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Et Tu, RT? Amplifying Western Disinformation on Rwanda By Ann Garrison
The great lie about the Rwandan bloodbath opened the door to a far larger genocide in Congo and helped justify U.S. military interventions in Libya and Syria, argues Ann Garrison. Continue reading
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Pambazuka News 842 20 October 2017: Kenya on the brink
20 October 2017 — Pambazuka News Contents 1. Features http://www.pambazuka.net/en/issue.php/current/#cat_1 2. Announcements http://www.pambazuka.net/en/issue.php/current/#cat_3 Features Step back from the brink https://www.pambazuka.org/democracy-governance/step-back-brink *An open letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta and Rt. Hon Raila Odinga* ICJ-Kenya https://www.pambazuka.org/author/icj-kenya The ruling Jubilee coalition insists repeat presidential elections must go on next Thursday. The opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) has called Continue reading
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The Plundering of South Sudan By Tony Cartalucci
US AFRICOM, Israel, and Uganda’s Dictator-for-Life Yoweri Museveni set up in South Sudan, inflame conflict, push out China and prepare to take over oil. Continue reading
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The Destabilization of Africa. A Machiavellian Intrigue of Colossal Proportions By Carla Stea
One can only question the “coincidental” nature of these violent inter-ethnic occurrences in many previously stable African countries. Recalling that Russian President Putin prohibited USAID and particular Western NGO’s from operating in Russia, one can only conclude that he was trying to spare Russia from the fate observed in too many African countries, and elsewhere. Continue reading
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Rwandan Warlord Kagame Threatens Neighbors and UN Force
Paul Kagame, the minority Tutsi warlord of Rwanda, is in a dangerous mood. For 17 years, the United States armed Kagame’s military to the teeth as Rwanda and another U.S. ally, Uganda, plundered and destabilized the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing millions in the process. However, in the face of mounting international outcry, the U.S.… Continue reading
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Obama in South Africa: Washington tells Pretoria how to ‘play the game’ in Africa By Patrick Bond
US President Barack Barack Obama’s weekend trip to South Africa may have the desired effect of slowing the geopolitical realignment of Pretoria to the Brazil-India-Russia-China-South Africa (BRICS) axis. That shift to BRICS has not, however, meant deviation from the hosts’ political philosophy, best understood as “talk left, walk right” since it mixes anti-imperialist rhetoric with… Continue reading
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Obama in South Africa: Washington tells Pretoria how to ‘play the game’ in Africa By Patrick Bond
US President Barack Barack Obama’s weekend trip to South Africa may have the desired effect of slowing the geopolitical realignment of Pretoria to the Brazil-India-Russia-China-South Africa (BRICS) axis. That shift to BRICS has not, however, meant deviation from the hosts’ political philosophy, best understood as “talk left, walk right” since it mixes anti-imperialist rhetoric with… Continue reading
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Africa: Imperialism’s High Mark of Conquest in the 21st Century By Glen Ford
The US-NATO military curtain has fallen the length and breadth of Africa. “Zimbabwe and tiny Eritrea are among the few nations on the African continent that have not yet been absorbed into the AFRICOM matrix.” Continue reading
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Humanitarian Coverup: Why is Obama Silent Over the New Congo War? By Shamus Cooke
The last Congo war that ended in 2003 killed 5.4 million people, the worst humanitarian disaster since World War II. The killing was directly enabled by international silence over the issue; the war was ignored and the causes obscured because governments were backing groups involved in the fighting. Now a new Congo war has begun… Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report November 7, 2012: Victory! — Black America's Lost Moral Compass — Hurricane Sandy & the Failed State
8 November 2012 — Black Agenda Report This week in Black Agenda Report Victory! – for the Non-Resistance by BAR executive editor Glen Ford The More Effective Evil has trounced those Republicans with evil intentions. Folks who never made a single demand of the corporate, war mongering Democrat think they are some kind of victors. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report October 24, 2012 — Melissa Harris-Perry VS Alice Walker, Romney & Obama as Imperial Lodge Brothers
17 October, 2012 — Black Agenda Report This week in Black Agenda Report Melissa Harris-Perry VS Alice Walker: Sista Courtier VS the Real Sista Citizen By BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Professor Melissa Harris-Perry has an MSNBC show and a byline in The Nation as “Sister Citizen.” But what would the output of a Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 20 April 2012: Unplugging Americans From The Matrix
20 April 2012 — Information Clearing House Unplugging Americans From The MatrixBy Paul Craig RobertsAmericans have lost control of the government, and governments that are not controlled by the people are not democracies.http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31134.htm Continue reading
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Kony 2012 and the promotion of “humanitarian” wars By Andre Damon
Kony 2012, the 30-minute propaganda video advocating US military intervention in Africa, has become something of a debacle for its creators and media supporters. Millions of people have read and viewed responses debunking the film’s assertions, and some of its early cheerleaders have felt obliged to backpedal and adopt a critical attitude toward it. Continue reading
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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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Wikileaks Newslinks 5 March 2012
5 March 2012 — williambowles.info TUMEKE!: What Wikileaks reveals about New Zealand By Bomber What Wikileaks reveals about New Zealand. The latest Wikileaks leak from corporate security advisor Stratfor is delicious reading for how their masters of the universe god complex becomes our reality. The contempt many regard our passive … http://tumeke.blogspot.com/2012/03/what-wikileaks-reveals-about-new.html 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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Stop NATO News: December 15, 2011
Stop NATO Chicago Plans ‘Extraordinary Measures’ Against Anti-NATO/G8 Protests U.S. Congress Passes $662 Billion Military Authorization Bill Congress Authorizes Pentagon To Wage Internet War Pentagon Plans Space Telescopes To Spy Anywhere On Earth Uganda: U.S. Special Forces Begin Counterinsurgency Mission Africa Partnership Station: U.S. Warship Completes Six-Month Mission 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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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