On 7/26/2010 2:25:28 PM, ilyas in Ft Drum said:
I am thoroughly impressed with the progress that is occuring with AFRICOM. As a Soldier and Leader of Soldiers, I observe that General Ward is setting a trend of success with neighboring nations and strengthening United State interests.

On 6/9/2010 7:06:47 PM, Nehanda Nyakasikana in Unspecified said:
The problem with the African people is we do not learn anything from history. I read most responses and they alude to forget and forgive? How can we forget and forgive when noone is asking for forgiveness? In Zimbabwe and South Africa, fricans still are being punished for demanding not all the land but equitable sharing of land. I was called a monkey and told that we will soon be wiped out of HIV/Aids and that I was ignorant because I wanted land not raised wages. I aspire to be employing the white men when they come to Africa not to be subjugated to them in Africa. Why do Africans choose not to learn that Africom is another shinny, useless triket similar to the shinny glass and perishable gin bottles that Lobengula and others accepted and signed the Rudd concession giving all the land in Zimbabwe to the whitemen. Africans learn, process information, and refuse to be gulliable. The whitemen has a chronic history of lying, cheating,looting, and deceiving the trustful, lazy, Africans and Red Indians who refuse to use their brain to process information. Before accepting Africom, Africans never consulted the leaders just accepted it when they saw the green dollars. The Westerners do not even have control of their economies, yet they can still trick us. Pathetic Is it that painful to use your grey matter? Or maybe Africans are trully hopeless people and it was a mistake for them to have Africa. If you can't think you will loose Africa. Think before you fall for anything. How generous is the whiteman? He wants to drag you into his war on terrorism, use your resources to fight the war and after a few years of waiting and most of the Africans perish thru some of these manmade diseases he will have you-blackmen and women were he wants u. Please I implore you think

On 6/8/2010 6:00:53 PM, Frederic Mulika in London,United Kingdom said:
Am very greatful what Africom has been doing in Africa in helping the millitary of african states in combating terrorism and bringing regional peace in Sub Sahara Africa.
Thank you General Ward, staff of Africom ,the Goverment of United States for making this cooperation come a sucess


On 6/6/2010 9:45:45 AM, Charles Chudi Chukwuani in United States said:
The US AFRICOM mission statement and objective is a welcome development if only it will be faithfully pursued and implemented without fear or favour by those charged with its implementation especially the US State Department. The biggest problem facing African States is that of dictatorial tendencies on the part of the ruling elite be it civilian or military on wanting to remain in power forever. There is also the African public perception of the stated US policy of always being on the side of the ruling government in power even when it is clear to all that the said government is corrupt and is pursuing an anti-people policy which will not be tolerated by the peoples of the United States of their own government. The African people negative perception of impartiality by the US government in favour of the government in power accounts for the over 99.9 negative views and comments that African people have regarding AFRICOM — its real intent and purpose. It is therefore recommended that US foreign policy makers at the State Department need to take a second look at the long standing policy of only working with and interacting with African Governments in power. President Barrack Obama recently demonstrated a shift in this long standing policy at his recent visit to the United Kingdom when he met with Mr. David Cameron, the then leader of the British opposition conservative party at that time as well as with the leader of the ruling Labour party, PM Gordon Brown. It was this balanced recognition of both sides that accounted for the smooth, peaceful transfer of power that the world witnessed after the recent UK General Elections that produced a hung parliament at which the ruling Labour party was swept out of office by a coalition of the conservative party and Lib Dem. This balanced engagement as demonstrated by President Barrack Obama in the UK should be adopted as the standard rules of engagement in Africa if the true intent is to deepen and promote democracy around the world. The US State Department policy hawks should always bear in mind the fact that all nations are one entity that contains both the ruling party and the opposition party. What is good for one is also good for the other. A typical example is the US Secretary of State, Mrs. Hilary Rodham-Clinton recent visit to my country Nigeria in August of 2009, at which event Mrs. Clinton stated thus leadership has failed in Nigeria at all levels. Not a single leader of the opposition parties in Nigeria was given an invitation card by the US embassy in Abuja, instead the Nigerian ruling party officials, media men, non-political individuals were invited but yet Secretary Clinton mission was to deepen the practice of democracy in Nigeria. The Nigerian public view and opposition party perception was one of impartiality and support by the US government of the ruling party policies and actions especially the flawed elections of 2007 but my party NDP views it as one of ignorance on the part of the embassy staff in Abuja. No wonder they were able to bugle the Abdul Mutallab matter In Nigeria today, the ruling party PDP has always sought to exploit the hidden and non-disclosed partnership arrangement between Nigeria and AFRICOM to cow the military and other security agencies into looking the other way while they plunder the nations resources dry through massive corruption. It is on record as well as widely reported that the PDP lead government recruits Nigerian Security agencies and the military to aid in the massive corruption and electoral malpractices the PDP led government has been inflicting on the people of Nigeria since 1999. Most Nigerians now believe that the non transparent and unaccountable governance currently going on in Nigeria is with the tacit support and encouragement of the United States government, this our party NDP would want to believe is not true. The NDP believes that the way forward lies in 1 public disclosure of the partnership arrangement agreement between Nigeria and AFRICOM, 2 the US Embassy should immediately as a matter of urgency engage meaningful, productively and proactively with the opposition parties in Nigeria especially as we approach the 2011 General Elections of which many believe will lead to the total collapse of Nigeria as a nation state if not properly handled. Nigerians demand and expect a credible, free and fair elections in 2011 where everybody's vote would count. The US can really help us if they truly want to. US Embassy in Nigeria please wake up and assist our country Nigeria. Prince Chudi Chukwuani, National Chairman, National Democratic Party, NDP.

On 6/6/2010 3:32:10 AM, nj carcash in usa said:
I spent ten years working as semi-volunteer teacher in I got paid local government salary only. What Africa needs is more teachers not more soldiers and weaponry. 300 million would provide a lot of basic literacy and produce a lot of consequent development. Why not Africa Ed.? www.jerseycarcash.com