Africa
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Social Media Scam Alert: Top Ten Ways to Tell Kony is Phony
A week ago Invisible Children released a video that was immediately picked up and promoted by every corporate news and entertainment outlet till it went “viral”. Kony 2012 allegedly “promotes awareness” of and contributes to the end of child soldiering in Africa. But is that really what it’s about? Is it, like the old Save… Continue reading
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Stop NATO News: March 14, 2012: Western Demands For Syrian Regime Change Fuel Conflict: Russia
14 March 2012 — Stop NATO UN: Russia Calls For Probe Into NATO’s “Massive Bombings” In Libya Western Demands For Syrian Regime Change Fuel Conflict: Russia Caucasus, Central Asia: “Arab Spring” Brings Destabilization To Russia’s Borders U.S. Drone Strikes Kill At Least 16 In Pakistan No Missile Shield Deal Likely By NATO Summit: Russia CIA Chief, Continue reading
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PAMBAZUKA NEWS 574 12 March 2012: LINKS AND RESOURCES
1. Announcements, 2. Podcasts & Video, 3. Zimbabwe update, 4. Women & gender, 5. Human rights, 6. Refugees & forced migration, 7. Social movements, 8. Africa labour news, 9. Emerging powers news, 10. Elections & governance, 11. Corruption, 12. Development, 13. Health & HIV/AIDS, 14. Education, 15. LGBTI, 16. Racism & xenophobia, 17. Environment, 18.… Continue reading
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Stop NATO news: March 11, 2012: Military Chief: U.S. “Preparing Military Options” Against Syria, Iran
11 March 2012 — Stop NATO News Military Chief: U.S. “Preparing Military Options” Against Syria, Iran NATO Helicopter Attack Kills Three Afghan Civilians, Wounds Two U.S. NATO Enlargement Bill: Bosnia, Georgia, Macedonia, Montenegro Bosnia Slated For “Full-Fledged NATO Membership” Turkey: Opposition Deputies Protest Against NATO Missile Radar Turkey: U.S. Air Force Exercises For Possible Syria, Iran Continue reading
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Strategic Culture Foundation 3-10 March 2012: Africa / India-Pakistan / Arab Socialism / Russia-USA / Syria /
9 March 2012 — Strategic Culture Foundation Africa on the Brink of New Shocks 10.03.2012 | 11:33 | Alexander MEZYAEV The state powers of North Africa and the Middle East overtly routed, the process of destabilization in Nigeria and some other Africa South of Sahara countries moved a little away from the radar screen. But the Continue reading
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Syria: The Western Deception Over Regime Change Unravels. NATO Prepares for All Out War by Finian Cunningham
The Western governments’ and mainstream media’s narrative of a one-sided humanitarian crisis in Syria is rapidly unwinding to reveal a self-serving deception to justify a re-run of Libya-style NATO conquest. In reality, it is the Western powers and their Israeli and Arab henchmen who are fueling a humanitarian crisis and creating the conditions for all-out… Continue reading
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Pambazuka News 573: Special Issue: Ending violence against women and girls in Africa
8 March 2012 — Pambazuka News PAMBAZUKA NEWS 573: SPECIAL ISSUE: ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS IN AFRICA The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa Continue reading
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Imperialist-backed conferences set stage for intervention in Somalia & Syria By Abayomi Azikiwe
Back-to-back conferences held Feb. 23-24 to determine the destiny of Somalia and Syria took place outside the respective countries with the full backing of the imperialist states, guaranteeing that these efforts oppose the best interests of the two countries’ people. Continue reading
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Confronting the New Imperialism…Post Cold-War Africa By Xavier Renou
We have now seen what happened in Côte d’Ivoire and Libya during this past year, in both instances to allow non-African countries, ostensibly mandated by the UN Security Council, and regardless of African opinion, to remove the sitting governments by force and thus effect regime change, in the interest of the Western powers. Continue reading
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Video: Black History Special: Jazz Legend Randy Weston on His Life and Celebration of "African Rhythms"
In a Black History Month special, today we spend the hour with the legendary pianist and composer Randy Weston. For the past six decades, Weston has been a pioneering jazz musician incorporating the vast rhythmic heritage of Africa. His most famous compositions include “Little Niles,” “Blue Moses” and “Hi-Fly,” and his 1960 album, “Uhuru Afrika,”… Continue reading
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JERUSALEM POST: Israeli Gov. dispatches PR envoy to “fight” IAW
Yesterday it was announced that the Israeli Ministry of Public Diplomacy would dispatch “envoys” around the world in an attempt to undermine the upcoming plans for Israeli Apartheid Week (starting today, 20 February, in some places). Continue reading
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ANOTHER PRETEXT TO WAGE WAR? The Fingerprints of False Flags Against Iran. The Thailand, India, Georgia Terrorist Bomb Blasts By Finian Cunningham
Have American and Israeli efforts to pin international terrorism on Iran just gone global? A series of bomb attacks apparently on Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia are now being linked with blasts in the Thai capital, Bangkok, for which it is reported that three Iranian men have been arrested. Continue reading
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Video: Chris Hedges and David Zucchino On War Reporting
War correspondents Chris Hedges and David Zucchino, a 1973 graduate of the UNC journalism school, had a discussion with UNC J-school students on Feb. 13, 2012, in Carroll Hall. Hedges spoke later that evening as part of the PlayMakers Repertory Company’s Vision Series. Continue reading
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Annus Horribilis: NATO Bombed Libya To The Stone Age By Elena Ostroumova
The NTC has failed to gain control over the hundreds of militias that fought in the war. Many of them are still in possession of arms they are not willing to part with. Armed gangs have control over scores of detention centers for people accused of links to the Gaddafi regime. Human rights groups say… Continue reading
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Video: Arab League Calls for Arming Syrian Opposition
Christian Henderson: Great hypocrisy of Saudis, crushing opposition in Bahrain and and supporting it in Syria Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report February 15 2012: Black MisLeading Looter Class / Warriors for Empire / Grammy Racism
15 February 2012 — Black Agenda Report – News, commentary and analysis from the black left Giving Away the Store: The Black Political Class as Bystanders and Looters Dr. King once expressed the belief that we might be “integrating into a burning house.” Even that might not be so bad, one supposes, if we were Continue reading
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SPECIAL OPS NOW DEFINES THE PENTAGON'S EXPANDING WARS By Danny Schechter
He’s the consummate Special Ops warrior and wants more special ops forces, more drones and, most significantly, more “autonomy” (read, power) to position “his” troops in more places. He is now lobbying to expand his “freedom” by building a bigger personal arsenal of undercover operatives under his command. Continue reading
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Mali: U.S. Africa Command's New War? By Rick Rozoff
As the only news agencies with global sweep and the funds and infrastructure to maintain bureaus and correspondents throughout the world are those based in leading member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization – the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, BBC News and Deutsche Presse-Agentur – the coverage of ongoing developments in Mali, like… Continue reading
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Mali: U.S. Africa Command’s New War? By Rick Rozoff
As the only news agencies with global sweep and the funds and infrastructure to maintain bureaus and correspondents throughout the world are those based in leading member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization – the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, BBC News and Deutsche Presse-Agentur – the coverage of ongoing developments in Mali, like… Continue reading
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