1998 Clinton’s national
security agenda made it clear that unhampered access to Nigerian oil and other
vital resources was a key US policy. Push
for African oil was on Dick Cheney’s desk on May 31, 2000. IASPS (Israeli think
tank) in 2002 suggested American push toward African oil . the same year Boko Haram was established.
AFRICOM in 2007 helped consolidate this push into the
region. 2010 International energy
outlook considered West Coast of Africa to be the new oil frontier.
Nigeria second biggest recipient of Africa funds from international
military education and training. Obama administration increased the aid by
30%. The objective has been to build capacity of local security forces
to suppress domestic and regional forces who challenge the US plans .
US positioning itself to use military force to make sure
African oil flows to the US.
Washington
understands better than anyone that the simplest way to ramp-up a military presence
in any region is to create a public enemy.
Voila, you have one in Nigeria.
Curious that Jacob Zenn gave the link to the video to CNN. How odd that someone so opposed to Western
Education should use Western means and a Washington Foundation – the Jamestown
foundation established in 1984 to recruit Soviet dissidents for propagating its
message!
Link to interview on this:
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