The White Man hearts Africa

""However, in more unguarded moments, officials have been more straightforward: Vice Admiral Robert Moeller declared in a conference in 2008 that Africom was about preserving 'the free flow of natural resources from Africa to the global market', and two years later, in a piece in Foreign policy magazine, wrote: 'Let there be no mistake. Africom's job is to protect American lives and promote American interests.' Through this body, western powers are resorting to the use of military power to win back the leverage once attained through financial monopoly.""