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Gabon coup: Army cancels elections and seizes power
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Posted on 08/30/2023 3:42:31 AM PDT by FarCenter

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Gabon is one of Africa's major oil producers, while nearly 90% of the country is covered by forests.

Forests? Gabon is on the equator, the country is one big tropical JUNGLE, but maybe the author didn't want to use that word.

21 posted on 08/30/2023 6:40:07 AM PDT by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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To: FarCenter
It's happening all over the world. Professors Alan Dershowitz and Jonathan Turley have recently commented...at length...on this phenomenon.
22 posted on 08/30/2023 6:46:37 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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To: JonPreston

Look under any rock in Africa and you’ll find a rich,corrupt politician. China knows that. I’ve traveled Africa rather extensively...I’ve seen it. Up close.


23 posted on 08/30/2023 6:48:57 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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Look under any rock in Africa and you’ll find a rich,corrupt politician.

That's where all the foreign aid goes.

24 posted on 08/30/2023 6:49:39 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Lurker

Africa is an important source of minerals and other resources. Having it fall under China’s fist wouldn’t be good.


25 posted on 08/30/2023 6:51:04 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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To: RoosterRedux

” army cancels elections and seizes power”

That’s absolutely what is going to happen here. We cannot have another election until the country is fixed.


26 posted on 08/30/2023 6:56:32 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Gay State Conservative
No fan of Red China by any means but at least the CCP will not be promoting the sexual degeneracy, disgusting entertainment programs, and environmental craziness that the Western nations try to ram down the throats of Third World countries. African nations are culturally conservative, whether Christian or Muslim. They also need to industrialize. At least the Chinese build infrastructure instead of haranguing about carbon emissions.
27 posted on 08/30/2023 6:57:25 AM PDT by Wallace T.
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To: Gay State Conservative

The difference between rich corrupt African politicians and rich corrupt American politicians is....

hmmmm....

not much.


28 posted on 08/30/2023 6:58:32 AM PDT by cgbg ("Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training." Anna Freud.)
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Yes,that’s true.However,within a half mile of a rich corrupt African politician’s home you can find poverty that would make you weep. Within a half mile of Ted Kennedy’s home in McLean,VA were...other obscenely wealthy political whores.


29 posted on 08/30/2023 7:32:16 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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To: FarCenter

I wonder if there was a Chinese businessman standing right out of the camera shot.


30 posted on 08/30/2023 7:41:37 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Gay State Conservative

For me the best example of how African politics work is Nigeria.

The capital city (Abuja) is a prosperous oasis while the largest city (Lagos) has mind-boggling poverty for miles and miles and miles.

All resources flow to the capital while most of the rest of the country is a primitive wasteland.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuja

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagos

“In 2023, Lagos ranked second only to Manila in a global survey by the Statista Research Department of cities with the lowest quality of life.”


31 posted on 08/30/2023 7:42:15 AM PDT by cgbg ("Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training." Anna Freud.)
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To: EEGator

The thing about China is they don’t care about how a government treats their people. They only care about getting their resources.

America goes into these places and they want to “westernize” them.

As long as the frieghters leave bound for the far east, China doesn’t give a hoot about how people live or how many get their throats cut. When it starts to fall apart, China will send in “security” to protect their investment.

If you have ever read how the mafia works, you will understand how China works.


32 posted on 08/30/2023 7:45:12 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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“We cannot have another election until the country is fixed.”

I think what you mean is, “Until my guy wins.”

Trump has you so convinced that everything is rigged, in your eyes no election will ever be fair again. That is a dangerous game he is playing.


33 posted on 08/30/2023 7:47:18 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Vermont Lt

It will work effectively in Africa. Life is cheap.


34 posted on 08/30/2023 7:47:21 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: Vermont Lt

As a side note, I don’t recall the origin of The West pushing sexual deviant behavior on others…
It’s out of control everywhere it’s pushed, and it’s disgusting.


35 posted on 08/30/2023 7:50:25 AM PDT by EEGator
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“The West pushing sexual deviant behavior on others”

The left always does what they accuse others of doing.

It is classic imperialism and colonialism.


36 posted on 08/30/2023 7:54:25 AM PDT by cgbg ("Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training." Anna Freud.)
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To: Vermont Lt

Trump doesn’t have me convinced. Overwhelming evidence does.

You need to get your head screwed on straight. Do you really believe you are going to go to the polls and vote in a free and fair election in Nov 2024? Where have you been since Nov 3, 2020?


37 posted on 08/30/2023 7:57:02 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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Agreed...somebody smart said:

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

Here in CT the Democrats have been stealing a wide variety of elections after midnight of election day for decades—and the Republicans keep looking around after each election and wonder what happened...

Lol.


38 posted on 08/30/2023 8:01:16 AM PDT by cgbg ("Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training." Anna Freud.)
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Yep. If it looks like Trump will win (despite their best efforts to destroy him), look for the Democrats to set wild fires around the country and blame climate change.

Everyone will have to stay indoors or be arrested by the police (which will have been deputized by the central government).

Elections will be postponed indefinitely.

39 posted on 08/30/2023 8:06:54 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a strong bias will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

If Trump is running in 2024, I will not go to the polls. I’ll sit it out. I won’t be a party to electing another geriatric patient to high office.


40 posted on 08/30/2023 8:14:48 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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