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Juan Cole is President of the Global Americana Institute
The US, Petroleum, and Nigerian Democracy
For those interested in the issue of US foreign policy and petroleum, the paper "Convergent Interests: U.S. energy security and the "securing" of Nigerian democracy," by Paul Lubeck, Michael Watts and Ronnie Lipschutz at The Center for International Policy de rigeur.
Scroll down at the executive summary for the pdf link to the whole report.
posted by Juan Cole @ 2/22/2007 12:03:00 AM
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Victor Manfredi writes:
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US 'energy security' policy is helping push Nigeria over the edge, whereby it will become the African version of Colombia, replete with death squads, a lawless elite and needless misery amidst huge natural and
sociocultural riches. General O.basanjo. is a willing and talented accomplice in the destruction of a once-promising country with a courageous press and a proud tradition of democratic resistance.
Victor Manfredi
Boston University
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