Topic: Combating China's Economic Encroachment
Optomistic69's photo
Fri 03/23/12 07:34 AM
The World is interested in Africa at Last...laugh laugh laugh

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In a move to counteract Chinese economic ascendancy, Washington is crusading against China's export restrictions on minerals that are crucial components in the production of consumer electronics such as flat-screen televisions, smart phones, laptop batteries, and a host of other products. In a 2010 white paper entitled “Critical Raw Materials for the EU,” the European Commission cites the immediate need for reserve supplies of tantalum, cobalt, niobium, and tungsten among others; the US Department of Energy 2010 white paper “Critical Mineral Strategy” also acknowledged the strategic importance of these key components. Coincidently, the US military is now attempting to increase its presence in what is widely considered the world’s most resource rich nation, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=29919

InvictusV's photo
Fri 03/23/12 07:54 AM

The World is interested in Africa at Last...laugh laugh laugh

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In a move to counteract Chinese economic ascendancy, Washington is crusading against China's export restrictions on minerals that are crucial components in the production of consumer electronics such as flat-screen televisions, smart phones, laptop batteries, and a host of other products. In a 2010 white paper entitled “Critical Raw Materials for the EU,” the European Commission cites the immediate need for reserve supplies of tantalum, cobalt, niobium, and tungsten among others; the US Department of Energy 2010 white paper “Critical Mineral Strategy” also acknowledged the strategic importance of these key components. Coincidently, the US military is now attempting to increase its presence in what is widely considered the world’s most resource rich nation, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=29919


Yep

Optomistic69's photo
Fri 03/23/12 08:19 AM


The World is interested in Africa at Last...laugh laugh laugh

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In a move to counteract Chinese economic ascendancy, Washington is crusading against China's export restrictions on minerals that are crucial components in the production of consumer electronics such as flat-screen televisions, smart phones, laptop batteries, and a host of other products. In a 2010 white paper entitled “Critical Raw Materials for the EU,” the European Commission cites the immediate need for reserve supplies of tantalum, cobalt, niobium, and tungsten among others; the US Department of Energy 2010 white paper “Critical Mineral Strategy” also acknowledged the strategic importance of these key components. Coincidently, the US military is now attempting to increase its presence in what is widely considered the world’s most resource rich nation, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=29919


Yep


Humanitarianism at it's Noblest..

You Got to Hand it to those Enlightened Corporations, they know how to prevent suffering and poverty backed-up with military power.




RKISIT's photo
Fri 03/23/12 08:32 AM
Hope it doesn't turn into a Leopold II part 2.

Optomistic69's photo
Fri 03/23/12 08:58 AM

Hope it doesn't turn into a Leopold II part 2.


Old Lepold claimed he was doing it to protect the "natives" from Arab slavers, and to open the heart of Africa to Christian missionaries, and Western capitalists.

Amazing how many million people have died while under the protection of their masters.

InvictusV's photo
Fri 03/23/12 09:07 AM


Hope it doesn't turn into a Leopold II part 2.


Old Lepold claimed he was doing it to protect the "natives" from Arab slavers, and to open the heart of Africa to Christian missionaries, and Western capitalists.

Amazing how many million people have died while under the protection of their masters.


If you have a government you have a master.

Conrad_73's photo
Fri 03/23/12 09:23 AM
People are seeing Ghosts again!:laughing:

Conrad_73's photo
Fri 03/23/12 09:24 AM

The World is interested in Africa at Last...laugh laugh laugh

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In a move to counteract Chinese economic ascendancy, Washington is crusading against China's export restrictions on minerals that are crucial components in the production of consumer electronics such as flat-screen televisions, smart phones, laptop batteries, and a host of other products. In a 2010 white paper entitled “Critical Raw Materials for the EU,” the European Commission cites the immediate need for reserve supplies of tantalum, cobalt, niobium, and tungsten among others; the US Department of Energy 2010 white paper “Critical Mineral Strategy” also acknowledged the strategic importance of these key components. Coincidently, the US military is now attempting to increase its presence in what is widely considered the world’s most resource rich nation, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=29919
yep,with a few hundred GIs!:laughing:

Optomistic69's photo
Mon 03/26/12 07:32 AM
Edited by Optomistic69 on Mon 03/26/12 07:33 AM



Hope it doesn't turn into a Leopold II part 2.


Old Lepold claimed he was doing it to protect the "natives" from Arab slavers, and to open the heart of Africa to Christian missionaries, and Western capitalists.

Amazing how many million people have died while under the protection of their masters.


If you have a government you have a master.


And we call it Democracy...

Republican/Democrat/Conservative/Labour/Liberal/..you name it

We just love being ruled and dictated to and then disagree with each other at every opportunity.

Little wonder the world is ****ek

We are ruled by Terrorists