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[[category:editorials]][[category:authored]]The original author of this piece is [[Dave Dionisi]]; it was written as a press release for the [[Teach Peace]] organization. Despite its promotional nature, it is still appropriate content for Issuepedia as its presence here facilitates fact-checking and analysis to help determine the accuracy of its conclusions. | [[category:editorials]][[category:authored]]The original author of this piece is [[Dave Dionisi]]; it was written as a press release for the [[Teach Peace]] organization. Despite its promotional nature, it is still appropriate content for Issuepedia as its presence here facilitates fact-checking and analysis to help determine the accuracy of its conclusions. | ||
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I am guessing that for most readers the above clues did not help very much. The country is [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberia]], a place where the majority of the population lives in mud, wood, and scrap-metal shanties without running water or electricity.<sup>4</sup> | I am guessing that for most readers the above clues did not help very much. The country is [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberia]], a place where the majority of the population lives in mud, wood, and scrap-metal shanties without running water or electricity.<sup>4</sup> | ||
| − | I was in [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberia]] when the [[wikipedia:Peacekeeping|UN peacekeepers]] arrived in 2003, when combatants were disarmed in 2004, and when the first female president, [[wikipedia:Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf|Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf]] in the history of the continent was elected in 2005.<sup>5</sup> | + | I was in [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberia]] when the [[wikipedia:Peacekeeping|UN peacekeepers]] arrived in 2003, when combatants were disarmed in 2004, and when the first female president, [[wikipedia:Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf|Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf]] in the history of the continent was elected in 2005.<sup>5</sup> also read a [[wikipedia:CIA|CIA]] Field Intelligence Report that will not be verified by the [[wikipedia:CIA|CIA]] until it is declassified but nonetheless accurately described how [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberia]] would be destabilized for complete external control. <sup>6</sup> I my opinion and others, history has repeatedly shown us that the [[wikipedia:CIA|CIA]]secret interference in faraway places like [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberia]] is anti-democratic and ultimately leads to death and destruction. See [[wikipedia:Category:CIA operations|Category:CIA operations]] |
| − | During the 2003-2005 postwar transitional government, a 37-year land lease extension was granted for [[wikipedia:Firestone Tire and Rubber Company|Firestone Corporation]]. [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberia]] has the largest rubber plantations in the world and [[wikipedia:Firestone Tire and Rubber Company|Firestone Corporation]] is the | + | During the 2003-2005 postwar transitional government, a 37-year land lease extension was granted for [[wikipedia:Firestone Tire and Rubber Company|Firestone Corporation]]. [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberia]] has the largest rubber plantations in the world and [[wikipedia:Firestone Tire and Rubber Company|Firestone Corporation]] is the largest employer. [[wikipedia:Rubber|Rubber]] from [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberia]] is used for tires and over 40,000 products around the world. Modest improvements at [[wikipedia:Firestone Tire and Rubber Company|Firestone Corporation]] have occurred since the company was accused in 2005 of practicing slavery.<sup>7</sup> |
| − | [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberia]] has a long history of being exploited. During the [[wikipedia:Cold War|Cold War]], [[wikipedia:United States|US]] news and [[wikipedia:propaganda|propaganda]] flowed across [[wikipedia:Africa|Africa]] from the [[wikipedia:Voice of America|Voice of America]] in [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberia]]. The [[wikipedia:OMEGA Navigation System|Omega Navigation Tower]] in [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberia]] helped the [[wikipedia:United States|US]] track the movement of ships in the Atlantic Ocean. [[wikipedia:Liberia| | + | [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberia]] has a long history of being exploited. During the [[wikipedia:Cold War|Cold War]], [[wikipedia:United States|US]] news and [[wikipedia:propaganda|propaganda]] flowed across [[wikipedia:Africa|Africa]] from the [[wikipedia:Voice of America|Voice of America]] in [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberia]]. The [[wikipedia:OMEGA Navigation System|Omega Navigation Tower]] in [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberia]] helped the [[wikipedia:United States|US]] track the movement of ships in the Atlantic Ocean. [[wikipedia:Liberia|]] [[wikipedia:flag of convenience|of ]] registry service was run by the [[wikipedia:United States|US]] as part of the global intelligence collection effort.<sup>8</sup> For decades, the [[wikipedia:United States|US]] Embassy in [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberia]] has been the main base for the [[wikipedia:CIA|CIA]] in [[wikipedia:Africa|Africa]]. |
| − | This year, we saw how [[wikipedia:debt relief|US debt relief]] totaling $391 million was used to bring about the [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberian]] | + | This year, we saw how [[wikipedia:debt relief|US debt relief]] totaling $391 million was used to bring about the [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberian]] agreement to serve as the home for the new |
| − | [[wikipedia:United States Africa Command|United States Africa Command]].<sup>9</sup> [[wikipedia:United States|US]] taxpayers are also paying $200 million for weapons and a new 2,000-strong [[wikipedia:Armed Forces of Liberia|Armed Forces of Liberia]]. To put this in perspective, the [[wikipedia:UN|UN]] just finished destroying thousands of military weapons as part of the effort to bring peace to [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberia]]. To further highlight the insanity of bringing weapons into the country, the $200 million now being spent on equipping [[wikipedia:Liberia| | + | [[wikipedia:United States Africa Command|United States Africa Command]].<sup>9</sup> [[wikipedia:United States|US]] taxpayers are also paying $200 million for weapons and a new 2,000-strong [[wikipedia:Armed Forces of Liberia|Armed Forces of Liberia]]. To put this in perspective, the [[wikipedia:UN|UN]] just finished destroying thousands of military weapons as part of the effort to bring peace to [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberia]]. To further highlight the insanity of bringing weapons into the country, the $200 million now being spent on equipping [[wikipedia:Liberia|]] military is enough to permanently provide clean drinking water for the entire country. As accurately predicted by the [[wikipedia:CIA|CIA]] Field report, the Class-3 destabilization campaign called Operation Green Sand has rendered [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberia]] primed for complete external control.<sup>10</sup> I am convinced that if [[wikipedia:United States Congress|Congress]] authorized an investigation of the [[wikipedia:CIA|]] involvement in [[wikipedia:Liberia|]] civil war, the findings would shock the American people. |
[[wikipedia:China|China]] is another international force positioning itself to be a major player in [[wikipedia:Africa|Africa]]. In February [[wikipedia:Hu Jintao|President Hu Jintao]] came to [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberia]] to open a center for [[wikipedia:malaria|malaria]] research, prevention and treatment. Imagine for a moment who will make more friends in [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberia]], the [[wikipedia:United States|US]] by establishing a major command with military bases or [[wikipedia:China|China]] by opening a life-saving [[wikipedia:malaria|malaria]] center? | [[wikipedia:China|China]] is another international force positioning itself to be a major player in [[wikipedia:Africa|Africa]]. In February [[wikipedia:Hu Jintao|President Hu Jintao]] came to [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberia]] to open a center for [[wikipedia:malaria|malaria]] research, prevention and treatment. Imagine for a moment who will make more friends in [[wikipedia:Liberia|Liberia]], the [[wikipedia:United States|US]] by establishing a major command with military bases or [[wikipedia:China|China]] by opening a life-saving [[wikipedia:malaria|malaria]] center? | ||