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he United States has long protested the corruption in Equatorial Guinea, actually closing its embassy from 1995 to 2003

This does not surprise me. What is amazing that US government was able to find diplomats willing to work there before 1995 and after 2003.

7 posted on 02/12/2006 4:26:52 PM PST by A. Pole (If outsourcing is such a good thing, why don't the executives outsource their own jobs overseas?)

A July 2003 article from the BBC [6] points out there are no daily newspapers in the country and described how a Fang program called "Bidze-Nduan" ("Bury the Fire") on a widely listened-to state radio station declared that Obiang was "in permanent contact with the Almighty"; a presidential aide on the show also said:

"He (Obiang) can decide to kill without anyone calling him to account and without going to hell because it is God himself, with whom he is in permanent contact, and who gives him this strength."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatorial_Guinea

Not that I trust BBC much more than media in Equatorial Guinea :) but this report might be true.

9 posted on 02/12/2006 4:32:38 PM PST by A. Pole (If outsourcing is such a good thing, why don't the executives outsource their own jobs overseas?)

What is amazing that US government was able to find diplomats willing to work there before 1995 and after 2003.

And they have a nice web page there: U.S. Embassy Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

National Day Message from President Bush
Dear Mr. President:

On behalf of the American people, I extend my best wishes to you and the people of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea as you celebrate your national day on October 12.

The people of the United States look forward to forging an even closer relationship with the people of Equatorial Guinea in the coming year.

Sincerely,
George W. Bush

10 posted on 02/12/2006 4:37:55 PM PST by A. Pole (If outsourcing is such a good thing, why don't the executives outsource their own jobs overseas?)