Debbie Schlussel, the author of this masterpiece of clear thought, in another article at the same site says:

"Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo demanded a U.S. apology for the crimes of slavery and colonialism, which would "recognize the wrong that was committed against Africans and constitute a promise that such an atrocity would never happen again." Sorry, President Obasanjo, but that promise will have to come from you and your fellow African countries, whose inhabitants sold out their brothers and sold them into slavery centuries ago."

She has many other interesting ideas, as well--