America,OPEC, and Gaddafi or Follow the Black Gold by Yarahyahu Yasharal Ive stated this before,but Ill reiterate..you most look at the world through a WORLDS EYE VIEW and not a limited American report on what is happening. It is in Americas own self interest to always seem to be the benevolent aid to countries in need,and not the cause or partner to the cause for more problems. I am not saying that America is ALWAYS WRONG,always malevolent,or always the aggressor or party to the aggressor,but in that same line if logic,you cannot assume that they are NEVER these also. Ask yourself a serious question:how does a country still in its infancy come to sit in a leading position on a world stage monetarily,militarily,and in policy and enforcement of such,of nations literally hundreds if not thousands of years its seniors? I will try and steer clear of speculation and stick to measurable and unarguable facts during this discussion. Particularly,I wish to address the apparant attack on third world independence in an effort to control world-wide economics and power retention by western civilization,to which America,amongst other nations,is guilty of. As a prime example,I will present you with OPEC. OPEC is the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Companies,responsible for most of the worlds oil supply,which in turn is used in gasoline production,textiles,manufacturing,and a slew of other industries. OPEC is one of the only points of control for African and South American countries in the entire world stage,being outmatched militarily by their northern neighbors. Almost since its birth,the countries which are the member parties of OPEC have been attacked,sanctioned,or manipulated by the US and other nations nonstop. Be it direct military action or subversive politics or money manipulation,the members of OPEC have seen non-stop intervene with their sovereignty from outside nations,and often directly from America. Below,I will post the Members of OPEC,and also links to US involvement in those countries. Instead of presenting you with my own argument,I will show you my research and let you from your own. If you would like to get a surface understanding if what OPEC is,visit the link below: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEC Am ember States and US Involement Algeria After a history of war between us and Algiers,a pact to end the enslavement of Christians in Algiers strengthened US-Algeria ties. Recently,attacks on oil plants by alleged Islamist groups have forced us and other countries to restrict travel. 3 Americans were killed in 2013 by alleged Islamic extremist in the In Amenas Hostage Crisis. read more here: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Aménas_hostage_crisis Currently,there is a further push to establish temporary bases to fight terrorism in the country. Read an Algerians views on this below: algerianreview.wordpress/2009/12/13/american-bases-on-algerian-soil-really-why-now/ Angola First refusing to acknowledge Angolas entrance and acceptance into the UN,America refused to acknowledge a non-Portuguese led Angola until 1993. during the Angolan civil war,America backed the rebels of the country under President Ford,and actively worked to place its chosen man in power. US also gives over $188mil in aid to the country as of 2003. Second only to Nigeria in Oil Production in Sub-Saharan Africa,the US maintains a tight political and military association with Angola,and it has been quoted by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) that few countries in Africa are more important to America than Angola (allafrica/stories/200705071105.html) read more on Angola here: allgov/nations?nationID=3480 Ecuador After entering into a mutual security act in 1947,tensions have arisen over the decades due to differences in policy and trade. Relations reached an all time low after Ecuadorean asylum was granted to wiki leaks founder Julian Assange in 2012. Ecuadors president is extremely distrustful of US and has closed its borders to US military and embassies. read more here: bigstory.ap.org/article/apnewsbreak-ecuador-expels-us-military-group Iraq/Iran US involvement in these two countries is pretty much common knowledge and the US has fought wars here,overthrown leaders,and excuted opposing heads of state including Hussien and Gaddafi in recent times...I will leave these two for you all to explore.. Kuwait Starting in 1951,relations in Kuwait have been essential to US presence in the Arab Regions. America provides protection,and also military arms sales totaling nearly 8.1 billion dollars. Also US exports nearly $2.1Bil a year in goods and services to Kuwait. In 1993,Kuwait rejected some Arab sanctions on trade with a Israel,specifically those which effected US trade with Israel. read more on US TROOPS in Kuwait here: dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2162093/US-form-massive-military-base-Kuwait-eyes-Iran.html Nigeria Being one of the few westernized states in Africa,Nigeria and America are lock in step. It is Americas largest consumer,and its ally in the Northern SubSahara. Americas policy toward Nigeria is investing in people,meant to highlight US-Nigeria efforts to stop the spread of malaria and other infectious diseases in the country. However,Americas close ties to the country puts it at odds with other African states,especially in light of the AFRICOM initiative and its recent embarrassment with the missing school girls. read more on AFRICOM strains here: cnn/2014/05/13/opinion/nigeria-us-military-ogunlesi/ Qatar Another military ally of the US,America has just as of 2014 sold $11bil in arms to Qatar and operates an army base and 2 air bases. Also,Educational trade as well as hydrocarbon trade lines exist,with 11 American Universities operating in the tiny nation. Qatar also has close ties with Hamas,a terrorist group the US openly condemns. read more here: businessinsider/qatar-playing-dangerous-double-game-with-us-and-hamas-2014-7 Saudi Arabia A relationship built on mutual interest,oil and protection. The US provides military protection is exchange for access to oil trade. As US moves towards oil independent however,relations in the area are strained. read more here: economist/news/middle-east-and-africa/21599767-american-president-and-saudi-king-will-have-unusually-edgy United Arab Emirates (UAE) The UAE host the most navy ports outside of the US then anywhere in the world. The relationship is based on a protection agreement of the small nation. However,critics have accused USOf testing political policy and ideas here in order to entice neighboring Iranians to abandon cultural norms. read more here: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates–United_States_relations for a more detailed view of UAE and US click below: carnegieendowment.org/files/dubai_iran.pdf Venezuela Ties are due to mural official statements to stop drug trafficking,however relations are strained under Venezuelan claims that America is inciting violence in the country,resulting as of late of the expulsion of three US officials by order of the Venezuelan Government read more here: fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R43239.pdf Libya Again,this is a current event topic with plenty of information available,including the video below. research for your self. You now have the facts,or at least the building blocks...put the puzzle together as you wish. Shalum, Yarahyahu youtu.be/6O8vM0-6EEE
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