Fri, 10 Mar 2017 12:54:18 +0000 By Dr Kashiwa Bulaya External Functions of the State The external functions of the imperialist state are to seize foreign territories, for example, the colonial powers such as Britain, Germany, France, Spain etc. seized colonies and occupied them by force, for their socio-economic, political and military benefits; wage wars for oil such as the Iraq war by the USA and its allies of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO); assassinate leaders of other states who pursue anti-colonial policies such as Patrice Lumumba of Zaire now Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); overthrow governments which do not accept western polices such as Dr. Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, Dr. Milton Obote of Uganda, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi of Libya who was bombed by a NATO drone and killed by NATO backed National Transition Council (NTC) of Libya on 20th October, 2011; defend its own land from foreign attacks. This is reflected in its […]
