I'm genuinely surprised how some people are trying to give the...

I'm genuinely surprised how some people are trying to give the Mali government the benefit of the doubt and thinking they're running an honest government.

How many junta's has Mali had since the turn of the decade? How many economic sanctions has this resulted in? Do these seems like the sort of people who can be fair, reasonable and trustworthy, or just looking for bags of cash and Swiss bank accounts?

There's a reason the sovereign risk causes African explorers to be priced so appealingly.