US forces coming to oil-rich Gulf of Guinea— USAF Commander

[Lori Price CLG]

Moderators: I realize this is from August 10, but I have not heard about this one...

US forces coming to oil-rich Gulf of Guinea— USAF Commander

By Habib Yacoob
Tuesday, August 10, 2004

ABUJA — THE United States yesterday said it was deploying forces to the oil-rich Gulf of Guinea, off Nigeria’s coastline, because the region’s vast oil and gas resources were of strategic economic importance to America and the rest of the world. Besides, the Nigerian Air Force has started taking delivery of the US$3million worth of spare parts meant for repairs and maintenance of the nation’s Hercules C-130 combat aircraft earlier promised it by the United States Government.

Commander of the US Air Forces in Europe, General Robert Fogleson stated this during a visit to the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Jonah Wuyep at the Defence Headquarters. General Fogleson said with the increasing threats of global terrorism, the deployment of US forces in the Gulf of Guinea was necessary if only to help protect a region that is currently of great importance to America’s stability.

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Lori Price
http://www.legitgov.org/

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1. another link

http://www.ipsnews.net/interna.asp?idnews=25032



France and the United States have begun a new race to compete for favours with undemocratic regimes in Africa. The competition is growing particularly in the oil- rich North and West Africa.

PARIS, Aug 11 (IPS) - France and the United States have begun a new race to compete for favours with undemocratic regimes in Africa. The competition is growing particularly in the oil- rich North and West Africa.

The French government announced last month that it is due to sign a military pact with former colony Algeria that would include weapons and technology transfer, training and intelligence sharing.

The agreement was negotiated by French defence minister Michele Alliot-Marie on a visit to Algiers July 19. Alliot-Marie, the first French defence minister to visit Algeria since the end of the bloody war of independence in 1962, said the "historic" agreement will "turn a page" in French-Algerian history.

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2. So this is the reason for the troop redeployment

You had to know Bush had no intention of bringing them back home.

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3. new threats of the 21st century..

can't have darkies messin' with our oil.