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From Chi-Town bagman to ECOWAS chairman: meet the former money launderer leading the push to invade Niger
SINCE THE OVERTHROW OF NIGER’S US-FRIENDLY GOVERNMENT, WEST AFRICAN NATIONS OF THE ECOWAS BLOC HAVE THREATENED AN INVASION OF THEIR NEIGHBOR. BEFORE LEADING THE CHARGE FOR INTERVENTION, ECOWAS CHAIR BOLA TINUBU SPENT YEARS LAUNDERING MILLIONS FOR HEROIN DEALERS IN CHICAGO, AND HAS SINCE BEEN ENSNARED IN NUMEROUS CORRUPTION SCANDALS. Continue reading
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Ruling class strikes back in Africa
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), led by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said on Thursday, August 10 that “no option had been taken off the table,” in terms of addressing the coup in Niger. Tinibu made this statement at the conclusion of the second emergency ECOWAS summit on the situation in Niger. ECOWAS… Continue reading
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Niger rejects rules-based order
The coup in the West African state of Niger on July 26 and the Russia-Africa Summit the next day in St. Petersburg are playing out in the backdrop of multipolarity in the world order. Seemingly independent events, they capture nonetheless the zeitgeist of our transformative era. Continue reading
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Can Poorer Nations Break the Cycle of Dependency That Has Inflicted Grief for a Hundred Years? The Thirty-Second Newsletter (2023)
In late July, I visited two settlements of the Landless Rural Workers (MST) on the outskirts of São Paulo (Brazil). Both settlements are named for brave women, the Brazilian lawmaker Marielle Franco – who was assassinated in 2018 – and Irmã Alberta – an Italian Catholic nun who died in 2018. The lands where the… Continue reading
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Burkina Faso & Mali Vow to Defend Niger’s New Leadership with Force
(OrinocoTribune.com)—Burkina Faso and Mali have declared their willingness to defend Niger with armed force if France, Nigeria, or ECOWAS (the Economic Community of West African States) were to intervene in Niger following the recent change of power. Continue reading
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Did France attack Niger’s National Guard?
The French military has been charged with striking Niger’s National Guard, according to the country’s new military government. Continue reading
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Whitey On The Moon In the North Carolina Sky
Historians often utilize the term “primary source” to describe a piece of historical evidence. The evidence can be anything created during the period in which one is researching. From pictures to speeches, primary sources can address local, national, and international history that opens time portals into a world that allows the interpretation of history through… Continue reading
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In Haiti, Kenya Chooses Servitude Over Pan-African Solidarity
AUGUST 3, 2023—The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) condemns in the strongest possible terms Kenya’s proposal to lead what amounts to a foreign armed intervention in Haiti. Continue reading
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Niger Coup Explained: West Points to Russia, Ignores Neocolonialism
On July 26, former President Mohamad Bazoum was removed from power by a military general, Tchiani. This has set off a wave of condemnation and threats of military intervention from the U.S. and France, for whom Bazoum proved to be a reliable ally. Thousands have rallied to support Niger’s new leadership since July 26, reportedly… Continue reading
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Final Countdown: We’re Being Targeted
In the last year alone, MintPress was banned from PayPal with our balance seized, blocking donations to our website. Leaked emails imply that may have taken place with the involvement of British intelligence. At the same time, GoFundMe took down our fundraisers and banned us from their platform. Continue reading
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Cruel Britannia – One of the most aggressive nations on Earth
The United Kingdom has deployed its armed forces 83 times in 47 countries since the end of the Second World War, according to research from investigative journalism outlet Declassified UK. This has included coups, such as in Guyana in 1953, Egypt in 1956, or Libya in 2011. It also includes full-scale invasions of nations, like… Continue reading
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Atomic bombing of Japan was not necessary to end WWII. US gov’t documents admit it
US government documents admit the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not necessary to end WWII. Japan was on the verge of surrendering. It was the first US strike in its Cold War on the USSR Continue reading
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MintPress News Appeal
Wednesday, 9 August 2023 — MintPress News Dear reader, Time is running out. We have less than a month left to reach our goal. I’m making an urgent appeal to all our supporters to help us raise $50,000. Join our ‘Say No To Censorship’ campaign today by clicking the link above. Thank you to all… Continue reading
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Was There Really a Massacre in Tiananmen Square–or Was It an Illusion Fabricated by U.S. Politicians and Corporate Media to Make Americans Hate China?
In 1989, the American public was flooded with iconic images of brave Chinese students standing up to Chinese Communist tanks in Tiananmen Square—students who were then brutally slaughtered by the Chinese military. Or so we were led to believe. Continue reading
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Glimpses of an endgame in Ukraine
The problem with the war in Ukraine is that it has been all smoke and mirrors. The Russian objectives of “demilitarisation” and “de-Nazification” of Ukraine wore a surreal look. The western narrative that the war is between Russia and Ukraine, where central issue is the Westphalian principle of national sovereignty, wore thin progressively leaving a… Continue reading
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A Trump-supporting billionaire wants access to your NHS records
But NHS England claims we have nothing to worry about. It says the information it will share under this new contract is “pseudonymous,” meaning that identifying details will be removed. Continue reading
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US Congress plots to save dollar dominance amid global de-dollarization rebellion
The US Congress held a hearing titled “Dollar Dominance: Preserving the U.S. Dollar’s Status as the Global Reserve Currency”, as countries around the world join the de-dollarization rebellion. Continue reading
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Dismissed!
There are plenty of examples in history of individuals who have been brilliant on one topic and controversial on another. Take Marie Curie; a ‘nerd’s nerd who broke the law for knowledge’. A veritable boundary rider, she went on to win 2 Nobel prizes for her scientific discoveries, but also enjoyed a good seance and… Continue reading
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Refugee Week: celebration and resistance
Thursday, 22 June 2023 — Institute of Race Relations As we mark Refugee Week, we applaud all those who have taken to the streets to ensure that criticisms of the EU and Greece for creating the conditions for the worst shipwreck in recent Mediterranean history are not staved off by authorities in Greece who have… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 