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The U.S. Push to Seize Control of Africa’s Gulf of Guinea Oil
Muti ThisA Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford:
The U.S. has developed a formula for divesting countries of their national wealth and territorial integrity: declare them incompetent to “protect” vital resources - “failed states” - and then use this pretext to seize control of those resources.
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Don Thieme | Oct 4, 2007 | Reply
A bit alarmist, perhaps, but this was exactly why I was discouraging those who are critical of Nigerian government corruption from using the “failed state” designation which is commonly bantered about in Washington.
BRE | Oct 5, 2007 | Reply
I would say that this “report” is very alarmist and lacking in factual content to boot. Everybody knows that it is China that is trying to “sieze control” of oil and natural gas reserves in the Gulf of Guinea and in as many African countries as possible. I can’t remember seeing or reading about US government officials putting a gun to the heads of African governments and regimes that control these resources and saying “Give me your oil or else…”
The way that I understand the situation is that West African nations bordering the Gulf of Guinea and beyond are free to sell their resources to whomever they want, barring that they do not violate contracts and MoU’s and other types of legal agreements with international companies and foreign governments (trade partners). Correction: oil-rich African nations are not allowed to sell to Taiwan because that would be a “lose-lose” situation for China & Co.
Don Thieme | Oct 6, 2007 | Reply
Oddly enough, I think that China is actually more open toward those with whom it trades these days. The United States seems to have independent corporate and political representatives, but our political agenda toward Africa is very much driven by petroleum extraction. We pay far more attention to Nigeria, Sudan, and other countries which supply us oil. We certainly do have contingency plans to secure those energy resources if they become threatened by Islamic radicals.
D-Tee | Oct 9, 2007 | Reply
There is really no difference between the way US and China and deal with Africa. They are all affect one thing - resources. While China has been more direct and less fussy about it desire, the US has always tries to way the moral path in it’s trade deals with Africa, an act that is purely symbolic in significance.
The podcast - more hot air than facts.