By Tunde Osazua and Netfa Freeman | Black Agenda Report
Rep. Omar recently commended the US war machine for increasing the “transparency” and “accountability” of its bombing of her native country.
United States representatives, no matter their racial or ethnic backgrounds, appear unable to perceive the inherent white supremacy in the notion that the US has some altruistic responsibility to police the continent of Africa with military troops and supervisors. As a result, "people of color," such as the Somali-"American" Congresswoman IIhan Omar provide political and moral cover to the presence of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and the dubious claims about “US interests” on the continent. READ MORE