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...imperialism means the continued exploitation of these resources by multinational corporations like Gulf Oil, which currently controls Angola's oil deposits. Soviet "imperialism," on the other hand, is largely concerned with strategic opposition to American power in the south Atlantic. While it is regrettable that the MPLA--the only Angolan party dedicated to protecting its country from foreign exploitation and economic domination--must depend on Soviet aid to survive and perhaps allow the Soviets to construct a military base in Angola, the massive effort of western imperialism to destroy the MPLA leaves it no choice...
...years, western unity against communism in Africa has been the rallying cry of racist South Africa. South African forces fighting alongside FNLA/UNITA have penetrated 200 miles into Angolan territory. And these forces aim to protect South African investments in Angola, and to eliminate black Namibian revolutionaries operating from Angolan bases. But more importantly, South Africa seeks to prevent the formation of a ring of hostile black states on her borders. Western support for FNLA/UNITA thus contributes directly to the preservation of apartheid in South Africa, a system from which many American firms profit...
...World countries, dangers clearly illustrated in South Vietnam. FNLA/UNITA are little better than tribal factions, willing to surrender their country's wealth to foreign powers in order to further their limited interests. The MPLA, with its avowed goals of socialist development and democracy, represents the brightest hope for the Angolan people, and deserves the support of all who wish to see a free and independent Africa...
...civil war in the former Portuguese colony might have been over by now or even averted were it not for foreign intervention. Although none of the groups held a clear majority, there were hopes for a coalition government between the three. None of the Angolan soldiers are particularly well trained, but their will to fight has been stiffened by a bewildering array of mercenaries as Angola more and more becomes a big-power pawn and a battleground...
...MPLA which currently holds the Angolan capital, Luanda, and the country's eastern coastal area is backed by the Soviet Union and several thousand Cuban troops...