Slick & Slicker "saving" Africa

Some people call Clowney a heart throb but they may be lowballing sex appeal. Let’s be frank, he’s got fishy eyes & his episodic forays into international politics--morphing from playboy into humanitarian & back again--are mighty suspicious. Clowney has made highly-publicized trips to Sudan, hanging out with a shady character named John Prendergast & he always comes back shooting his mouth off about the need for US military involvement in Africa. Prendergast, his guide to colonialism, is a telling study in how covert agents operate & how the oligarchs attempt to preempt human rights from genuine activists & use the language to advance a military & colonial agenda. Prendergast is touted all over the media as a human rights activist in Africa--in other words, another great white savior. There isn’t a media genre he hasn’t invaded in his safari outfits & where he isn’t treated like a self-sacrificing hero: he does op-eds, articles, news interviews, documentaries, books, even “Law & Order” episodes. For over 25 years he has been involved in Sudan, Darfur, & claims he was instrumental in the secession of South Sudan into a separate country. You can bet your bottom dollar, he’s involved in the chaos & trauma of the entire region--with Chinese oil exploration a primary concern. He is weighing in heavy on the side of “Kony 2012” & may even be involved in the making of this political mockery. If you take a close look at who this guy answers to you’ll see his humanitarian credentials stink to high heaven. His colluders include Obama, the Clintons, Susan Rice, the National Security Council, & several foundations that are nothing but fronts for US foreign policy in Africa. You can’t have it both ways in politics: you can’t serve power & oppose power at the same time. In other words, his mission is to advance US economic & military interests in Africa, not human rights, & nothing he says can be trusted. Clowney just returned from the border of Sudan & South Sudan & with Prendergast coaching him, testified to a Senate hearing about war crimes he witnessed & urging more US military engagement. For this he was rewarded with a seat next to Michelle Obama at a state dinner. (Some people sell their puny souls for a pittance & a little flattery.) But the case for US military engagement in Africa is being built--lie by lie, with phony documentaries, movie stars & everything else they can marshall. Here Clowney & Prendergast enter the Senate hearing to spew their lies. This campaign must be answered with a resounding, "Hands off Africa".  (Photo by Kris Connor)