Links have been discovered between senior American military
officials and the failed coup plot in Equatorial Guinea that has
left Sir Mark Thatcher facing trial in
South
Africa.
Laptop Battery Theresa Whelan, a member of the Bush administration in charge of
African affairs at the Pentagon, twice met a London-based
businessman, Greg Wales, in Washington before the coup attempt. Mr
Wales has been accused of being one of its organisers, but has
denied any involvement.
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Thinkpad A US defence official told Newsweek magazine yesterday: "Mr
Wales mentioned in passing _ there might be some trouble brewing in
Equatorial Guinea. Specifically, he had heard from some
business associates of his that
wealthy citizens of the country were planning to flee in case of
a crisis."
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Microsoft The regime of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema in oil-rich
Equatorial Guinea has accused the US of backing the plot, but the
Pentagon denies supporting it. US officials say it was Mr Wales who
made all the approaches to them.
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Laptop Computers Equatorial Guinea official sources claim that last November,
when the plot was in its early stages, an Old Etonian mercenary,
Simon Mann, paid Mr Wales about $8,000. Mann was subsequently
jailed for seven years in Zimbabwe on charges linked to the coup
plot.
The prosecution was led by the Equatorial Guinea attorney general, who has gained permission from the South African courts to question Sir Mark about his alleged role as a financier of the coup plot. Sir Mark, who denies the charge, has appealed. He faces a hearing in Cape Town in April.
Laptop Computer A few days after the alleged payment, Mr Wales went to
Washington for a dinner and conference organised by an influential
group of US "private military companies", the IPOA (International
Peace Operations Association).
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Desktop Computer Ms Whelan told the group the Pentagon was keen to see them
operate in Africa, saying: "Contractors are here to stay in
supporting US national security objectives overseas." They were
cheaper, and saved the use of US forces in peacekeeping and
training.
Notebooks She added: "The US can be supportive in trying to ameliorate
regional crises without necessarily having to put US troops on the
ground, which is often a very difficult political decision _
Sometimes we may not want to be very visible."
Lenovo IPOA's members include MPRI, a company formed by retired
generals. MPRI had already been allowed to compile a survey of
Equatorial Guinea's military weaknesses on President Obiang's
behalf, overcoming initial objections by the Clinton administration
that it would help prop up a dictator.
Hard Drive MPRI persuaded the Pentagon it would be in the US national
interest to allow the survey to be done, although the company never
went ahead with a planned contract to strengthen Mr Obiang's
army.
Travelstar Mr Wales made his first contact with Ms Whelan at the dinner.
The following January his firm, the Sherbourne Foundation, was paid
another $35,000 by the coup plotters, according to Equatorial
Guinea.
Gateway Mr Wales then organised another meeting at the Pentagon with Ms
Whelan. This came on the eve of the day originally planned for the
coup, February 19. The Pentagon says the meeting in "mid-to-late
February" ranged over many African topics, and that Mr Wales's
hints were so general that they did not call for any action to be
taken.
Laptop Parts Mr Wales, who denies any involvement in the coup plot, has
refused to comment on any of these fresh allegations.
Software The Obiang regime has complained that the US did not warn it of
the coup plot, although it received intelligence from South
Africa.
Hard Drives The February 19 plan is said to have been aborted after a hired
aircraft broke down. The plotters then acquired an old former US
Air National Guard Boeing, built to a military specification, that
was flown over from Kansas with a crew from Florida for a second
coup attempt. But the seller, the US firm Dodson Aviation, says
there was no US
government involvement in the
deal.
Electronics Both the US and Britain have extensive oil interests in
Equatorial Guinea which, in the words of one US official, is "the
new Kuwait".
Canon The Texas company Marathon is building a huge liquefied
natural gas plant, of which the
British gas firm BG plans to buy much of the output for the next 17
years.
Desktop Pc There is a good deal of unofficial sympathy in US military
circles for the coup plotters. One of those present at the original
IPOA dinner said yesterday, requesting anonymity: "Ethically, you
have to want to see Obiang removed.
Desktop Computers "It's a real indictment of the international community that
they've failed to get rid of him."
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