US-Africa Relations to Militarize?
Matthew Blake for The Washington Independent writes: "When President George W. Bush toured Africa in February, he found African leaders steering the conversation to the Pentagon's new US Africa command, or Africom. Africom is slated to begin operations in September. It marks the Pentagon's first centralized operation for Africa, like the Defense Department now has, for example, Eucom for Europe or Centcom for the Middle East. The Pentagon, though, has envisioned using Africom as more than a military command. It is designed to help build US soft power in Africa, through what it calls active security missions - like building schools and digging wells."
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rudkla - 22. Jul, 09:02
