policy. During the Secretary of State tenures of Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice, the face of U.S. aggression and lawlessness in the world, has been Black – a hell of an image to present to the planet! Barack Obama shows no inclination to abandon imperialism as state policy – only to avoid “dumb” wars, while placing U.S.-designated “interests” above international law.