It gets better! First a rear admiral, now the president is looking at being indicted in the USA.
Link:http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...9370YD20130408
It gets better! First a rear admiral, now the president is looking at being indicted in the USA.
Link:http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...9370YD20130408
davidbfpo
David,
I don't care what foreign policy pundits say, but nabbing a serving African president to face a drugs trial in the US (like Noriega) is not a good mood.
There are several leaders in West Africa, most are SOBs - and they know it. The US cannot simply invade all of them and bring them to justice, they will oppose this and the US also needs their cooperation.
The first comprehensive account if the situation in Guinea-Bissau I've seen, by a group of blog reporters, partly based on the recently published US court documents:http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/0...y-allegations/
davidbfpo
David,
You know we have meth labs in Lagos now?
I'm told the meth is for export.
King Jaja,
Meth labs in Nigeria, even if for export, is a bad sign. I rely on the anecdotes given to me when out with US LE a few years ago in Montana. To my knowledge 'meth' is virtually unknown here in the UK. Is South Africa the market for the producers?
davidbfpo
It is VERY serious, FIVE labs have been discovered JUST THIS YEAR.
David,
http://www.aljazeera.com/video/afric...354435412.htmlAuthorities in Lagos have discovered the fifth illegal methamphetamine production centre in just one year, deepening fears Nigeria is a narcotics hub and part of a worldwide network.
The anti-drugs agency says the West African country is producing meth on a large scale.
The highly addictive drug is known by several names, including meth, ice and crystal. It is usually injected, but it can also be smoked or inhaled.
Mild doses can increase alertness and concentration, but high doses can cause psychological problems including paranoia and hallucinations.
Nigeria used to be a transit point through which illegal drugs from Mexico passed on their way to Europe.
Mitchell Ofojeyu, a spokesman for the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency, said: "They have an international network because they're bringing in Bolivians into West Africa to produce Methamphetamine; [it] shows the synergy the drug cells in West Africa have with their counterparts in other regions of the world."
Hope, good intentions, internal and external pressure on this 'narco-state' have resulted in:Link:http://country.eiu.com/article.aspx?...70377511&uid=1Political, military, and civil society leaders have agreed on a new transition deal, according to which elections should be held by November this year, a new head of the national election commission appointed, and a new, more inclusive, interim government formed.
davidbfpo
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