US 'is not seeking African bases' (BBC)

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US President George Bush has said the creation of a US military command for Africa does not mean he wants to expand US military presence on the continent.

Mr Bush said the idea that he was currently visiting Africa looking for sites for US bases was "baloney".

Mr Bush is on the second-to-last stop of a five-country Africa tour.

He said the new command, Africom, was to provide African states with military training and assistance so they could handle Africa's problems better.

"It is a command structure that is aiming to help provide military assistance to African nations so African nations are more capable of dealing with Africa's conflicts - like peacekeeping training," he said.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7254626.stm

And we have Bu**sh**'s word on that?

I'm sure Africans will believe whatever the big white Bwana tells them.:sarcasm:

(Punch line from an old BC cartoon:"See Dick learn what Bwana really means.")