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Obamas Scramble for Africa (Turse)

Nick Turse writes at Tomdispatch.com

Juan Cole on 07/13/2012

Amazing.

SNIP ~

The Scramble for Africa

In a recent speech in Arlington, Virginia, AFRICOM Commander General Carter Ham explained the reasoning behind U.S. operations on the continent: “The absolute imperative for the United States military [is] to protect America, Americans, and American interests; in our case, in my case, [to] protect us from threats that may emerge from the African continent.” As an example, Ham named the Somali-based al-Shabaab as a prime threat. “Why do we care about that?” he asked rhetorically. “Well, al-Qaeda is a global enterprise… we think they very clearly do present, as an al-Qaeda affiliate… a threat to America and Americans.”

This is eye-opening..and it's long. AND the COMMENTS are FIRST RATE
http://www.juancole.com/2012/07/obamas-scramble-for-africa-turse.html#more-23846