Talk About the Dark Side

"Barack Obama’s grandfather was imprisoned and brutally tortured by the British during the violent struggle for Kenyan independence, according to the Kenyan family of the US President-elect."

That's the opening shot of a fascinating piece in the Guardian. It seems that the British Colonial Government imprisoned Hussein Onyango Obama, the President-elect's paternal grandfather for two years. He'd become involved in the Kenyan independence movement while working as a cook for the British.

The whole piece is here>>