Gambia announces big oil finds onshore and offshore

[dArKeR]

BLACK GOLD: The tiny nation, one of the poorest in the world, expects to start experimenting soon at some of the discovered sites, the president says

A recent study has found oil in Gambia and the tiny, impoverished West African state could soon become rich, President Yahya Jammeh said.

"I am pleased to announce that oil has been discovered in the Gambia," Jammeh said in a televised address to the nation late on Friday.

"The results of our findings are very promising. We have discovered oil both onshore and offshore. The country will be a rich nation soon," he said.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2004/02/15/2003098873

[Product of Evolution]

1. Interesting...

Let's see if he knows what to do with it...(Or if he hands it over to American corporations.)

[brainshrub]

2. The country is going to stay dirt-poor.

Some regional dictator will rise with the help of the CIA and ensure that American corporations will have first dibs on the oil wealth.

We've all seen this movie before.

[burrowowl]

9. Yup! a few politicians will

profit and the people? Too bad.

[mbperrin]

3. Hmm.....they have oil. That's one.

Do they have a program which could lead to a program to eventually think of developing weapons of mass destruction? That's two.

Are they an immediate threat to us (after all, they're located on the same continent as Nigerian yellowcake!) That's three!

Bingo! Jammeh needs to start digging a hole right away, And no need to get caught up at the dentist! It'll be handled!

[Product of Evolution]

4. Jammeh sounds like an asshole...

I was reading about the consequences of his 1994 coup just now.

[Unforgiven]

6. No Program (#)

but they do have WMD's, we must attack this rouge nation now! they are a terrorist threat and must be delt with quickly!

If they have oil they surely have WMD's


I'll get on the hot line to Rummy and Dick and get this rolling!



# Sarcasm Alert

[mobuto]

8. No, no, no

The fictitious yellowcake wasn't Nigerian it was Nigerien.

The first implies that it was not from Nigeria.

The second implies that it was not from Niger.

[Octafish]

5. The latest entry in the Axis of Evil.

The BFEE will do unto Gambia as they are doing unto Venezuela. The new bidness model is no more Mr. Nice Guy 50-50 split. Right off the bat it's going to be 75-25.

EDIT: Took out Smirko's Valentime greetings.

[justinpower]

7. GREAT when do we invade?

[BlueCollar]

10. I'm thinking

late summer. Condi and Colin need a few months to prepare the case...