Last December Central African Republic President Francios Bozize pleaded for urgent military support from his French and American "cousins." Both nations have troops on the ground in the country.
Looks like the cousins are prepared to let Bozize go down the commode of history, or more likely, live out a splendid retirement in Paris.
The fact that Western media are not touting the CAR rebellion as an al Qaeda affiliated plot is a clear signal that the US and/or France aren't planning to do anything about it. Their assumption seems to be that the Seleka coalition will be as hospitable to the continued rape of the country by foreign multi-nationals as was Bozize, so why bother?
Showing posts with label CAR rebellion. Show all posts
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Saturday, March 23, 2013
Friday, January 4, 2013
CAR capital girds for Armegeddon
The defenders of the Central Africa Republic's capital are circling the wagons in preparation for an imminent advance by the Seleka rebel group.
According to this story the defenders of Bangui have bows, arrows and machetes at their disposal. This is not likely to slow down the rebels with their truck-mounted .50 cal machine guns and RPGs, but it seems an effective way to shake down the locals in the interim.
Note how the article glosses without comment the fact that US special forces and the French military are both present on the ground.
The US is there to track down Joseph Kony's LRA, while the French are there with 600 troops to protect it's 1,200 nationals.
What a shabby fate for the concept of "sovereignty." Do African troops maraud through Mississippi and Alabama in search of the KKK? Then why do American troops forage around Africa, with complete disregard for local sensibilities, hunting down the LRA?
And why are there no French boots on the ground in the USA to protect French Nationals? After all, the winds of public opinion could once again turn on the French at a whim.
Remember "freedom fries?"
Sadly, this is a preview of Africa's future. Totally dependent on the whims of the big dogs and foreign conglomerates.
Sovereignty isn't so much as an afterthought.
According to this story the defenders of Bangui have bows, arrows and machetes at their disposal. This is not likely to slow down the rebels with their truck-mounted .50 cal machine guns and RPGs, but it seems an effective way to shake down the locals in the interim.
Note how the article glosses without comment the fact that US special forces and the French military are both present on the ground.
The US is there to track down Joseph Kony's LRA, while the French are there with 600 troops to protect it's 1,200 nationals.
What a shabby fate for the concept of "sovereignty." Do African troops maraud through Mississippi and Alabama in search of the KKK? Then why do American troops forage around Africa, with complete disregard for local sensibilities, hunting down the LRA?
And why are there no French boots on the ground in the USA to protect French Nationals? After all, the winds of public opinion could once again turn on the French at a whim.
Remember "freedom fries?"
Sadly, this is a preview of Africa's future. Totally dependent on the whims of the big dogs and foreign conglomerates.
Sovereignty isn't so much as an afterthought.
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