Africa
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Desmond Tutu – Q&A: "We Must Rethink the International Economic System"
A very disturbing thing has been the gap between the rich and the poor widening. And I have said that people are going to be resentful and say ‘where is this peace dividend?’ If you go to South Africa one of the first things that strikes you — when you are flying to Cape Town… Continue reading
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Gerald Horne: "Solidarity Forever?"
This is a remarkable and often insightful collection of essays and reflections, many of which have been penned by those who played leading roles in the dramatic story of how a conservative hegemon — the United States — was compelled to retreat somewhat in its support for colonialism and apartheid during the second half of… Continue reading
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Edward Hooper October 10th, 2008: AIDS Origins – HIV-1 in 1908? Another sad comedy of errors from Michael Worobey
A much simpler and better-supported explanation for the recently- discovered 1960 HIV-1 fragment is that both it and the 1959 HIV-1 fragment are the results of the administering in Leopoldville and elsewhere in the Belgian Congo from 1957 onwards of different batches of an experimental live vaccine. This vaccine, an oral polio vaccine (OPV) called… Continue reading
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Amandla Publishers – ON THE CHANGE IN THE LEADERSHIP OF THE ANC GOVERNMENT
This press statement represents a considered analysis and practical proposals from Amandla Publishers directed to the mass of ordinary poor and working people of our country, and progressive forces in our society as a whole. Continue reading
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AFRICOM News and Information 1-4 March 2008
4/3/08 State Department Disperses Funds to the Wrong Country By GI I have been regularly providing updates on Forward Deployed about the development of the US military’s AFRICOM and now it appears the command may be needed more then ever:. Nation Of Andorra Not In Africa, Shocked US State Dept. … forwarddeployed.com/2008/03/04/state-department-disperses-funds-to-the-wrong-country/ Continue reading
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Nigeria’s hidden history By William Bowles
This particular history haunts Africa to this day and one that the British Establishment have yet to pay for, for it resulted in the deaths of millions and almost led to the break-up of Nigeria. The results determined the nature of the Nigeria of today including all the talk about post-colonial ‘corruption’. And, it should… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 