U.S. Renews Ties With [oil rich/dictatorial] Equatorial Guinea

[better2know]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-3396934,00.html

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Teodoro Obiang might seem an unlikely candidate for warmer relations with Washington, except for one thing - his tiny West African country's got a tremendous amount of oil.

In July, state radio announced that Obiang, ``in permanent contact with the Almighty,'' was ``like God in heaven'' who has ``all power over men and things,'' according to the British Broadcasting Corp.

Freedom House has called Equatorial Guinea one of the most ``violently repressive societies'' in the world.

``There's really so many Americans there now and there are so many interests,'' the {american} official said. ``There's a lot more that we have now in common.''

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ugh!

edit: making it clear the official in last paragraph is american

[Bozita]

1. If you've got oil, we're watching you.

The more you got, the more we watch you.

If you've got enough of the stuff, we may have to intervene militarily to protect your citizens.

That's what "freedom" is all about.

[Judi Lynn]

2. Makes you wonder if they aren't planning a smash and grab operation

and laying the groundwork by suddenly getting the word out that there are a lot of things going on there which cry out for REGIME CHANGE.

Have to place the foundation first, then, when people are foaming at the mouth in wild rage against this brown or black President , we'll POUNCE! No regrets about Iraq I, at all, after the terrifying "babies ripped outta incubators" story, no regrets yet after the pile of lies we've heard about Iraq, either.

We just need convincing whenever there's a mean old man who has control of Bush's friends' oil.