"Exterminate all the Brutes"

There shall not lack education to the “illiterate” africa. Not only the students, but also the public should have access to the Information of the Polytechnic Library.
That’s why the 13th of November the US embassy wants to open the “AMERICAN CORNER BLANTYRE” (ACM). The ACM is some sort of reading are, where the Malawian public can use the Internet for their research as well, as the books that were brought from an american Library. So far this seems to be a nice idea. A deed of which the american embassy is proud of itself.
But what else would you call more imperialistic than development aid: The furniture was entirely produced in the united states and imported to Malawi. Under the cover of altruism in this way the american industrie is assisted more than the local one. We all know that in Blanytre you can find a lot of very nicely produced furniture made out of the best Malawian woods (Mulanje Ceder, Mahagoni wood etc.) and you would assist the local industry. (Here I’d like to take reference to the locally produced CD-duplicator case.)
This way you would make sure the impact to the local carpenter would be longer lasting and effective.

When I look at the American Corners bookshelves I see that about 20% of the shleves are yet filled with books. The books are about american topics only. (I’ve put a list of some of the book titles.)
The Librarian said, that this was part of the deal between the Polytechnic Library and the US embassy and that the exchange between the two cultures should be established. What american culture is ment here? The Culture of the fear of evil?
Why should the history of the sectret war of Hillary Clinton, nor the american ideas on how to sweap the world of evil be in any ways of interest? What is happening here is not about helping nor donating. It is about occupation. It is the trial of manipulating the thinking and undermine the local Culture and Economy.

HOW CONGRESS GET ELECTED
AMERICAN DEMOCRATY
THE 9/11 COMISSION REPORT
LEGISLATING FOREIGN POLICY
IMPEACHABLE OFFENSE
AGAINTS ALL ENEMIES
CHALLENGE OF GLOBAL CAPITALISM
AMERICAN STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS
DEMOCRATY AND EDUCATION
PARTIES, POLITICS, AND PUBLIC POLICY IN AMERICA
THE PRESIDENCY IN A SEPARATED SYSTEM
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON LIVING HISTORY
GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
REFLECTIONS ON WATER
WHO IS RUNNING AMERICA? THE CLINTON YEARS
THE LIES OF GEORGE W. BUSH
ALL THE PRESIDENTS SPIN
KEEPING A WATCHFULL EYE

FREEDOM TRAIN
COLONOLIAN MASCULINITY
ROSA PARK: MY STORY
AND THE WINNER IS…
FIND WHERE THE WIND GOES
“WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE”
COLOR ME DARK, THE DIARY OF NELLIE LEE LOVE
BILL CLINTON, MY LIFE
JOHN F. KENNEDY
THE STORY OF BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
AMERICAN SPHINX
THE CONQUERORS
BEYOND THE RIVER

GOVERMENT BY THE PEOPLE
CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES
THE CONQUERORS
AMERICAN DREAM
NEW LANDS, NEW MEN
HILLARY’S SECRET WAR
TRUTH AND DUTY
OUR ENDAGERED VALUES
THE BIG CHANCE
AN OUTLINE OF AMEICAN HISTORY
CRUCIBLE OF POWER
AMERICAN THOUGHT BEFORE 1900

So we’re desperatly waiting for the 13th of November. 🙂

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