Mr Hough knows that policies in this country will not change after the election, no matter who wins. As witnessed this week, both Obama(Clinton too) and McCain spent an inordinate amount of time and energy sucking up to AIPAC(the real power behind the throne) Jews comprise 2% of US population. Do the math. We have lost control of our country to foreign interests, to put it mildly. And they aren't done yet. Next stop...Iran

In other words, the US is exploring ways through which it can buy, bully, intimidate and eventually force its way into Africa.

Geopolitically, this would be wise for the US. Nice positioning around the ME, secures a stronghold against Russia, close to Nigerian oil, and provides access to mineral and labor resources.

There are so many signs to be worried about in this piece, for example:

"It was envisaged that the CMF would become "a place of mutual respect, facilitating dialogue and fostering relationships" between Africom and other members of the civil-military community, particularly international organisations focused on Africa ."

"Particularly international organizations" ! Like "aid", and "investment" - a concern confirmed out by Ergo Advisors conducting the study of the ""potential fluctuations in the investment, business and political climates in Africa" due to a possible US military presence."

The US remains the bully of the world. That which it cannot intimidate it will "pre-emptively" attack. The US is a rogue state and all of this nonsense about Democrats is but a smoke-screen obscuring that GOP or Dems are 2 sides of the same imperialistic and capitalist expansionist coin. To consider otherwise is to ignore many generations of exploitation and suffering directly and by proxy at the hands of the US and its economic hitmen. Now the US are sizing up Africa for occupation ... and this is merely the reconnaissance stage of their strategy.

It must be nipped in the bud! Africa has been quiet about its own internal abuses of power from Idi Amin to Mugabe, and now if they remain quiet about Liberia's seeming interest and challenge that, Liberia will prove to be the thin end of the wedge to African colonization and US-led occupation. It is yet another form of slavery ... again!

AMEN! AMEN! Your statement could not have been conveyed any clearer! Thank you!