NATO’s presence in Libya little resembles a humanitarian mission with houses, hospitals and schools being hit. But Libya prospered prior to NATO’s intrusion, Yvonne Di Vito, an activist from Libyanfriends.com told RT. RT: You have been saying that here in Italy the news reports abut what is happening in Libya were very confusing, a lot…
Category: Africa
Africa Must Challenge Military Occupation Of World By One Superpower
Defend the homeland ! The youth leagues of Southern Africa’s former liberation movements should be commended for speaking out in defence of the homeland when so many of their leaders have gone to sleep. Africa’s leaders have dropped their guard of the African revolution. Many of them have gone to bed, while others have joined…
The ANC’s Armed Struggle And The Soviets
The lasting legacy of the USSR’s support for the liberation movement Irina Filatova The lasting legacy: The ANC’s Soviet connection If the close relations that existed between the ANC and the Soviet Union during the decades of the struggle against apartheid are mentioned now, it mostly happens at appropriate official occasions: embassy receptions or national…
The Horn Of Africa’s Untold Story: Famine And The Criminal UN “Aid” Agencies
Rasna Warah I knew the real story about the famine in northern Kenya and Somalia would probably never be told when I watched a young foreign aid worker “reporting” the famine for CNN in Dadaab camp.The young white woman, clearly coached to use the opportunity of her CNN appearance to publicise her organisation, wore a…
World Food Program In Somalia: Angel Of Mercy? Angel Of Death?
To hear the corporate media tell it, the Shabab resistance in Somalia is to blame for the drought and famine. But ten million people are threatened in the neighboring Ogaden region of Ethiopia, largely populated by ethnic Somalis, many of whom are at war with the Ethiopian dictatorship. Ethiopia restricts the movements of foreigners in…
The Real Aims Of Imperialism In Libya
West to continue bombing through Ramadan amid divisions in NATO and their allies Abayomi Azikiwe Pan-African News Wire Muslim countries and communities internationally began the celebration of the Holy Month of Ramadan on August 1. Inside of the North African state of Libya where the majority of the population is Islamic, the month began in…
The Motives And The True Cost Of The War Against Sovereign Libya
Charles Abugre Libya 360° A wicked blow to Africa, the invasion of Libya has little to do with protecting civilians and all to do with strategic interests. Why are these invaders so heartless, asks Charles Abugre The bottom line is war was solely unwarranted. But my greatest sadness and shame was to see the United…
An Imperialist Project To Create Three Libyas
The division of Libya into three separate countries is part of the US-NATO imperial design. It is part of a project shared by the U.S., Britain, Italy, and France. The NATO war launched against Libya in March 2011 was geared towards the breakup of the country into three separate entities. The NATO led war, however,…
The Labrynthian International Geopolitics Of The Libyan Conflict
Peter Lee. The Asia-Pacific Journal Vol 9, Issue 31 No 1, August 1, 2011 Western self-regard was on full display in a United States headline describing the Libya Contact Group (LCG) meeting in Istanbul over the weekend of July 15. It read: World leaders open Libya talks in Turkey.1 Well, US Secretary of State Hillary…
Why Millions Die In Somalia
Drought, high food prices, and conflict have lead to famine in many regions of Somalia. The United Nations held an emergency meeting to tackle these issues. But is it really going to change anything or will the world continue to turn a blind eye on deaths of millions in Africa?
Muammar Qaddafi’s Speech Addressing the People of Egypt, July 23, 2011
On the occasion of the birthday of Arab African hero Gamal Abdul Nasser of Egypt: In the name of The God [Arabic: Allah], on the occasion of July 23, the anniversary of the historic July revolution. You do not need me to remind you of the July Revolution, which has proven correct all of what…
Libya: Demonization Vs Self-Determination
Sara Flounders International Action Center If you went to a shopping center, a street corner or a graduate school of a top university in the U.S. and conducted a pop quiz asking who are the kings or crown princes of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Morocco and Bahrain; the emir of Kuwait, Qatar or Dubai; and the…