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Summary: Tony Hodges comes clean
Review: Tony Hodges has finally seen the light regarding Angola. A known MPLA sympathiser, his book shows that there is no right or wrong in Angola. Both the MPLA and UNITA are fighting a 30 year civil war for power. Angola's natural resources provide the monetary resources to continue the war.Hodges does an excellent job in describing Angola's vast natural resources, the allocation of those resources, and the fraud and corruption associated with the resources. His charts and tables are of particular value to an Angolan scholar. He also details how UNITA thrives by continuing to hold some diamond mining areas and how they export the stones for funds to oil their military machine. However, Hodges best contribution is his explanation of how the MPLA government spends billions on defense while the Angolan people starve. Much of the money spent lines the pockets of MPLA generals, and politicians. My question would be if the MPLA regime is so corrupt would a UNITA victory be more disastrous?
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Summary: Tony Hodges comes clean
Review: Tony Hodges has finally seen the light regarding Angola. A known MPLA sympathiser, his book shows that there is no right or wrong in Angola. Both the MPLA and UNITA are fighting a 30 year civil war for power. Angola's natural resources provide the monetary resources to continue the war. Hodges does an excellent job in describing Angola's vast natural resources, the allocation of those resources, and the fraud and corruption associated with the resources. His charts and tables are of particular value to an Angolan scholar. He also details how UNITA thrives by continuing to hold some diamond mining areas and how they export the stones for funds to oil their military machine. However, Hodges best contribution is his explanation of how the MPLA government spends billions on defense while the Angolan people starve. Much of the money spent lines the pockets of MPLA generals, and politicians. My question would be if the MPLA regime is so corrupt would a UNITA victory be more disastrous?
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