Beatings and abuse made Barack Obama's grandfather loathe the British

Barack Obama’s grandfather was imprisoned and brutally tortured by the British during the violent struggle for Kenyan independence, according to the Kenyan family of the US President-elect Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
4.4
by Dwight Rousu - Dec. 7, 2008

The article is informative on both the colonial history of Kenya and the family history of Obama's distant blood relatives. The video British analysis seems overblown as it extrapolates way beyond any statements by Obama himself.

One can hope the real world knowledge would predispose the new president against colonialism and against torture. If there is not too much audacity in such hope...

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