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Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 9:20pm On Mar 13, 2018

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Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 5:23am On Mar 12, 2018
Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 8:29pm On Mar 08, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1QTfGYj_0g
I do not know much about the issue but I have been following the argument as to it military benefit so I hope this helps.

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Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 6:49am On Feb 21, 2018

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Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 1:02am On Feb 18, 2018
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Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 2:04am On Feb 13, 2018
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Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 2:00am On Feb 13, 2018
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Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 12:14am On Jan 15, 2018
Patchesagain:
Very interesting stuff - and 50% related (Egypt is in Africa, Isreal isnt)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwebtMK_pbU

@Frumentus seems sock-puppets are now getting into your profession - before you know it, military planners around the world will have their jobs outsourced to Russian sock-puppets. Perhaps its time to build a wall? MAGA*?

*Make (Military) Analysts Great Again?
If Israel is not in Africa where is it. Middle East is not a continent. And don't say Asia or Europe so best guess middle east is part of African continental land but we don't control it anymore.
Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 3:30pm On Jan 04, 2018
Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 12:43am On Jan 03, 2018

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Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 7:00am On Nov 17, 2017
patches689:


culture =/= race

(Muva-fukken Thomas Sowell inbound)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0auoC2wOsI
duh.
Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 6:05am On Nov 17, 2017
Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 6:01am On Nov 17, 2017
newafricaken254:
nothing is going to change in this continent :WARNING GRAPHIC

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQxubEhLhps

U are somehow correct they not our friends but our attitude abed our destruction.
Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 5:58am On Nov 17, 2017
Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 1:49am On Nov 16, 2017
newafricaken254:
the commentator is a fool and your are a fool to believe him,don't come here and insinuated he wasn't talking directly against kenya. you seems to be idiot who can't enlighten himself but wants to rely on shenanigans (if you want to say anything,talk about your country and don't utter anything about kenya)

Who told u I simply just believe what he says. I verified his claim and it was true as for his opinion that is his to contend with. I like to have all the info before supporting any action and let me ask are u even thinking about Africa or u are insulting me because the commentator said something about a leader who might be from ur ethnic group. For ur info I do not give a dem, I only care about how the event in Zim will affect Africa that include Kenya or east Africa and how it will benefit Africans. Anything short of that I do not support. U seem to think I posted that because I support Mugabe not being ousted through military means without thinking hah. It either u are at the table or u are the meal at the table. If u think this is about ur national pride or prejudice it is time to find out which continent u live on. Not everything is about just ur country.

Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 9:08pm On Nov 15, 2017
THOSE OF U WITH BRAIN READ IT COMPLETELY BEFORE COMMENT.

https://www.finalcall.com/MEMORANDUM-46.htm

This Document is Exhibit 10 of U.S. Supreme Court Case No.00-9587



NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL MEMORANDUM-46

MARCH 17, 1978

Presidential Review Memorandum NSCM/46
TO: The Secretary of State
The Secretary of Defense
The Director of Central Intelligence

SUBJECT: Black Africa and the U.S. Black Movement

The President has directed that a comprehensive review be made of current developments in Black Africa from the point of view of their possible impacts on the black movement in the United States. The review should consider:

1. Long-term tendencies of social and political developments and the degree to which they are consistent with or contradict the U.S. interests.

2. Proposals for durable contacts between radical African leaders and leftist leaders of the U.S. black community.

3. Appropriate steps to be taken inside and outside the country in order to inhibit any pressure by radical African leaders and organizations on the U.S. black community for the latter to exert influence on the policy of the Administration toward Africa.


The President has directed that the NSC Interdepartmental Group for Africa perform this review. The review should be forwarded to the NSC Political Analysis Committee by April 20.

(signed)

Zbigniew Brezinski

cc: The Secretary of the Treasury
The Secretary of Commerce
The Attorney General
The Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff



NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
INTERDEPARTMENTAL GROUP
FOR AFRICA





STUDY RESPONSE TO PRESIDENTIAL SECURITY
REVIEW MEMORANDUM NSC-46
BLACK AFRICA AND THE
U.S. BLACK MOVEMENT



Objective of our policy toward Black Africa is to prevent social upheavals which could radically change the political situation throughout the area. The success or failure of our policy in the region depends on the solution international
and internal issues whose importance of the United States is on the increase.

