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Mission Impossible – Keeping Track of U.S. Special Ops in Africa
Sometimes the real news is in the details — or even in the discrepancies. Take, for instance, missions by America’s most elite troops in Africa. … Mission Impossible – Keeping Track of U.S. Special Ops in AfricaRead more
Posted inAfrica / Politics / ToMl
KAGAME’s intensive anti-HUTU campaign in DRC
Since some time now, Kagame’s Rwandan regime is actively recycling old tactics to create chaos in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and prepare for … KAGAME’s intensive anti-HUTU campaign in DRCRead more
Posted inAfrica / Human right / ToMl
Shooting Bushmen From Helicopters in Botswana
In a healthy democracy, people are not shot at from helicopters for collecting food. They are certainly not then arrested, stripped bare and beaten while … Shooting Bushmen From Helicopters in BotswanaRead more
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Who was Behind the 1994 Rwanda Genocide?
On the evening of April 6th 1994 a plane carrying the Hutu leaders of both Rwanda and Burundi was shot down as it approached Kanombe … Who was Behind the 1994 Rwanda Genocide?Read more
Posted inAfrica / India / ToMl / USA Empire
India and US deepen strategic collaboration in Africa
The Indian and US militaries are partnering in the training of African officers to lead and train troops deployed on UN, and potentially African Union-sponsored, … India and US deepen strategic collaboration in AfricaRead more
Posted inAfrica / Military / ToMl / USA Empire
The U.S. Military Pivots to Africa
Someday, someone will write a history of the U.S. national security state in the twenty-first century and, if the first decade and a half are … The U.S. Military Pivots to AfricaRead more
Posted inAfrica / Terrorism / ToMl / USA Empire
It was not a joke for the thousands of people who have died in Libya
U.S. Announces New Front Against ISIS in Libya The U.S. military carried out two airstrikes in Libya against ISIS fighters on Monday in the latest … It was not a joke for the thousands of people who have died in LibyaRead more
Posted inAfrica / Democracy / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
Remembering UN and Canadian Role in Deposing and Assassination of Patrice Lumumba
56 years ago today the United Nations launched a peacekeeping force that contributed to one of the worst post-independence imperial crimes in Africa. The Organisation … Remembering UN and Canadian Role in Deposing and Assassination of Patrice LumumbaRead more
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Installing a US Protectorate in Central Africa
Originally written in May 2000, the following text is Part II of Chapter 7 entitled “Economic Genocide in Rwanda”, of the Second Edition of The … Installing a US Protectorate in Central AfricaRead more