3 Mar 02

Update on Africa from my friends there:

"West Africa is bad news. Angola's Dr Savimbi was just murdered by Israeli and Portuguese mercenaries. US oil companies operate in Angola, and Savimbi did not want to deal with them anymore, a fatal mistake as it turns out. The CIA dropped him a few years ago in favor of Dos Santos (a committed Marxist) with whom they could more freely make deals for diamonds and oil. Other dirty players include De Beers who stands to profit nicely in Angola.

To the immediate north of us, infamous Rob Mugabe in Zimbabwe continues to murder political opponents as fast as he can. Elections are taking place there next week, and widespread violence is expected. SANDF (South African National Defense Forces) is on alert along the Zimbabwe frontier.

In Africa, nothing dies of old age!"

/John