II. A. U.S. INTERESTS IN BLACK AFRICA

A multiplicity of interests influences the U.S. attitude toward black Africa. The most important of these interests can be summarized as follows:

1. POLITICAL
If black African states assume attitudes hostile to the U.S. national interest, our policy toward the white regimes; which is a key element in our relations with the black states, may be subjected by the latter to great pressure for fundamental change. Thus the West may face a real danger of being deprived of access to the enormous raw material resources of southern Africa which are vital for our defense needs as well as losing control over the Cape sea routes by which approximately 65% of Middle Eastern oil is supplied to Western Europe.

Moreover, such a development may bring about internal political difficulties by intensifying the activity of the black movement in the United States itself.

It should also be borne in mind that black Africa is an integral part of a continent where tribal and regional discord, economic backwardness, inadequate infrastructures, drought, and famine, are constant features of the scene. In conjunction with the artificial borders imposed by the former colonial powers, guerilla warfare in Rhodesia and widespread indignation against apartheid in South Africa, the above factors provide the communist states with ample opportunities for furthering their aims. This must necessarily redound to the detriment of U.S. political interests.

2. ECONOMIC
Black Africa is increasingly becoming an outlet for U.S. exports and investment. The mineral resources of the area continue to be of great value for the normal functioning of industry in the United States and allied countries. In 1977, U.S. direct investment in black Africa totaled about $1.8 billion and exports $2.2 billion. New prospect of substantial profits would continue to develop in the countries concerned.

IV. BLACK AFRICA AND THE U.S. BLACK MOVEMENT

Apart from the above-mentioned factors adverse to U.S. strategic interests, the nationalist liberation movement in black Africa can act as a catalyst with far reaching effects on the American black community by stimulating its organizational consolidation and by inducing radical actions. Such a result would be likely as Zaire went the way of Angola and Mozambique.

An occurrence of the events of 1967-68 would do grievous harm to U.S. prestige, especially in view of the concern of the present Administration with human rights issues. Moreover, the Administration would have to take specific steps to stabilize the situation. Such steps might be misunderstood both inside and outside the United States.

In order to prevent such a trend and protect U.S. national security interests, it would appear essential to elaborate and carry out effective countermeasures.

1. Possibility of Joint Action By U.S. Black and African Nationalist Movement.

In elaborating U.S. policy toward black Africa, due weight must be given to the fact that there are 25 millions American blacks whose roots are African and who consciously or subconsciously sympathies with African nationalism.

The living conditions of the black population should also be taken into account. Immense advances in the field are accompanied by a long-lasting high rate of unemployment, especially among the youth and by poverty and dissatisfaction with government social welfare standards.

These factors taken together may provide a basis for joint actions of a concrete nature by the African nationalist movement and the U.S. black community. Basically, actions would take the form of demonstrations and public protests, but the likelihood of violence cannot be excluded. There would also be attempts to coordinate their political activity both locally and in international organizations.

Inside the United States these actions could include protest demonstrations against our policy toward South Africa accompanied by demand for boycotting corporations and banks which maintain links with that country; attempts to establish a permanent black lobby in Congress including activist leftist radical groups and black legislators; the reemergence of Pan-African ideals; resumption of protest marches recalling the days of Martin Luther King; renewal of the extremist idea national idea of establishing an "African Republic" on American soil. Finally, leftist radical elements of the black community could resume extremist actions in the style of the defunct Black Panther Party.

Internationally, damage could be done to the United States by coordinated activity of African states designed to condemn U.S. policy toward South Africa, and initiate discussions on the U.S. racial issue at the United Nations where the African representation constitutes a powerful bloc with about one third of all the votes.

A menace to U.S. economic interests, though not a critical one, could be posed by a boycott by Black African states against American companies which maintain contact with South Africa and Rhodesia. If the idea of economic assistance to black Americans shared by some African regimes could be realized by their placing orders in the United States mainly with companies owned by blacks, they could gain a limited influence on the U.S. black community.

In the above context, we must envisage the possibility, however remote, that black Americans interested in African affairs may refocus their attention on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Taking into account; the African descent of American blacks it is reasonable to anticipate that their sympathies would lie with the Arabs who are closer to them in spirit and in some case related to them by blood. Black involvement in lobbying to support the Arabs may lead to serious dissention between American black and Jews. The likelihood of extremist actions by either side is negligible, but the discord may bring about tension in the internal political climate of the United States.

