Bill Hobbs points to some recent developments in the tiny, oil-rich African nation of Sao Tome.
It's important that -- although the focus of our attention must be on terrorist nations and the Middle East -- American should not lose sight of the rest of the world. I'm glad to see that our military is working with Sao Tome to protect their oil reserves, and I'd like to see America get more engaged in South America, too.
As Mr. Hobbs writes:
One of the more interesting and important - and, therefore, less covered by the American media - developments in American foreign policy is the United States' increasingly close relationship with the tiny island nation of Sao Tome & Principe, off the west coast of Africa, south of Nigeria and west of Gabon. Sao Tome is small, pro-American, and is predominantly Christian, unlike Nigeria, which is 50 percent Muslim is increasingly wracked by extremist Muslim violence against Christians.Perhaps our enemies won't notice these fringe developments, and we should take advantage of whatever distraction the War on Terror affords us to flank our adversaries diplomatically.Oh, and Sao Tome sits atop a whole lot of undeveloped oil.
Hello, I found you through The Twins Tell the Truth site. This comment is totally off-topic. Sorry.
Anyway, as always, when I find a new blog, I went to your about me page and found this interesting: "I am currently working at an aerospace company in El Segundo, California (who knows how long that will last?), and I design and build satellites for the government." My Uncle works in El Segundo at an aerospace company as well. Are you still there? Perhaps you know each other (we have different last names)? I know it's a long shot, but I thought I'd comment on that anyway. Feel free to email me if you're curious. If not, that's okay too!
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Actually, I'm surprised that the big media haven't picked up on this as another "All Bush cares about is exploiting this victim country's oil for his Haliburton buddies, while the rest of us are dying of hunger in this worst of all recessions" story. Sorry for the extra long sentence. ;)
David: Right, which is why I'm glad it's under the radar.