Mali
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U.S. Escalate Imperialist War in Mali and Niger By Abayomi Azikiwe
In the immediate aftermath of the Hollande visit, dozens of French war planes escalated their attacks on several areas in the north. Under the guise of disabling supply routes for the designated “terrorists” groups, the mountainous north-east region around Kidal and Tessalit was pounded. Continue reading
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Her Majesty’s “Post Imperial” Government in Crisis: Prime Minister Cameron in Blunderland By Felicity Arbuthnot
Public anger and resentment is palpably mounting against pretty well all policies in a government seen as completely blind to the reality in Britain’s villages, towns and cities. Continue reading
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Video: French troops protecting Niger mine: Fight for security in Africa or..?
French troops have been called to protect one of Niger’s biggest uranium mines as security fears spike. Analyst John Laughland tells RT, that France taking the military lead in Mali and coming to Niger might be a sign of a continent-size interest. Continue reading
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The BBC’s ‘Why Poverty?’ Series: A Missed Opportunity
The Why Poverty project is a recent collaboration between the Open University and the BBC that attempts to highlight the causes of global poverty and explain the different contexts in which it is experienced… In my view, however, parts of the BBC 4 series, as well as the overall narrative of the project were not… Continue reading
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The BBC’s ‘Why Poverty?’ Series: A Missed Opportunity
The Why Poverty project is a recent collaboration between the Open University and the BBC that attempts to highlight the causes of global poverty and explain the different contexts in which it is experienced… In my view, however, parts of the BBC 4 series, as well as the overall narrative of the project were not… Continue reading
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ICH 3 February 2013: Americans Are Living in an Orwellian State
3 February 2013 — Information Clearing House Turkish FM Slams Assad for not Responding to Israeli Strike By Yoel Goldman Ahmet Davutoglu says his government will not stand by as Israel attacks a Muslim country. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33824.htm Continue reading
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Malian War Spreading into Niger: French Military Moves Further Into Northern Region By Abayomi Azikiwe
Reports emanating from the West African state of Mali indicate that French grounds forces accompanied by the national army from the capital of Bamako–along with a small contingent of regional troops from Niger, Burkina Faso, Togo, Senegal, Benin, Chad and Nigeria–are moving towards the northern historic city of Timbuktu. Although there has been a media… Continue reading
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ICH 1-2 February 2013 Weekend Edition
2 February 2013 — Information Clearing House All That Pivots is Gold By Pepe Escobar What Beijing actually wants is to get rid of the US dollar peg. For that to happen, it needs vast gold reserves. So here’s Beijing pivoting from the US dollar to the yuan – and trying to sway vast swathes of the Continue reading
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Illegal Invasions, “Rogue States”, Forgotten Victims and a Shaming Plea By Felicity Arbuthnot
The usual suspects have embarked on another mass butchery – sorry “training exercise” – in mega-resource-rich Mali, and are meddling, with lethality, in Algeria. The UK, ever keen to kill, has gone from the Prime Minister’s “no boots on the ground” assurances, to “Operation Creep” in barely over a week. Continue reading
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The Art of War: The Reconquest of Africa By Manlio Dinucci
At the very moment when the Democratic Party President Barack Obama reiterated in his inaugural address that the United States “must be a source of hope for the poor” and will “support democracy from Asia to Africa,” giant U.S. C-17 aircraft were carrying French troops into Mali, where Washington a year before had put in… Continue reading
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ICH 31 January 2013: Israel Must Remove All Settlers – UN Inquiry
31 January 2013 — Information Clearing House Syria Warns Israel of ‘Surprise’ Retaliation By Al Jazeera Syria has threatened to retaliate for an Israeli air attack while its ally Iran says there will be repercussions for Israel over the attack. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33785.htm Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 31 January 2013: Melissa Harris-Perry Hides Cause of School Closings, Job Discrimination, Mali
31 January 2013 — Black Agenda Report Melissa Harris-Perry Buries The Lead Story on National Wave of Public School Closings By BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon When print or broadcast news outlets grab a compelling story, only to distract attention away from what the public needs to know, that’s called “burying the lead.” That’s what Continue reading
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ICH 30 January 2013: Israel attacks Syria
30 January 2013 — Information Clearing House Western Push to Oust Syrian Regime Escalates By Oliver Campbell Israel‘s vice prime minister Silvan Shalom suggested that Israel could launch an attack on Syria, using the pretext of preventing Syrian chemical weapons coming into the hands of Hezbollah, or Al Qaeda-linked organisations. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33779.htm Continue reading
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The real Invasion of Africa is Not News, and a Licence to Lie is Hollywood’s Gift By John Pilger
A full-scale invasion of Africa is under way. The United States is deploying troops in 35 African countries, beginning with Libya, Sudan, Algeria and Niger. Reported by Associated Press on Christmas Day, this was missing from most Anglo-American media. Continue reading
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Mali: Here We Go Again By Sheldon Richman
In testimony before Senate and House committees, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton enthusiastically endorsed increased U.S. intervention in Africa. When government officials seem incapable of learning obvious lessons from the recent past, maybe their incentive is not to learn but to keep doing the same destructive things. Continue reading
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Good Terrorist, Bad Terrorist: The West's Double Standards and Hypocrisy By Chandra Muzaffar
The French military operation in Mali has brought to the fore the blatant double standards in the approach of certain Western nations to the whole question of terrorism. In the case of Mali, France, with the support of Britain, Germany and the United States, has committed itself to combating diehard militants who are determined to… Continue reading
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Is the French Invasion of Mali tied to a Colonial War for Uranium? By Saeed Shabazz
There is still confusion in UN corridors concerning France’s military intervention in Northern Mali, which began on Jan. 11 with air strikes against the so-called Islamist camps moving closer to the capital city of Bamako. Continue reading
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The Coming Imperial Implosion in the Arab World By Glen Ford
The French intervention in Mali and the deadly Salafist assault on an Algerian natural gas facility on the border with Libya reveal the deepening crisis of U.S. and European imperialism in northern Africa. What is playing out in the western Sahel is the direct, and broadly predictable, result of the aggressive Euro-American response to the… Continue reading
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The Crimes of NATO’s Neocolonial Wars: The Mainstream Media are Organs of State and Corporate Propaganda By Gearóid Ó Colmáin
“Mainstream media is nothing more than the propaganda organ of the powers that be” Belgian MP denounces the crimes of NATO’s neo-colonial wars. Continue reading
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ICH 29 January 2013: The World Doesn’t Need Killer Mothers
29 January 2013 — Information Clearing House Mali: Here We Go Again What’s going on in Mali that requires U.S. meddling? Sheldon Richman Obama‘s inauguration speech drops hints at further overseas involvement. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33765.htm Continue reading
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