Cold War cast-offs, including this, the Novosti satellite.

Cold War cast-offs, including this, the Novosti satellite.

Are you really trying to tell me... ..you'd rather work in the dark, dank, dismal underground than sit on a dock... ..with your feet perched up, sipping a cold one and... ..casting for that ever-elusive crappie?

Our experience with regional integration — at least in West Africa — clearly shows that the legacies of colonialism and the cold war continue to cast their shadow on the outlook, traditions and ethical standards of key institutions in the security sector, including the military, the police, customs and the intelligence agencies.