Bush's Africa Agenda

William D. Hartung and Emira Woods

July 17, 2003 | This article appeared in the August 4, 2003 edition of The Nation.

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George W. Bush's recent tour of Africa was a series of campaign photo
opportunities dressed up as a diplomatic trip.

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Emira Woods

Emira Woods is the co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus in Washington, DC.

William D. Hartung

William D. Hartung is the director of the Arms and Security Initiative at the New America Foundation and a member of...

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