NguDavid Swanson
Ukufunda incwadi entsha kaNick Turse, Umlo wangomso: Iimfazwe zeProxy zase-US kunye neMfihlo ye-Ops e-Afrika, iphakamisa umbuzo wokuba ingaba ubomi babantu abamnyama e-Afrika bubalulekile na emkhosini wase-US nangaphezu kokuba ubomi babantu abamnyama e-United States bubaluleka kumapolisa amva nje aqeqeshwe kwaye axhotyiswe nguloo mkhosi.
U-Turse uhlola intsomi encinane esele ichaziwe yokwanda komkhosi wase-US e-Afrika kule minyaka ili-14 idlulileyo, kwaye ikakhulu kule minyaka mi-6 idlulileyo. Isihlanu ukuya kwisibhozo samawaka amajoni ase-US kunye namajoni aqeqeshelwa, axhobile, kwaye alwe ecaleni kunye nemikhosi yase-Afrika kunye namaqela avukelayo phantse kuwo onke amazwe ase-Afrika. Iindlela ezinkulu zomhlaba kunye namanzi ukuzisa izixhobo zase-US, kunye nazo zonke ii-accouterment zeziseko zezindlu zamajoni ase-US, ziye zasekwa ukuphepha ukukrokrelana kwendawo eyenziwe ngokwakha nokuphucula izikhululo zeenqwelomoya. Kwaye okwangoku, umkhosi wase-US uye waqhuba ngokufumana izivumelwano zasekhaya zokusebenzisa izikhululo zeenqwelomoya ezingama-29 zamazwe ngamazwe kwaye ziye zasebenza ukwakha nokuphucula iindlela zeenqwelomoya kwinani lazo.
Umkhosi wase-US wase-Afrika uquka uhlaselo lweenqwelomoya kunye nohlaselo lwe-commando eLibya; imisebenzi "ye-black ops" kunye nokubulawa kweedrone eSomalia; imfazwe yommeli eMali; izenzo ezifihlakeleyo eChad; imisebenzi yokuchasa ubuqhetseba obukhokelela ekwandeni kobuqhetseba kwiGulf of Guinea; imisebenzi yedrone ebanzi ephuma kwiziseko zase-Djibouti, Ethiopia, Niger, naseSeychelles; imisebenzi “eyodwa” ephuma kwiziseko zaseCentral African Republic, eSouth Sudan, nakwiDemocratic Republic of Congo; I-CIA ixinana eSomalia; ngaphezu kweshumi elinesibini loqeqesho oludibeneyo ngonyaka; ukuxhobisa nokuqeqesha amajoni kwiindawo ezinjengeUganda, iBurundi, neKenya; "imisebenzi eyodwa edibeneyo" eBurkina Faso; ulwakhiwo lwesiseko olujolise ekuvumelaneni "nokunyuka" kwamajoni kwixesha elizayo; imikhosi yeempimpi zamajoni; Ukwandiswa kwesiseko sangaphambili somkhosi wangaphandle wamaFrentshi e-Djibouti kunye nokwenza imfazwe ngokubambisana neFransi eMali (iTurse kufuneka ikhunjulwe ngolunye uthango oluyimpumelelo lwase-US lwe-colonialism yaseFransi eyaziwa ngokuba yimfazwe yaseVietnam).
I-AFRICOM (i-Africa Command) ngokwenene ikomkhulu eJamani kunye nezicwangciso zokusekwa kwisiseko esitsha sase-US esakhiwe eVicenza, eItali, ngokuchasene nentando yeVicentini. Iindawo ezibalulekileyo zesakhiwo se-AFRICOM ziseSigonella, eSicily; eRota, eSpeyin; Arubha; kunye neSouda Bay, eGrisi - zonke iindawo zasemkhosini zase-US.
Izenzo zomkhosi zakutsha nje zase-US e-Afrika lungenelelo oluthe cwaka olume ithuba elihle lokukhokelela kwisiphithiphithi esaneleyo sokusetyenziswa njengezizathu zokungenelela koluntu kwixesha elizayo ngendlela yeemfazwe ezinkulu eziya kuthengiswa ngaphandle kokukhankanywa kwesizathu sazo. Imikhosi yobubi yexesha elizayo enokuthi ngenye imini isoyikise amakhaya ase-US ngezisongelo ezingacacanga kodwa ezoyikisayo zamaSilamsi nezoyimoni kwiingxelo “zeendaba” zase-US zixoxiwe kwincwadi kaTurse ngoku kwaye zivela ngoku ukuphendula emkhosini kunqabile ukuba kuxoxwe ngazo kumajelo eendaba ase-US.
I-AFRICOM iqhubela phambili ngokufihlakeleyo kangangoko inako, izama ukugcina inkohliso yokuzilawula “ngamaqabane” orhulumente wasekuhlaleni, kwanokuphepha ukuhlolisiswa lihlabathi. Ke, ayimenywanga ngokwemfuno yoluntu. Ayikukhwela ukuthintela ukoyikeka okuthile. Akukhange kubekho ngxoxo kawonke-wonke okanye isigqibo soluntu lwase-US. Kutheni, ke, i-United States ihambisa imfazwe yase-US e-Afrika?
