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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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Hidden Agenda behind America’s War on Africa: Containing China by “Fighting Al-Qaeda” By Ben Schreiner
France’s military intervention into Mali may at first glance appear to have little to do with the U.S. “pivot” to Asia. But as a French mission supposedly meant to bolster a U.N. sanctioned and African-led intervention has gone from “a question of weeks” to “the total re-conquest of Mali,” what may have begun as a… Continue reading
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From the Algerian Terror to Al Qaeda Meets Mali: The West’s Hidden Agenda By Victor Kotsev
mali When it comes to unfamiliar, far-off places, we trust our mainstream media to tell us what is going on with interminable conflicts raging through much of the world, and why—and most media trust Western governments’ explanations. Continue reading
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ICH 28 January 2013: Revolution in Saudi Arabia?
28 January 2013 — Information Clearing House Hollande is Afraid of His Armies By Thierry Meyssan The trust has been broken between the military chiefs and the soldiers who are in the army to defend the homeland. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33744.htm Continue reading
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Africa: Planning Black Deeds to Reshape Black Continent By Nikolai MALISHEVSKI
The beginning of the XXI century is the time France and the USA started to reshape the African borders, as well as to redistribute the resources of the Black Continent in their favor. A deputy head of US State Department said the African oil has become a sphere of strategic interests for the United States. Continue reading
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ICH Weekend Edition – January 26-27 2013: US-Led Sanctions Contribute To The Destruction Of Syria’s Millenary History
26 January 2013 — Information Clearing House Jordan’s King Abdullah: “The New Taliban Are In Syria” By Christopher Dickey Speaking at the World Economic Forum summit in Davos, King Abdullah warned of Al Qaeda’s presence in Syria and said that it could take years for peace to return to the war-torn country. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33725.htm Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 20-26 January 2013: FED / Arab Winter / Egypt / Bolivia / Syria / Africa / Mali
26 January 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation The Committee of 147 26.01.2013 | 00:00 | Valentin KATASONOV In the article «What is behind the information attacks on the Federal Reserve System?» I have already written about the research group of scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute (SFI) in Zurich. Their study was published in mid-2011 and Continue reading
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ICH 25 January 2013: France, Qatar, and the New World Disorder
25 January 2013 — Information Clearing House France, Qatar, and the New World Disorder By Gearóid Ó Colmáin There are no words in any language to describe the atrocities NATO’s contras are committing against the people of Syria. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33716.htm Continue reading
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Video: Back to the future in Mali: French neo-colonialism looms over Africa?
Malians hoping French troops have arrived to save them from Islamists may see other objectives revealed. France views Mali as a promising source of uranium and oil, and part of a geopolitical game, say observers. Continue reading
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PAMBAZUKA NEWS 614: SAHELIAN CRISIS, IMPERIALISM AND OBAMA’S CHALLENGE
25 January 2013 — Pambazuka The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa Continue reading
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ICH 24 January 2013: List of Children Killed by US (Drone Strikes) in Yemen and Pakistan
24 January 2013 — Information Clearing House Don’t Believe the (Liberal Zionist) Hype: Israel’s Elections Ratified the Apartheid Status Quo By Alex Kane The liberal American Zionists are utterly delusional, grasping at any straw to try and convince the world that there is a possibility for a two-state solution and that Israel can make peace. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33707.htm Continue reading
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Mali: France’s New Afghanistan By He Wenping
Since France launched military strikes against Mali rebels on January 11, the little-known West African country, which has been mired in a crisis for over a year, suddenly came under the media spotlight and made headlines around the world. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 23 January 2013: Obama / Aaron Swartz / Arab World / Housing / Mali / Slavery / MLK /
23 January 2013 — Black Agenda Report New this week at www.blackagendareport.com The White House Un-Reality Show by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Despite the fact that “it was Barack Obama who began the current austerity offensive in the weeks before delivering his first inaugural address,” the president was allowed to pose as a champion of Continue reading
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Qatar, Sponsor of Islamist Political Movements, Major Ally of America By Nicola Nasser
In view of the level of “coordination” and “cooperation” since bilateral diplomatic relations were established in 1972 between the U.S. and Qatar , and the concentration of U.S. military power on this tiny peninsula, it seems impossible that Qatar could move independently apart, in parallel with, away or on a collision course with the U.S.… Continue reading
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ICH 23 January 2013: Hagel Apologizes, Reassures Jewish Leaders on Iran Position
23 January 2013 — Information Clearing House Mali: the Fastest Blowback Yet in this Disastrous “War on Terror” By Seumas Milne The idea that jihadists in Mali, or Somalia for that matter, pose an existential threat to Britain, France, the US or the wider world is utter nonsense. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33701.htm Continue reading
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ICH 22 January 2013: Imperialist Powers Escalate War in Mali
22 January 2013 — Information Clearing House Powder Keg in the Pacific By Michael T. Klare Will China-Japan-U.S. Tensions in the Pacific Ignite a Conflict and Sink the Global Economy? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33689.htm Continue reading
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ICH 21 January 2013: Bomber in Chief: 20,000 Airstrikes in the President’s First Term
21 January 2013 — Information Clearing House Algeria Hostage Crisis: Most Weapons Used in Attack Came From Libya By Mélanie Matarese, Algiers The Islamists wore the same type of outfits that Qatar provided to Libyan National Transitional Council rebels by Qatar – The also employed 60mm gun-mortars used by France and Libyan rebels. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33673.htm Continue reading