All About Oil

Jonah Goldberg made fun of the UN Security Council a few weeks back by noting the likelihood that countries like Cameroon were just selling us their votes in return for whatever concession they happened to be looking for. Turns out that, in the specific case of Cameroon, that would be – surprise! – oil. Cameroon and Nigeria are locked in a dispute over oil-rich territory just off their coastlines, are appealing to international organizations to settle the issue.