Hillary's Trip to Africa (PHOTOS)

This is just a few of the pics of Hillary on her trip to Africa where she hung out with Nelson Mendela. Supporting women by shopping at their market and visiting her housing projects where Hillary dug in and started working.

Clinton Heads to Liberia to Show Women Power

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090813/wl_africa_afp/africausdiplomacyliberia_20090813034416

Hillary heads to Liberia today to show support for Africa's only female leader. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf who faces calls to step down.

Africa's first female head of state has strong support overseas but Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission recently recommended that she be barred from Politics for 30 years and since she is 70 that basicially means forever. They want her banned for alleged involvement in the Country's civil wars between 1989 and 2003.

Clinton made women's rights a large part of her visit to Africa speaking out against rape and women being used as weapons of war in the Congo. She also comforted victims of rape.

In an interview in Nigeria Hillary said "No Country could reach a full stage of development without full participation of women.

If African Women decided to stop working tommorrow, the whole continent would shut down. People would not eat. Crops wouldn't get planted and harvested from a moral perspective we're in the 21st Century all human beings no matter what religion or ideology you reference have the right to reach their God given potiential and to many women in too many parts of Africa are not being fully developed." Clinton told Nigeria's popular talk show host Mo Abudu.

Hillary is still standing up for women and girls all over the world.

She's right America can't reach its full potential UNTIL we elect a woman as President.

Clinton Assails Sexual Violence and Rape in Congo

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090810/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/af_us_clinton_africa;_ylt=AnEKyDnkvVQZpZ0yzSQR4Ex0fNdF

Hillary went to Congo today and spoke out against the attrocrities committed against women in that Country. She addressed Rape being used as a weapon of war. She called on the DRC and the UN to stop using women as weapons of war.
I am glad to see finally someone addressing this issue. She has always stood up for Women and children. She showed today that she is a real leader.
Rape is a terrible crime and one of the most violent crimes it is yet sentences for this crime or way to short and in some Countries around the world Sentences are not given.
I am proud of the way Hillary Clinton stood up for women.

This is Why I love and Admire Hillary Rodham Clinton

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/08/AR2009080800980.html

Hillary Clinton visited this housing projects in South Africa 12 years ago then visited the Projects a year later with her husband. Hillary arrived there yesterday and met with the women. She remembered this projects all these years. She has real compassion. I do not know why the media always say she is divisive she is very compassionate and she listens to what people have to say. She didn't just take a few pictures and leave she rolled up her sleeves and planted marigolds.
I lived in Public Housing twice in my life and life there isn't always easy. Those flowers more then likely meant a lot to the people who live there.

Clinton Speaks out Against Rape as Weapon of War.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/07/29/clinton_plans_to_visit_congo_d.html?wprss=44
Hillary Clinton plans to visit Congo during her visit to Africa next week. She plans to address rape being used as an weapon of war. I am proud of our SOS for taking such a stand. This is an issue that has always been ignored. We are so caught up with culture that we forget about the women and their rights. Women are not usually the ones who start war yet it is women who pay the price when they are sold into slavery or raped. This needs to stop and its time women all over the world speak out against this.
Hillary has once again proven that she is a real leader and women of the world are so lucky that she is our SOS and soon will be our President.