Open letter to Sen Barack Obama

Appendixe 5: Open letter to Sen Barack Obama
July 20th, 2008

Dear Mr. Sen. Barack,

It's an honor to write this letter to congratulate you as the symbol of the end of can't word raising the hope of many individuals who don't believe in change.

Reading your book that I found very powerful, very inspiring and for sure forgiving on page 49 up to 50 in Dreams from my father (2004), I was touched by your awareness of Africa's poverty as a continent and that the aim of this message especially for the DRC and the continent in general.

I was at the Arlington National Cemetery to pay my respect to the brave American soldiers Known and unknown killed in Wars. I assisted to the changing of the guard's ceremony. It was an honor also to visit the former president Kennedy Gravesites, here is a powerful sentence I found:... '' And so my fellow citizens of the World. Ask not what America will do for you but what together we can do for the freedom of a Man.''
In this sense the research estimation of people killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo is 5 millions. These wars are provoked by men but children; women have paid the highest price.
The rapes, the HIV, the Hunger, Malaria, Illiteracy and other more problems are the consequences of these continuous conflicts.

Sir, I've watched Rev Jesse Jackson comment ''talking down on blacks'' while you spoke about responsibility of Blacks people towards their families, I've watched as well your plan to end the War in Iraq, your European Tour, the American economy plans (taxes, Gas, Energy crises...) and more. I have to admit that you are a hero to complete dreams that was once impossible but now possible. I wish Dr Martin Luther King, Jr was alive to see these achievements of powerful young generation.
I am sure Mr. Nelson Mandela is proud of this generation too.

Around 150 billions dollar spent in Irak, 62 millions dollar is the money raised by the song:'' we are the World'' for African famine or Hunger, the ex president Clinton's foundation spend millions against malaria, poverty in general...Looking at these numbers, you can understand that the USA help and spend millions every year to fight Hunger, diseases, injustice in Africa.

As a believer, I believe that you can make more changes not as a black president but as the future president of the United States of America and as a citizen of the World fighting for the freedom of a Man.

Please sir, look at the DRC conflicts to end, Africa development and peace in your Agenda so as these women, children full of shame, horror, rejection, terror, anger, guilt, pain can put a smile on their faces and avoid genocide in the future. In this way we will avoid another Genocide of Rwanda, another Holocaust.

I understand the difficulties to achieve a lasting peace not only in the DRC but also in Africa, I know how complex the problems of this country are but for sure change, I believe in. Impossible is nothing.

Thank you for your time and the consideration given to this message.

Sincerely

Sudi Am mba