4.19.2006
A corrupt criminal receives a warm welcome
A Washington Post editorial points out that Condoleeza Rice has nice words for the corrupt despot who rules Equatorial Guinea. Here is the Secretary welcoming an old-style African "big man" who shamelessly flaunts his personal wealth while 3/4 of the population suffers from malnutrition. Equatorial Guineans deserve to benefit from the oil wealth that flows beneath their country, but they never will with their current leader.
If the US is serious about fighting poverty, here is a textbook case where poor governance is wasting precious resources. At the very least, our government should publicly condemn this man instead of glad-handing him. But when corporate interests rule government, the poor everywhere always lose.
If the US is serious about fighting poverty, here is a textbook case where poor governance is wasting precious resources. At the very least, our government should publicly condemn this man instead of glad-handing him. But when corporate interests rule government, the poor everywhere always lose.
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