African ReColonization 2000

I was going through the BBC today and I saw today's Africa headliner -

US Africom 'has no hidden agenda'

Hmmm.

I read further.

Now, I was once told by an intelligent individual that the US has some dirty tricks up their sleeves in terms of Africa at this point and time. From what I understand, the US (President Bush) has been trying to secure military command posts at various places in Africa.

While America has been occupied with Obama and McCain and their lackeys, Bush has been running around Africa (Benin, Ghana, Liberia, Rwanda, Tanzania) in an effort to strengthen relations between America and the countries as well as prepare for the proposal of Africom.

Bush, upon returning to the states, delivered a speech in which he said

"Americans should feel proud, mighty proud, of the work we're doing in Africa. At every stop, I told people that the source of all these efforts is the generosity of the American people. We are a nation of compassionate and good-hearted folks. We recognize the extraordinary potential of Africa. In schoolchildren waving flags on dusty roadsides, to nurses caring for their patients at busy clinics, to artisans selling their products in scorching heat, we saw people who have been given great challenges -- and responded to them with clear eyes and big hearts."

Hmmm.

According to All Africa,as well as this speech, President Yayi of Benin has incorporated a 'George W Bush Day" as part of an awareness initiative for malaria in his country.

Okay - so basically Africans in the Diaspora are beign blinded by the prospect of possible equality whilst their Motherland is about to relive colonialization once again.

This is a spirit worthy of America's support. It is more powerful than any partisan quarrels here in our nation's capital. And having given our word, we must not turn back now. Congress needs to make America's commitment clear by fully and promptly funding our development programs. And presidential candidates of both parties should make clear that engagement with Africa will be an enduring priority of the United States.

This man is quite smart, I must say.

Back to Africom - Africom is the US African Command Unit. According to Bush, the purpose behind it is that Africa is usually answering to other Command Units like the European Command or the Pacific Command, so it would be more beneficial to Africa to have their own personal satelittes of hell. It seems as if the African states that are for it are looking for the monetary benefit and the services that America will offer. Very much so neglecting the reality of the history of relations with Europe and her children. Africans have expressed dislike for the proposal, citing that it would militarise their society.

Morocco, Algeria, South Africa, and Libya have refused to hold command centers on their soil. That comes as a sigh of relief to myself - atleast I know that there are Africans who are not influenced by the broken promises of the US government. This is also the one time that the Nigerian's cockiness will be of practical use to them because they, too, have opposed the placement of a base on their soil. Nigeria is the cheif oil producer in West Africa.

Going deeper into the depths of the BBConline, I found a post by a Liberian expressing his views. This young man let it be known that it was not the choice of the majority of the people of Liberia to endorse AfriCom's presence.

President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's offer to America to host Africom's base was not reflective of the country's will. She should have had it approved through parliament. Accepting it would not have been the wish of ordinary Liberians.

The other posts express the same thing - the US is trying to counterbalance China's international weight, cease dependence on Middle Eastern Oil (and suck Africa's), and to gain an ally while they are losing all of theirs.


Personally, I feel that Africa needs to unite in the midst of all of this internation turmoil. The issues that will soon arise will be monetary and in terms of energy. Africa has the means to take care of herself if she so desires - planting certian crops that will replenish themselves, ceasing the inter-African warfare to band together as a barrier against the Western powers who are now utilizing the hotbed they've been waiting for. Africa needs not to give in - Africa needs to remain some sort of unadulterated hope for us here in America. Some thing to be developed by our own people in our own fashion. American interference will be a disaster.