"Africa continues to be looted from within and without because a succession of gullible, misguided, shameless, unpatriotic, and wicked leaders continue to betray her and their fellow citizens. France has now intervened in Mali. It also interfered in the Central African Republic. It did in Cote d'Ivoire. It did many times in Mobutu's Congo. There are many who believe that France's motivation for its current actions in Mali is opportunistic and not unrelated to the control of Mali's mineral wealth. This is probably true. Mali like other prey-countries have been low hanging fruit for France. Mali's and other prey-countries leaders must take responsibility for what has become and will become of their countries. If Mali's political leaders (north and south) had taken good care of business as good leaders should, the events that led to France's current intervention might not have happened."
- Ogugua Anunoby
GBAM! May your tribe increase!
On Feb 1, 2013, at 4:41 PM, "Anunoby, Ogugua" <AnunobyO@lincolnu.edu> wrote:
> Africa continues to be looted from within and without because a succession of gullible, misguided, shameless, unpatriotic, and wicked leaders continue to betray her and their fellow citizens. France has now intervened in Mali. It also interfered in the Central African Republic. It did in Cote d'Ivoire. It did many times in Mobutu's Congo. There are many who believe that France's motivation for its current actions in Mali is opportunistic and not unrelated to the control of Mali's mineral wealth. This is probably true. Mali like other prey-countries have been low hanging fruit for France. Mali's and other prey-countries leaders must take responsibility for what has become and will become of their countries. If Mali's political leaders (north and south) had taken good care of business as good leaders should, the events that led to France's current intervention might not have happened.
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