http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-3396934,00.html-snip-
Teodoro Obiang might seem an unlikely candidate for warmer relations with Washington, except for one thing - his tiny West African country's got a tremendous amount of oil.
In July, state radio announced that Obiang, ``in permanent contact with the Almighty,'' was ``like God in heaven'' who has ``all power over men and things,'' according to the British Broadcasting Corp.
Freedom House has called Equatorial Guinea one of the most ``violently repressive societies'' in the world.
``There's really so many Americans there now and there are so many interests,'' the {american} official said. ``There's a lot more that we have now in common.''
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ugh!
edit: making it clear the official in last paragraph is american