. . . "According to the Spanish daily El Pa??s??? coverage of the US diplomatic cables leaked by WikiLeaks, the senior US diplomat stationed in Malabo in 2009, Anton K. Smith, described Obiang Nguema as one of ???the good guys??? and talked of his ???mellowing, benign leadership.??? So, in the US embassy???s eyes, everything is clearly fine in this ???African Kuwait,??? which lacks any freedom but is a m" .