McCain's friends

By Caitlin Ginley

While Republican John McCain has severed ties with two campaign advisers who lobbied for the military junta in Myanmar, connections between

Excerpts from this story referencing "UNITA":

"… 3 million for representing Nigeria, Kenya, the Philippines, and Angola’s UNITA rebel group, headed by Jonas Savimbi, who allegedly tortured and murdered …"

The influence peddlers

By Yossi Melman and Julio Godoy

Arcadi Gaydamak epitomized the business of war in the post-Cold War era – an entrepreneur with global ties to resource exploitation

Excerpts from this story referencing "UNITA":

"… ned that "Savimbi is coming to Luanda to cut my throat."By 1993, Savimbi's UNITA, or the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, had in place …"

"… eds of millions of dollars a year, funding almost entirely its war effort. UNITA's switch from Cold War surrogate to import-export business had been assist …"

"… ferocious battlegrounds as the war turned in favor of the government, and UNITA was dislodged, city by city, in a series of grinding battles. UNITA forces …"

"… t, and UNITA was dislodged, city by city, in a series of grinding battles. UNITA forces held out for 18 months in the eastern provincial city of Kuito, whe …"

The merchant of death

By André Verlöy

With 300 employees and a large fleet of cargo planes, Victor Bout's actions were near impossible to track

Excerpts from this story referencing "UNITA":

"… 5 million rounds of ammunition — that ended up in the hands of Savimbi's UNITA forces in Angola, according to a 2000 U.N. report. The shipments were wort …"

"… $14 million.Chichakli denied that Bout was involved in shipping weapons to UNITA, but said they did transport food and mining equipment to Savimbi in Novem …"

"… n the middle during the Cold War; the United States backed Savimbi and his UNITA rebels and the Soviet Union supported the government of President Jose Edu …"

"… establish contacts and explore future business prospects. He found one in UNITA.From 1996 to 1998, UNITA was rearming itself. A UNITA general told the Uni …"

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The field marshal

By Alain Lallemand

Arms middleman Jacques Monsieur did business with little secrecy

Excerpts from this story referencing "UNITA":

"… and 1993, acknowledged aiding Jonas Savimbi, leader of the rebel movement, UNITA, at the same time as the company was strengthening its ties with the Angol …"

"… r the right to exploit Angolan oil fields, Le Floch-Prigent said, and paid UNITA to avoid attacks on its installations and personnel. "Elf's problem in Ang …"

"… larly change hands," Le Floch-Prigent said. "We therefore negotiated with [UNITA leader Jonas] Savimbi to protect our materials and personnel. In the end, …"

"… territory. Just as troubling to the Angolan government, the Angolan rebel UNITA movement of Jonas Savimbi was using Congo-Brazzaville to smuggle out the d …"