Umphathi we-AFRICOM uGeneral Carter Ham uchaza umkhosi wase-US e-Afrika njengempendulo kwiingxaki ezinokuthi zizenze kwixesha elizayo: "Into ebaluleke kakhulu kumkhosi wase-United States kukukhusela iMelika, iMelika, kunye neMelika. amaMelika]; kwimeko yethu, kwimeko yam, ukusikhusela kwizoyikiso ezinokuvela kwilizwekazi laseAfrika.” Ebuzwa ukuba abone isongelo esinjalo kubukho bangoku, i-AFRICOM ayikwazi ukwenza oko, ilwela endaweni yokwenza ngathi abavukeli baseAfrika bayingxenye ye-al Qaeda kuba u-Osama bin Laden wayekhe wabancoma. Ngexesha lemisebenzi ye-AFRICOM, ubundlobongela buye banda, amaqela avukelayo ayanda, ubunqolobi bukhuphuka, kwaye amazwe angaphumeleli aphindaphinda - kwaye kungekhona nje ngengozi.
Isalathiso "kwimidla yaseMelika" inokuba ngumkhondo kwiinkuthazo zokwenyani. Igama elithi “ingeniso” lisenokuba liye lashiywa ngempazamo. Kuyo nayiphi na imeko, iinjongo ezichaziweyo azisebenzi kakuhle kakhulu.
Imfazwe ka-2011 eLibya yakhokelela kwimfazwe eMali kunye nesiphithiphithi eLibya. Kwaye imisebenzi kawonke-wonke encinci iye yaba yintlekele. Imfazwe exhaswa yi-US eMali ikhokelele kuhlaselo eAlgeria, eNiger naseLibya. Impendulo yase-US kubundlobongela obukhulu eLibya isekho ubundlobongela obungakumbi. Indlu yozakuzo yase-US eTunisia yahlaselwa yaza yatshiswa. Amajoni aseCongo aqeqeshwe yi-United States adlwengule ngobuninzi abafazi kunye namantombazana, ehambelana nenkohlakalo eyenziwa ngamajoni ase-Ethiopia aqeqeshwe e-US. ENigeria, iBoko Haram iye yavela. ICentral African Republic iye yabhukuqwa. Ummandla weGreat Lakes ubone ubundlobongela bukhula. ISouth Sudan, eyathi iUnited States yanceda ukuyila, iwele kwimfazwe yamakhaya kunye nentlekele yoluntu. Et cetera. Oku akunto intsha ngokupheleleyo. Iindima zase-US ekuphembeleleni iimfazwe ezinde eCongo, eSudan nakwezinye iindawo zandulela “i-pivot” yaseAfrika yangoku. Izizwe zaseAfrika, njengezizwe zehlabathi, batyekele ekukholelweni iUnited States sesona sisongelo soxolo emhlabeni.
U-Turse unika ingxelo yokuba isithethi se-AFRICOM uBenjamin Benson wayesebenzisa ibango leGulf of Guinea njengelona bali liphumeleleyo, de kwaba yinto engenakwenzeka kangangokuba waqala ukubanga ukuba akazange enze njalo. U-Turse unika ingxelo yokuba intlekele yaseBenghazi, ngokuchaseneyo nengqiqo enokuthi ibonise, yaba sisiseko sokwandiswa kwemikhosi yase-US e-Afrika. Xa into ingasebenzi, zama ngaphezulu kwayo! UGreg Wilderman, umphathi weNkqubo yoLwakhiwo lwaseMkhosini kwi-Naval Facilities Engineering Command, “Siza kuba seAfrika kangangexesha elithile elizayo. Kuninzi ekufuneka kwenziwe apho.”
Omnye umntu usanda kundixelela ukuba i-China isoyikise ukusika ingeniso ye-US Billon Adelson kwi-casinos e-China ukuba uyaqhubeka nokuxhasa amalungu eCongress anyanzelise ukulwa ne-Iran. Isityholo sesizathu soku kukuba i-China inokuthenga ngcono i-oyile e-Iran ukuba i-Iran ayikho emfazweni. Yinyani okanye akunjalo, oku kuhambelana nenkcazo kaTurse yendlela yaseTshayina eAfrika. I-US ithembele kakhulu ekwenzeni imfazwe. I-China ithembele ngakumbi kuncedo nakwinkxaso-mali. I-US idala isizwe esigwetyelwe ukuwa (iSouth Sudan) kwaye iChina ithenga ioli yayo. Oku kunjalo kuphakamisa umbuzo onomdla: Kutheni i-United States ingawushiyi umhlaba iseluxolweni kwaye, njenge China, izenze yamkelekile ngoncedo kunye noncedo, kwaye, njenge China, ithenge amafutha efosili yokutshabalalisa ubomi. emhlabeni ngeendlela ezingezizo iimfazwe?
Omnye umbuzo oxhokonxayo ophakanyiswe ngurhulumente ka-Obama wokulwa ne-Afrika, ewe, ngulo: Ngaba unokuthelekelela ukwahlulwa kweendlebe okungapheliyo kwemilinganiselo yebhayibhile yomsindo wokuba iRiphabhlikhi emhlophe iyenze le nto?
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