3. Political options

In the context of long-term strategy, the United States can not afford a radical change in the fundamentals of its African policy, which is designed for maximum protection of national security. In the present case, emphasis is laid on the importance of Black Africa for U.S. political, economic and military interests.

RECOMMENDATIONS

In weighing the range of U.S. interests in Black Africa, basic recommendations arranged without intent to imply priority are:

1. Specific steps should be taken with the help of appropriate government agencies to inhibit coordinated activity of the Black Movement in the United States.

2. Special clandestine operations should be launched by the CIA to generate mistrust and hostility in American and world opinion against joint activity of the two forces, and to cause division among Black African radical national groups and their leaders.

3. U.S. embassies to Black African countries specially interested in southern Africa must be highly circumspect in view of the activity of certain political circles and influential individuals opposing the objectives and methods of U.S. policy toward South Africa. It must be kept in mind that the failure of U.S. strategy in South Africa would adversely affect American standing throughout the world. In addition, this would mean a significant diminution of U.S. influence in Africa and the emergence of new difficulties in our internal situation due to worsening economic prospects.

4. The FBI should mount surveillance operations against Black African representatives and collect sensitive information on those, especially at the U.N., who oppose U.S. policy toward South Africa. The information should include facts on their links with the leaders of the Black movement in the United States, thus making possible at least partial neutralization of the adverse effects of their activity.

V. TRENDS IN THE AMERICAN BLACK MOVEMENT

In connection with our African policy, it is highly important to evaluate correctly the present state of the Black movement in the Untied States and basing ourselves on all available information, to try to devise a course for its future development. Such an approach is strongly suggested by our perception of the fact that American Blacks form a single ethnic group potentially capable of causing extreme instability in our strategy toward South Africa. This may lead to critical differences between the United States and Black Africa in particular. It would also encourage the Soviet Union to step up its interference in the region. Finally, it would pose a serious threat to the delicate structure of race relations within the United States. All the above considerations give rise to concern for the future security of
the United States.

Since the mid-1960s, when legislation on the human rights was passed and Martin Luther King murdered, federal and local measures to improve black welfare have been taken, as a result of which the U.S. black movement has undergone considerable changes.

The principle changes are as follows:

*Social and economic issues have supplanted political aims as the main preoccupations of the movement. and actions formerly planned on a nationwide scale are now being organized locally.

*Fragmentation and a lack of organizational unity within the movement.

*Sharp social stratification of the Black population and lack of policy options which could reunite them.

*Want of a national leader of standing comparable to Martin Luther King.

B. THE RANGE OF POLICY OPTIONS

The concern for the future security of the United States makes necessary the range of policy options. Arranged without intent imply priority they are:

(a) to enlarge programs, within the framework of the present budget, for the improvement of the social and economic welfare of American Blacks in order to ensure continuing development of present trends in the Black movement;

(b) to elaborate and bring into effect a special program designed to perpetuate division in the Black movement and neutralize the most active groups of leftist radical organizations representing different social strata of the Black community: to encourage division in Black circles;

(c) to preserve the present climate which inhibits the emergence from within the Black leadership of a person capable of exerting nationwide appeal;

(d) to work out and realize preventive operations in order to impede durable ties between U.S Black organizations and radical groups in African states;

(e) to support actions designed to sharpen social stratification in the Black community which would lead to the widening and perpetuation of the gap between successful educated Blacks and the poor, giving rise to growing antagonism between different Black groups and a weakening of the movement as a whole.

(f) to facilitate the greatest possible expansion of Black business by granting government contracts and loans with favorable terms to Black businessmen;

(g) to take every possible means through the AFL-CIO leaders to counteract the increasing influence of Black labor organizations which function in all major unions and in particular, the National Coalition of Black Trade Union and its leadership including the creation of real preference for adverse and hostile reaction among White trade unionists to demands for improvement of social and economic welfare of the Blacks;

(h) to support the nomination at federal and local levels of loyal Black public figures to elective offices, to government agencies and the Court.

This would promote the achievement of a twofold purpose:

first, it would be easier to control the activity of loyal black representatives within existing institution;

second, the idea of an independent black political party now under discussion within black leadership circles would soon lose all support.

Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 4:56pm On Nov 14, 2017
newafricaken254:
how can that idiot commentator talk about the 2007 election violence in kenya,like we kenyans who were there .were living in pluto during that period. listen here fool,don't think because you watched a video.you now know everything about east africa,especially kenya

How u act and speak shows ur intelligence at the moment ur insult is not building well for ur case. U are right u know something that the commentator or I do not know since u lived in it but try to take note of outside opinion without insult. I was actually referring to Zim and ur insult not what was said about Kenya in that video. Those of us outside do not care much about internal factions that u are an expect since u live there we will only point out the over all consequence to all of us so please try to draw on some of our constructive criticism without insult. Self respect.
Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 4:40pm On Nov 14, 2017
patches689:


I question the intelligence of anyone who could watch that video for longer than 1 min and not deduce that it is nothing more than the racialist ramblings of some revisionist historian/

The real problem in Africa is that people buy this sh1t.

Its quite sad, actually.
U didn't even have the discipline to watch thencomplete video before u commented wow. cool cool cool
If u want him gone through a coup that will trow the country into caous the please provide a credible reason as to why u want that because there is no such thing as a bloodless coup. Please if u are going to talk about sanction ask ur self why and who placed it on Zim in the first place I will admit Zim could have taken advantage of it like SA did. Don't say corruption because I am guessing it is worse in ur country. Whose interest are u basing ur opinion I personally don't care much about the man since he was once a Brit puppet but what do we stand to gain. Now u will be calling the international community to help ZIm well guess what if they gave dem they will sanction the Saudis from funding terrorist like Boko Haram that are killing Africans.If u do not have a solution that have Africans as the lead role and beneficiaries but westerners forget it.

Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 4:27pm On Nov 14, 2017
newafricaken254:
just imagine someone putting the face of zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and then claiming its Kenya former president mwai kibaki !?and this guy is trying to claim he is an African scholar grin grin grin grin

so That is the only thing u learnt.
Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 2:04am On Nov 14, 2017
Please play the entire video before u comment. I would like u people to think big based on the info u have.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpCEgCDPmtA

Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 8:27pm On Nov 13, 2017
GH cool cool cool
Focus on well trained soldiers.
Last pic- UN but we come prepared just in case someone decide to take them on the offer of 72 virgins. grin grin grin grin

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Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 8:16pm On Nov 13, 2017
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Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 8:12pm On Nov 13, 2017
GAF Organizes Joint Task Force Tarantula
Exercise Final Drive Has Taken Place

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Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 8:05pm On Nov 13, 2017
Central Command Organises Exercise Starlight Stretch 2017

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Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 12:32am On Oct 31, 2017

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Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 4:18pm On Oct 15, 2017
ActivateKruger:


Waiting to smoke an ARA grin

U people are childish, U wouldn't be making such comment about a foreign MRAP. U will not compare ur balls to foreign MRAPS but when another African country makes theirs then U say UR balls are nicer and stronger than theirs. Try to beat the rest of the world not each other and by the way equipment produced by African nations can meet all the requirement of all the armies on the continent. Stop financing UR enemies.

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Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 3:47am On Oct 03, 2017
newafricaken254:
this i-mbecile think i don't know anything thats going on in east african,somalia is not known for exporting coal.its charcoal and you want tell me you something about somalia !?stick to west africa politics,i told you ,you thick head fool they don't like Negroids(what ever support you give to them,it doesn't matter to them) how many times do you think kenyans have asked somalia refugees why they didn't settle in arabs. when the war broke out but rather they opted to reside in kenyan and ethiopia and we never get an answer !

I might misinterpret what u wrote but here is a short answer to all ur argument. U might think u are what u are not but every one sees an African when they see one and only act nice when they want something. We have something that most economies on the planet cannot live without but care less paying for it. People!! see ur place in this world and act accordingly economically, militarily, socially and culturally, that is if u all want to survive at-least to the next couple of centuries. I mean African and Africans who thinks they are not Africans. Your actions must help all of us or u are being a liability. It might be harsh but it is what it is. The last time malaria helped us from being wiped out think twice before responding anyone. Kudos cool cool

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Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 5:23pm On Sep 15, 2017
obonomaa:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__S84cBHpSA

20:40 to 55 The republic of Korea is going to build OPV vessels for us which. Our vice Pres has confirmed Ghana is getting atleast two OPV vessels this year.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjKY0bPBZOk

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Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by obonomaa: 4:36pm On Sep 15, 2017

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