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Africa Command: Devil in the backyard

13 Sep 2011 at 05:10hrs | Views
Africa Command, was established by blood covered former US president George W Bush and his Secretary of Defence Robert Gates. The idiots believed AFRICOM's raison d'être terrorism in Africa. AFRICOM mission statement is "United States Africa Command, in concert with other US government agencies and international partners, conducts sustained security engagements through military-to-military programs, military-sponsored activities to support US foreign policy."

Meaning AFRICOM is a fundamental tool of US foreign policy. We will return to it later. It's ok that you didn't know, even your leaders, many without education, didn't know. AFRICOM is headquartered at Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart in Germany and is led by General William Ward.

Why and how is AFRICOM a security threat to Africa? Firstly, its mission suggests so. In a 2009 journal article on Contemporary Security Policy, Laurie Nathan exposes four key fundamental principalities as regards to AFRICOM.

The author correctly argues that AFRICOM, in undermining state sovereignty, will "alter the regional balance of power, and be divisive and destabilising . . .

"It would undermine the unity and collective decision-making." AFRICOM was to be located in Africa, General Ward probably plans to locate it in countries such as Botswana and Namibia with pro-western leadership. Locating AFRICOM in Africa is a military opportunity for America to overthrow African governments and to attack countries seen as anti-American.

Since African and American interests never gel, it would mean that AFRICOM would pursue American interests, on African soil, at the expense of African interest.

AFRICOM is undermining the African Union (AU) and its Peace and Security Council which deals with Peace and Security on the continent.

We might as well sell the AU to Americans. I had mentioned American foreign policy. In this domain, Nathan (2009) sees American foreign policy in light of its "unsympathetic attitude to the liberation movements, its unwavering support for Israel despite the illegal occupation of Palestine, its exceptionalism in relation to the International Criminal Court, and its long history of unilateralism, aggression, and disdain for international law . . . pursues its own interests at the expense of others, and is willing to deploy force offensively to advance those interests."

So if AFRICOM is to achieve its mission statement we discussed earlier, Africa must support and embrace the above as discussed by Nathan. As your teacher, I need to share recent information made available to us by WikiLeaks.

The communication cable dated on Monday 11 January, 2010 indicates a meeting of AFRICOM Commander's discussion with French officials on Aqim and other African Security Threats.

The meeting, held in Paris, was attended by president Sarkozy's Diplomatic Advisor Jean-David Levitte, Sarkozy's Military Advisor, Admiral Edouard Guillaud, and others briefed US AFRICOM Commander General William E Ward.

WikiLeaks has also revealed to us how AFRICOM planned the assassination of President Mugabe and the fall of his government through the so-called Operation Shumba (damn bastard, may God bless Zimbabwe). AFRICOM Commander General Ward visited Namibia in April 2010.

Reading his report was so disgusting in many ways. He referred to my country as "Southwest Africa." Cleary Americans still use lenses of Cold War geopolitics. General Ward met with Health Minister Dr. Kamwi, they apparently discussed how AFRICOM "could help the Namibian military and US country team efforts to assist in health related issues."

At a meeting with the Ministry of Safety and Security, they discussed supporting the then "upcoming Namibian police visit to Ramstein Air Base in Southwestern Germany."

The American was dignified with a fifteen minute appearance on Good Morning Namibia, with Kazembire Zemburuka, in order to brainwash, hypnotise and shower us with American propaganda.

General Ward met Education Minister Abraham Iyambo to discuss the school AFRICOM will build in northern Namibia. Lastly and shockingly, he met with the then Defence deputy minister Lempy Lucas.

He said "it was very gratifying to hear Ms. Lucas praise our bilateral relationship and her wish to see Africa Command play a greater role in military-to-military relations in the future."

A close friend said General Ward met significant others not mentioned. These cosmetic initiatives are not genuine, they devil's initiative are never genuine.

These are attempts to win the hearts and the minds of the Namibian people. What is in for them anyway? Also monitor and analyse the work of MCA very closely.

There is no good devil, the good devil is the dead one. This is enough for today, add me on Facebook for a more robust engagement of these issues.

"Shaamonathana omuti nomuti" - We shall meet again

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Kamati kaTate is a community mobiliser. DayAfrica.com


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