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As i will reiterate expeditiously: I am in no way shape or form trying to create a racial divide, or superiority of a race,just educational facts. Whether your arguments be loquacious or articulate, i accept them all.

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Africa has the most abundant national resources on the planet. The Africa advertised on television is one of squalor, decadence, degradation, decay, and ruin. Some of the cities...in fact...are the antithesis of the media claim, but i digress. This video voids most of those claims:

Although this video shows the progression of some African cities, we are all familiar with the famine, poverty, genocide, corrective rape, corruption, and apathetic dictators...what most are not aware of are the palm oil, gold and diamonds, oil, cocoa, precious metals, sugar, and wheat that enables America to live and extravagant, grandiose, and flamboyant lifestyles. Next time you wear a sixteen carat gold watch, think about the adolescent kids in Zimbabwe making less than a dollar a day. When purchasing that diamond ring from Zales, Kay Jewelers, or Macy's; think of that preadolescent kid mining your for your tennis bracelet in Sierra Leone. Finally, before you buy that next HTC phone, Evo, or Iphone 1,2,or 3, think of those kids mining--once again--for your telecommunication pleasure for less than a dollar a day in the Congo.

Henry Kissinger states on page 43 of his April 27,1974 National Security Study Memorandum: "Reduction of the rate of population in these states[developing countries] is vital matter of U.S. national security...The U.S. economy will require large and increasing amounts of minerals from abroad, especially from less developed countries. This fact gives the U.S. enhanced interests in political, economic, and social stability of the supplying countries. Whenever a lessening of the population can increase the prospect for such stability, population policy becomes relevant to resources, supplies, and to the economic interests of the United States." This also comes from a guy that said power is the best aphrodisiac. So, was Kissingers memorandum a precursor to the Rwandan or Darfur genocide, pollution in the Niger delta, and corrective raping of lesbians in the South Africa; I think so. Oh and let's not forget what is going on in Libya. Africa is more than a United Way, red cross charity case, it is a place of beauty and engineered dissidence. Being cognizant of the news in Africa is vital to gauging the clandestine agenda here in America. Keep an open mind folks!

Peace,

Justin

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Comment by Justin A Horne on April 14, 2012 at 10:27am: There are fears that the prevalent situation in air transport in Nigeria whereby foreign airlines are allowed to carry out domestic operations by taking passengers from one Nigerian airport to another, may stifle domestic airlines because they are denied the needed passengers in their local routes.

Many of the mega carriers that operate into the country fly to more than one airport and airlift passengers from one airport to another, a function that naturally should be carried out by domestic airlines. Domestic airlines lose the fares, while the aviation agencies lose the charges, the domestic passengers pay to some of these agencies.

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Comment by Vincent L. Guarisco on January 10, 2012 at 10:50am: Crude Tragedy: Nigeria Repression and Austerity Lead to General Strike

January 9, 2012

BBC reports: “A general strike in Nigeria over the elimination of a fuel subsidy has brought the country to a standstill. Shops, offices, schools and petrol stations around the country closed on the first day of an indefinite strike.

“In Lagos and other cities, thousands marched against the removal of the subsidy, which has doubled fuel costs. Police fired on protesters in Kano in the north, reportedly killing two and wounding many. Another demonstrator died in a clash with police in Lagos.”

Solidarity protests are also being held outside the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C. today.

NNIMMO BASSEY, nnimmo at eraction.org
Bassey is board chair of Friends of the Earth International and 2010 Right Livelihood Award winner. He just wrote a piece titled “Oil Subsidy: Fight Corruption, Not the People,” which states: “The entire subsidy saga is based on the importation of refined petroleum products. [T]he ultimate winner is the cabal the government fingers as robbing the public coffers. Since the government still embarks on buying imported petrol rather than refining the product at home.”

OMOYELE SOWORE, sowore at gmail.com
Sowore is from Nigeria and is reporting for Sahara Reports. He said today: “This fuel price hike comes at a most unwelcome time. The country is in crisis due to the state of emergency declared by the President in the conflict with Boko Haram, the Islamic militant group based in the Northern part of Nigeria. In addition, we are still uncertain as to the severity of the recent oil spills — there appear to have been several — and what Shell Oil is doing to clean up its mess.”

ANIEDI OKURE, director at afjn.org
Okure is executive director of Africa Faith and Justice Network, a community of advocates for responsible U.S. relations with Africa. He said today: “The current government claims that raising the price of gasoline is necessary to raise funds, but the fact is that the oil companies are the ones who should be paying first. Gas flaring is technically illegal but very commonly done by oil companies in Nigeria. If the law were properly applied, the government could raise significant money from fees associated with this illegal flaring for much needed investment in health care, education and infrastructure. Instead the government has chosen to go after poor consumers – the 99% – instead of the top 1% who continue to game the system.”

EMIRA WOODS, emira at ips-dc.org, also via Lacy MacAuley, lacy at ips-dc.org
Woods is co-director of Foreign Policy In Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies. She said today: “The IMF and World Bank continue to preach their market fundamentalism despite the obvious failure of the religion. As Europe reaps bitter rewards for its commitment to austerity, countries like Nigeria continue to face pressure to move towards a deregulated market-based development strategy. The decision of what economic path to take in Nigeria is best left to Nigerians. And Nigerians, including the current government, would do well to consider the failure of the market fundamentalist preachers and consider an alternative course.”