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To: Imran who wrote (78)	8/7/1998 1:00:00 AM
From: Elizabeth Andrews	Respond to of 120

I was just informed today that Kabila is supported by Nato, the USA and other people with money and it made me laugh despite what you said. I still don't see the benefit that the USA got by supporting Mobutu. Did we want a poor country that is unstable? Did we want the embarrassment of an imbecile like Mobutu? Did we reap huge economic gains from the resource base of the Congo? How did we win? The people and the country are a disaster. Is that what the US policy determined? What delicate balance of power am I missing? Did some of the money end up in US politicians bank account along with the Mobutu sweep? Save us the misery of looking up the account of the various and continuing rebellions! Tell us what the issue is and who benefits. I'm not being purposefully naive here I'm just a little thick. Don't get me wrong here. I'm no diplomat but you could be feeding this thread a bunch of bull and just because you are there and we are here you will be perceived to be the expert.

To: Imran who wrote (78)	8/7/1998 1:50:00 AM
From: Michael Bidder	Respond to of 120

<<<look up the history and analysis of the AFDL rebellion and/or any late 80s or 90s article/journal paper on the US and mobutu. post-independence congolese politics has been filled with american intervention. the history and connection is too long to describe. >> Imran I and others I am sure would love a few details. Just a few points if you don't have the time to go deeper. I want answers as to why so many suffer in Africa. I was born and raised in North Africa. I consider myself a citizen of the developing nations of the world. Don't blame it on the USA. The blame and responsibility belongs in Africa on its leaders!!! Just as I can't blame my trading losses on my ex- broker. I allowed it! Michael Bidder