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You know what I think? They [Eritreans] are brave to the point of folly and they're clever to the point of being dumb. No one absolutely no one, from Washington to Moscow, wants them to succeed. No one. … God's even taken the rain away from them, for Christ's sake. Even he thinks they're wrong-headed. The sin of pride … the sin of being sharp when no one wants them to be. Their presumption, that organization [EPLF/PFDJ] can save them. That … that won't easily be forgiven."

"Do you know what the emergency really is? You want to hear about the really big emergency? The emergency is that if you guys succeed, you'll be an embarrassment to Africa. Who wants a setup like yours? There aren't many governments on this continent that do. There aren't many governments in Europe. Colored folk who can look after themselves? It isn't viable. It upsets the world picture. Don't you know the West has to believe famine's an act of God? If they believe that, they only have to make a donation. But if they believe it's an act of bloody politics, they have to really do something, and that's too, too complicated. So what is the story? The story is you guys will fall on your own fukin' swords, because you've got this crazy idea that the world will allow you to be perfect!"

"These guys are astounding! Running all this. And you know what? The world hates'em for it! The world hooked into the idea of 'the helpless Africans!'"