The Independent presents a rollicking flashback to the days of Thatcherism….
In which Prime Minister Margaret’s wayward son bankrolled a botched military coup in the oil-rich but squalid enclave known as Equatorial Guinea.
Mark Thatcher, now a fugitive in Spain, is described by one acquaintance as having “an ego the size of a herd of elephants and the attention span of a gnat…”
Chida Amuta in Lagos-based This Day:
“We are therefore dealing with an emergent zone of immense power and prosperity, complete with power elite, home to the most strategic national resources, strategic natural location, a militant force (military wing), considerable economic and media power and an increasingly trenchant public relations presence that resonates internationally. … As the amnesty process has made obvious, the area also harbours the largest pool of illegal arms in the hands of an assortment of criminal and semi criminal gangs.”– via allAfrica.com
Despite Chavez’s multi-polar strategy, Veneuzela is more addicted to oil than ever.–NACLA via venezuelanalysis.com
