America Welcomes Prime Minister Abubakar Balewa of Nigeria, July 1961: 25-28
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Motion picture covering the official state visit of Prime Minister Abubakar Balewa of Nigeria to the United States, including welcoming remarks by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and the Prime Minister’s response, events with President John F. Kennedy, an address by the Prime Minister at the Capitol, stops at other sites in Washington, D.C., and stops in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Chicago, Illinois, Knoxville, Tennessee, and New York City.
Former Liberian Leader Samuel Doe – America’s “Step Child”
Great documentary series on how America supported former Liberian President Samuel Doe. It chronicles the 1980 coup in which soldiers overthrew, killed and disembowelled the former President William Tolbert. Master Sergeant Samuel Doe (as he then was) succeeded Tolbert as Liberia’s Head of State.
American Soldier Shoots Dead 16 Civilians in Afghanistan
An American soldier in Afghanistan went on a killing spree, going from house to house and killing 16 Afghan civilians who were sleeping in their beds. He apparently then calmly returned to his base and turned himself in.
President Barack Obama’s Birth Certificate
Surprise, surprise – the President of the USA is actually….American! His birth certificate is below:
George Bush’s Book: Decision Points
Former US President George Bush’s new book “Decision Points” is out, and is causing controversy already! Apparently the book defends VERY aggressive interrogation “techniques” (things called torture by other people) such as water-boarding by American intelligence services, his decision to invade Iraq, and has details of his friendship with Tony Blair.
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Nigeria’s 50th Independence Anniversary: Message from Hilary Clinton
Nice message from the US Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton to Nigerians:
