Cornell West on BBC calls Obama a war criminal. He also calls the poverty levels in the US spiritually profane.
The Obama team has taken to calling West un-American for having the audacity to tell the truth about the president and his right-wing policies.
Sadly not many "progressive" black leaders are willing to speak out against Obama for fear of retribution. But it's basically the same story with many white "progressives" as well. Those who are attached to the Democratic party are neutralized and unwilling to speak the truth about Obama's role in perpetuating endless war, destroying social progress, desecration of our civil liberties, and letting Wall Street off the hook for their fiscal crimes against the nation.
You can see an extensive story in the Guardian about West's visit to the UK here
If anyone else conducted Drone strikes against the US or its allies like Obama did he wouldn't hesitate to call them a war criminal. If his own standards were used against him .... well never mind.
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