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This should stay up - it is a classic example of how leftist propaganda works. Note that there is not even a hint of any remote claim of actual wrongdoing by the Bush Administration. Although it is hard to tell, this sort of tripe being mostly a string of unconnected alleged relationships rather than any actual facts (the Chomsky method in action), most of whatever these morons are upset about seems to have happened in the 1990s. Bush's sole "guilt" is that he has "ties" to oil companies - and the theory apparently is that Bush is thus to blame for anything any oil company has ever done. There are a few gratuituous slurs about Savimbi and George Washington, something about US-base mercenary groups (is Bush behind those too?) with no apparent connection to anything. This sort of ethereal guilt by the vaguest, usually imaginary, association is the stock in trade of these groups.

It appears that by MPRI's claims that we have an "authorized at the highest U.S. government levels" presence there.

"Overview----
Internationally, MPRI provides a wide range of services to the US government and, under license by the US government, to a number of foreign countries. Our work ranges from assisting Ministries of Defense establish policies, procedures, and strategic plans; assisting armed forces in democracy transition efforts; working with armies to attain greater efficiencies, economies, and effectiveness; working with legislators to provide effective oversight; and a long list of humanitarian and peace operations around the world.

For example, under contract with the U.S. Department of State, MPRI shipped more than $900,000,000 worth of donated food and medical supplies to the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union over a five year period; MPRI has provided peace keeping monitors for both the Department of Defense and the Department of State and MPRI provides major support and program integration expertise to the State Department’s Africa Crisis Response Initiative (ACRI) and the Defense Department’s African Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS).

A number of MPRI's current international contracts are directly established with a foreign government ---; Each has in place a license from the U.S. Department of State. MPRI's current international efforts are ongoing in every major region of the world. In the Balkans, for example, MPRI conducts Democracy Transition Assistance Programs, Long Range Management Programs, and Military Stabilization Programs involving the training and equipping of armies in transition. As part of these programs, MPRI established and runs Battle Simulation Centers and a Combat Training Center. A wide range of programs is ongoing in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and in Latin America."

From their site --- More MPRI

And AirScan (seems like "retired" spook heaven)------

WHO WE ARE ---
AirScan, Inc. is a veteran owned, small business specializing in airborne surveillance and security. Using state of the technology, AirScan has for over ten years provided clients with the highest quality support to meet their surveillance, security, and training requirements. As AirScan's capabilities have expanded, our professional, comprehensive results have provided clients with the information needed to respond in a timely manner to a wide variety of security, environmental, and research needs. AirScan, Inc. is headquartered in Rockledge, FL and has elements located in Santa Maria, CA, Washington DC, Boise, ID, and various locations in Africa and Europe. Clients include the United States Air Force, NASA, Angola, multi-national oil companies, various state and private agencies, ESPN, and others.

From ---- AirScan

Although it is hard to tell, this sort of tripe being mostly a string of unconnected alleged relationships rather than any actual facts (the Chomsky method in action), most of whatever these morons are upset about seems to have happened in the 1990s. Bush's sole "guilt" is that he has "ties" to oil companies - and the theory apparently is that Bush is thus to blame for anything any oil company has ever done.

My father worked for and retired from Texaco, does this mean I'm going to be linked to this scandal??? ;-) Going by this, anybody who owned stock in the oil companies is guilty of having "ties" to this scandal. It's the way business is done. It may not be pretty, but these companies do what they have to do in these countries. There is a lot of working going on in and around Nigeria right now, it's only a matter of time before somebody conjures up some kind of scandal and ties this person or that to it.