Africa
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Why French commandos botched the raid on Al Shabab
Reliable sources in and around BuloMarer town in South Somalia where French commandos raided late last night, say that the French commandos first landed at a village called Daaydoog which is located at the seas side and three kilometers away from BulMarur where the French intelligence officer held by Al Shabab militants. Continue reading
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Mali is Libya all over again
The situation in Mali is directly linked to the Nato mobilisation in 2011 to overthrow the Gadaffi regime in Libya. Continue reading
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Mali: the scramble for Africa by Paddy McGuffin
Western powers are once again using anti-Islamist rhetoric to justify colonial interventions, anti-war campaigners Stop the War Coalition claimed today. Continue reading
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Obama in Africa: Somalia, Mali and the War Powers Resolution By Steve Breyman
Critics of President Obama’s 2011 aerial intervention in Libya may recall one of that conflict’s most striking features: the administration’s failure to invoke the 1973 War Powers Resolution(WPR). The War Powers Resolution is that tasteless congressional fruit of the late Vietnam War era. Continue reading
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France invades Africa…again By Alex Lantier
Mali is the fourth country attacked by France in two years, after Libya, the Ivory Coast and Syria. Of these countries, all but Libya were former French colonies. Explanations for this war given by President François Hollande and other French officials—that France aims to defend Mali’s “democracy” from Al Qaeda, and not what Hollande called… Continue reading
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Mali and the Scramble for Africa By Ben Schreiner
The French military intervention into Mali on Friday — France’s second in as many years into a former African colony — was reportedly “seconded” by the United States. This ought to come as no great surprise, given the Pentagon’s deepening penetration into Africa. Continue reading
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France Displays Unhinged Hypocrisy as Bombs Fall on Mali By Tony Cartalucci
A deluge of articles have been quickly put into circulation defending France’s military intervention in the African nation of Mali. TIME’s article, “The Crisis in Mali: Will French Intervention Stop the Islamist Advance?” decides that old tricks are the best tricks, and elects the tiresome “War on Terror” narrative. Continue reading
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Military Intervention in Mali: Special Operation to Recolonize Africa By Alexander MEZYAEV
The military operation in Mali launched on January 11 is another vivid example of special activities aimed at recolonization of the African continent. It’s an orderly and consistent capture of new African territories by Western powers. Continue reading
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Somalia Newslinks 13 January 2013: France's failed commando raid
13 January 2013 — williambowles.info France fails to free intelligence agent held in Somalia; Paris sends more … Washington Post PARIS — As France reinforced its intervention forces in Mali with additional aircraft and soldiers, French commandos launched a failed raid on the other side of Africa in a vain attempt to rescue an intelligence officer held… Continue reading
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The “War On Terror” Spreads to Africa: U.S. Sending Troops to 35 African Nations
The U.S. Sets Its Sights On Controlling African Resources and Reducing Chinese Influence Continue reading
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The U.S. Military Swarms Over Africa By Glen Ford
2013 is the year the U.S. kicks off its wholesale military occupation of Africa. The escalation should come as no surprise, since the Army Times newspaper [8] reported, back in June, that a U.S. brigade of at least 3,000 troops would become a permanent presence on the continent in the new year. Continue reading
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The Geopolitical Reordering of Africa: US Covert Support to Al Qaeda in Northern Mali, France “Comes to the Rescue” By Tony Cartalucci
A deluge of articles have been quickly put into circulation defending France’s military intervention in the African nation of Mali. TIME’s article, “The Crisis in Mali: Will French Intervention Stop the Islamist Advance?” decides that old tricks are the best tricks, and elects the tiresome “War on Terror” narrative. Continue reading
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The Geopolitical Reordering of Africa: US Covert Support to Al Qaeda in Northern Mali, France “Comes to the Rescue” By Tony Cartalucci
A deluge of articles have been quickly put into circulation defending France’s military intervention in the African nation of Mali. TIME’s article, “The Crisis in Mali: Will French Intervention Stop the Islamist Advance?” decides that old tricks are the best tricks, and elects the tiresome “War on Terror” narrative. Continue reading
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Book Review: NATO’s War on Libya and Africa By Stephen Gowans
Maximilian C. Forte’s new book Slouching Towards Sirte: NATO’s War on Libya and Africa (released November 20) is a searing indictment of NATO’s 2011 military intervention in Libya, and of the North American and European left that supported it. Continue reading
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America Invades Africa: The Resource War and the Conquest of Mali By Timothy Alexander Guzman
The US and its Western Allies use military force, whether by an invasion or by creating a coup d’état within the country of interest. AFRICOM’s goal is to eliminate China and other countries influence in the region. Africa’s natural resources is another important element to consider because it includes oil, diamonds, copper, gold, iron, cobalt,… Continue reading
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Obama Plans African Wars By Stephen Lendman
Obama’s war-making appetite exceeds all his predecessors and then some. He’s already waging multiple direct and proxy wars. Continue reading
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PAMBAZUKA NEWS 609: POLITICAL PIED PIPERS, WORKER UNREST & TOILET APARTHEID
6 December 2012 — Pambazuka News The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa Pambazuka News is delivered free to you with the support of donations from Friends of Pambazuka. Continue reading
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Humanitarian Coverup: Why is Obama Silent Over the New Congo War? By Shamus Cooke
The last Congo war that ended in 2003 killed 5.4 million people, the worst humanitarian disaster since World War II. The killing was directly enabled by international silence over the issue; the war was ignored and the causes obscured because governments were backing groups involved in the fighting. Now a new Congo war has begun… Continue reading
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Video: Africa Lost 1.6 Trillion in Capital Flight and Odious Debt Over Forty Years
Leonce Ndikumana: $619 billion of embezzled capital flight from North Africa with connivance of big banks according to new research (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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