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Wednesday August 27, 2003 16:07 by Mark Hewitt - Belfast SWP niswp at yahoo dot co dot uk
Africa - How the West destroyed a continent Liberia, Rwanda, Congo, Zimbabwe - the list of African countries blighted by civil war, famine, poverty periodically hits the headlines. Their problems are portrayed as self inflicted usually with a hint of racist overtones. What is never offered is any explanation of such devastation namely how the West colonised the continent, set in place ethnic rivalries and armed dictatorships. Even after 'granting independence' the West continues to use the discipline of the market, the arms trade and covert & overt military intervention to dominate their economies. Through the IMF, WTO and the World Bank - privatisation and structural adjustment programmes are the only medicine on offer to this resource rich area. |
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