DRC
- The West made loans to Mobutu Sese Seko (pictured),
dictator of Zaire, throughout the Cold War. They continued
even after Zaire's IMF representative - sleeping with
a shotgun under his bed for fear of Mobutu - told
Washington there was “no (repeat: no) prospect
for Zaire's creditors to get their money back... ."
The citizens of the new Democratic Republic of Congo
are still repaying these loans. Why should they?
Mali
- Why should Malians today pay back money that
was borrowed in their name and stolen by the dictator,
Moussa Traoré?(Right)
Indonesia
- The UK government
exported arms to Indonesia that ended up being used
to crush civilians in East Timor. The debts that resulted
from the arms sales are still being paid back. A sickening
injustice more info on the Indonesia case
Tanzania
- Why should Tanzanians repay the debt to Barclays
Bank for a useless military radar, a deal allegedly
secured by bribing dangerous middle men? more info on the Tanzanian
case
