In a key briefing to Congress on 13 March, General William "Kip" Ward, head of the US Command for Africa, AFRICOM, devoted only 15 seconds of his four-and-a-half minute opening remarks to a possible humanitarian role.
The supposed scope or spelt out part of the scope of AFRICOM is now given as military training, security and counter-terrorism. Military training for example is a two-edge sword for most black African countries depending on the definition and the specific objective of the US. Where the objective of the US is to topple the government of an African country such as the case of Sudan, Somalia or as was with Congo, Angola, Mozambique, Ethiopia etc. military training would be meant for the training of rebels to spread kilings of civilians, despair, insecuriy etc. From this perspective, AFRICOM being located near the source, will be a powerful US weapon to very easily destroy the continent. A positive side of military training is when it is used for the training of peace keepers but this does not necessitate having
The supposed scope or spelt out part of the scope of AFRICOM is now given as military training, security and counter-terrorism. Military training for example is a two-edge sword for most black African countries depending on the definition and the specific objective of the US. Where the objective of the US is to topple the government of an African country such as the case of Sudan, Somalia or as was with Congo, Angola, Mozambique, Ethiopia etc. military training would be meant for the training of rebels to spread kilings of civilians, despair, insecuriy etc. From this perspective, AFRICOM,being located near the source, will be a powerful US weapon to very easily destroy the continent. A positive side of military training is when it is used for the training of peace keepers but this does not necessitate having US army in the continent. AS for security aspect of AFRICOM, is the US trying to take responsibily for all black African countries for free and why? With respect to security, any nation can only boast of real nationhood if it provides security her citizens. A force like AFRICOM will never provide security for any African country but can be used very easily to provide INSECURITY. With respect to counter-terrorism in the continent, looking at the history of the continent in the last fifty years, most of the cases that could be termed roughly as terrorism those witnessed in the Congo, Angola, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Sudan, etc.. All these cases are and were created directly or indirectly by the US in which case the presence of AFRICOM in the continent would be far from being helpful to the continent. In conclusion, it is felt that AFRICOM will not help African countries in any way but it has that potency to destroy the continent.
I WOULD LIKE TO SHOUT OUT TO ALL, AFRICA DOES NOT WANT NOR NEED ANY ASSISTANCE FROM THE EVILOUS usa. THAT VAMPIRE WHICH DEVOURS HUMAN BLOOD CAN GO ---- ITSELF. I TELL YOU THAT THE WESTERN POWERS SENT THE AIDS VIRUS AMONGST US THEN TURN AROUND AND TELL US THEY GONNA HEELP US WITH THEIR HUMANITARIAN MISSIONS. AHEM, WHERE HAVE WE HEARD THAT CLAPTRAP BEFORE! THE ONLY RESTITUTION THAT THE usa AND THEIR OTHER LACKEYS CAN GIVE THE BLACK DIASPORA IS TOTAL IMPLOSION OF THEIR SELF, LEAVING BEHIND THE FEW GOOD SOULS THAT EXIST IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. WE WHO KNOW THE TRUTH SALUTE ALL RESISTANCE WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF THE BELLY OF THE BEAST
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