Africom
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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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Unlimited Imperialism and the Threat of World War III. U.S. Militarism at the Start of the 21st Century By Francis Boyle
The Origins of the First and Second World Wars currently hover like Twin Swords of Damocles over the heads of all humanity. It is the Unlimited Imperialists along the lines of Alexander, Rome, Napoleon and Hitler who are now in charge of conducting American foreign policy. 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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Impotence in the face of impunity? By William Bowles
A fellow writer tells me that she feels overwhelmed by events and I feel the same way. An awful sense of deja vu that we have as much chance of stopping the march to total war as they had in the 1930s. Except that this time it will not be us citizens of Empire who… 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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Stop NATO news: January 4, 2012: On The Brink Of A Global Conflict
4 January 2012 — Stop NATO news: January 4, 2012 On The Brink Of A Global Conflict Afghanistan: NATO Deaths In Twelve Calendar Years U.S. Air Forces Africa Commander Visits Ugandan Air Force Powder Keg: South Caucasus Nations Purchase Small Arms Brzezinski: U.S. Decline Can Affect Global Clients, Empire Continue reading
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Video: Against AFRICOM: Questioning the US Agenda in Africa
Find out more about the race for Africa’s riches in this week’s GRTV Feature Interview with former congresswoman and 2008 presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney. Continue reading
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Stop NATO news: December 5, 2011
5 December 2011 — Stop NATO AFRICOM Complement: Canadian, Other NATO Nation Troops In Sahel, North Africa U.S. Appoints Northern Command For Arctic Role Versus Russia, China NATO Acknowledges ‘Losing’ Drone In Western Afghanistan U.S. Supports Georgia’s NATO Membership Bid Baltic States: NATO Outposts On Russia’s Northwest Frontier Bonn Conference: Pakistan Stands Firm Against NATO Continue reading
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Stop NATO news: December 4, 2011: Pakistan: NATO Lied About Deadly Attacks
4 December 2011 — Stop NATO Western Hemisphere Unites In Bloc, U.S. And Canada Not Invited Syrian Opposition Pushes No-Fly Zone, Shift To GCC, West NATO Delivers New Threat To Kosovo Serbs Texas Lobbying To Host AFRICOM Headquarters AFRICOM, Canadian Expeditionary Force Command Partner In Africa Pakistan: U.S. And NATO Have Licence To Kill Pakistan: Continue reading
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Africa Lies Naked to Euro-American Military Offensive By Glen Ford
As the U.S. and its NATO allies move southward to further consolidate their grip on Africa, following the seizure of Libya and its vast oil fields, most of the continent’s leadership seems to welcome re-absorption into empire. ‘Africa is the most vulnerable region in America’s warpath, a continent ripe for the plucking due to the… Continue reading
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Stop NATO News: November 21, 2011
21 November 2011 — Stop NATO Canada Transfers Warship From NATO’s Libya War To NATO’s Active Endeavor Canada Orders Warships To Stay In Mediterranean Canada Eyes Role In NATO Action Against Syria U.S. Works Through NATO, Gulf Cooperation Council In Euro-Mediterranean Region George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group Arrives In Mediterranean Africa Command Chief: Troops Continue reading
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Stop NATO News: November 11, 2011
11 November 2011 — Stop NATO Africa: NATO, AFRICOM And The New White Man’s Burden Russia Should Prevent Military Strikes On Iran: Leading Parliamentarian U.S. To Replicate NATO, NATO Missile Shield In Asia-Pacific Lithuania: NATO Gathers Over 200 Energy Experts To Support Global Military Missions Afghan War: NATO Rotates Georgian Cannon Fodder Rasmussen Hails Georgian Continue reading
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Why the attempted remilitarisation of Africa will fail By Horace Campbell
Kenya’s foray into Somalia, led from behind by US Africa Command (AFRICOM), ‘represents a heightened threat to peace and reconstruction in Africa, especially East Africa’, argues Horace Campbell. AFRICOM’s attempts at remilitarisation will not solve Africa’s problems, says Campbell, when ‘the root cause’ of the ‘threats to stability and security challenges’ across the continent is… Continue reading
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PAMBAZUKA NEWS 557: WALL STREET, WARMONGERS AND NORTH AFRICA TRANSITIONS
11 November 2011 — Pambazuka Africa News The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa Pambazuka News (English edition): ISSN 1753-6839 CONTENTS: 1. Features, 2. Comment & analysis, 3. Advocacy & campaigns, 4. Obituaries, 5. Books & arts, 6. Letters & Opinions, 7. Blogging Africa Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 21 October 2011
21 October 2011 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks cables provide limited vindication for Malema Mail & Guardian Online The Botswana government gave the United States the green light to explore the possibility of establishing an Africa Command (Africom) base in the country when the issue was raised four years ago, American diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks show. Continue reading
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The End of History: Now that the CIA’s proxy army has murdered Gadhafi, what next for Libya? By Paul Craig Roberts
If Washington’s plans succeed, Libya will become another American puppet state. Most of the cities, towns, and infrastructure have been destroyed by air strikes by the air forces of the US and Washington’s NATO puppets. US and European firms will now get juicy contracts, financed by US taxpayers, to rebuild Libya. The new real estate… Continue reading
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Just Call Him Bwana: Obama's Africa Adventure By Patrick Henningsen
It is ironic that America’s first black President would be the one to establish a permanent US military beach head in Africa, but one only has to read the numerous strategic briefings available from U.S. AFRICOM to reveal a long-range Anglo-American agenda for the Dark Continent. Continue reading
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VIDEO: Libya, Syria… Algeria? “Humanitarian” Wars, Colonialism and Africom
Julie Tiel examines in-depth the background, context and disinformation around the political situations in Libya and Syria in light of US/NATO intervention and crimes against humanity being committed in these regions, as well as the potential implications for Algeria. Continue reading
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