"The Wonga Coup": Scrapping for Oil Profit in Equatorial Guinea

Remember back in 2004 when we heard about that plane load of "Private Military Contractors" (Mercenaries) getting arrested in Zimbabwe and jailed for plotting to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea so that they could control the Oil Profits? No?!?

Well how about the story that one of the coup plotters was Margret Thatcher's son Mark?

Well, here's the book and the author interview from today's "Fresh Air." Excellent interview, very enlightening in regard to a bunch of things. I hope they make a movie of this before the 2008 election!

'The Wonga Coup': Scrapping for Oil Profit in Equatorial Guinea

Fresh Air from WHYY, August 9, 2006 · Journalist Adam Roberts of The Economist talks about his new book, The Wonga Coup: Guns, Thugs and a Ruthless Determination to Create Mayhem in an Oil-Rich Corner of Africa.

Roberts tells the story of a group of mercenaries and merchants who hatched a plan to topple the dictatorship of Equatorial Guinea in order to reap the profits from the country's oil resources.

(audio at link above) <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5629868>

Here's a link to some book reviews at Amazon .com (Note: if you decide to order this book on line, order it through the NPR website, it helps them out a little.

<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1586483714/sr=8-1/qid=1155175789/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-7711394-7614354?ie=UTF8>

I help some Irish-American groups with their action items, and they were all over the Mark Thatcher deal. Margaret was notorious for saying, "A crime is a crime," in response to demands for IRA men to be treated as prisoners of war instead of criminals. Then her own son goes and tries to overthrow the government of Equitorial Guinea! :rofl: His family is in Texas, and I signed a petition to keep him out (since he's a "terrorist" and all). I think he's still under house arrest in England.

But it seems much shorter.

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