MUGABE TO THE AU: IT’S TIME TO STAND UP TO THE WEST! Munyaradzi Huni Zimbabwe Herald President Mugabe has warned that recolonisation of Africa might take place if leaders fail to handle issues as the continent’s founding fathers used to do. He said the AU should not rush to recognise Libya’s National Transitional Council, but…
Category: Imperialism
UK Admits Use Of Ground Forces, SAS To Quash Resistance And Force Regime Change
Mark Urban British efforts to help topple Colonel Gaddafi were not limited to air strikes. On the ground – and on the quiet – special forces soldiers were blending in with rebel fighters. This is the previously untold account of the crucial part they played. The British campaign to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi’s regime had its…
Qatar’s Delerious Ambitions
Who is Qatar? – Abdel-Rahman Shalgham, Libyan Ambassador to the United Nations Sean Fenley The diminutive Gulf totalitarian monarchy of Qatar, has been making quite a name for itself of late. It was one of the only Arab countries to provide air support in Libya, its customs officials — seemingly unprovoked — recently attacked a…
Obama’s “Democratization” War on Africa Spreads to Zimbabwe
Capitalist democracy: Promises peace and delivers war Reason Wafawarova Hillary Clinton backer, Adolph Reed Junior was dismissed by Barack Obama’s supporters after he said: “He’s a vacuous opportunist. I’ve never been an Obama supporter. “I’ve known him since the very beginning of his political career, which was his campaign for the seat in my state…
Africa Lies Naked To Euro-American Military Offensive
As the U.S. and its NATO allies move southward to further consolidate their grip on Africa, following the seizure of Libya and its vast oil fields, most of the continent’s leadership seems to welcome re-absorption into empire. “Africa is the most vulnerable region in America’s warpath, a continent ripe for the plucking due to the…
Noam Chomsky And The Manufacturing Of Consent
Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize, ignore and…
Remilitarization Of Africa Set To Fail
Kenya’s foray into Somalia, led from behind by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), represents a heightened threat to peace and reconstruction in Africa, especially East Africa. This Western-supported incursion is more against the Kenyan people than against the forces of Al-Shabaab, or whatever name that will be given to the musical chairs of military entrepreneurs in…
AFRICOM: An Imperialist Tool For Re-colonizing Africa
Africa does not need an American military base on its soil. Would Americans welcome such a foreign base in their land? Motsoko Pheko urges African countries to resist this imperialist move, which is intended to facilitate plunder of their resources. Motsoko Pheko PN The USA Africa Command, which America calls ‘Africom’, is a military structure…
Libya: The Manufacturing of Consent
Views expressed do not necessarily represent those of the broadcasters: Abu Mukid (Prophecy Media), Mia Roberts, Fatima Begum, Harry Fear — http://HarryFear.tv Monday, November 14 · 7:00pm – 10:00pm Bolivar Hall 54 Grafton Way, London, W1T 5DL London, United Kingdom Political and cultural event that focuses on the role of mainstream media which is fundamental…
Humanitarian War: Interview With Julien Teil
Interview 411 – Julien Teil James Corbett Podcast: Play in new window | Download Today we talk to Julien Teil, the creator of an important documentary on the lead up to war in Libya called “The Humanitarian War.” We discuss the background research that shows how well-connected NGOs constructed a case for intervention in Libya…
Bab el-Mandeb: The Key To US Hegemony In Africa
Choke Point Bab el-Mandeb: Understanding the Strategically Critical Horn of Africa Thomas C. Mountain The Horn of Africa is one of the most strategically critical regions in the world with the narrow passage where the Red Sea joins the Indian Ocean, the Bab el-Mandeb, being a potential choke point for much of the worlds commerce….
Who Said Gaddafi Had To Go?
Hugh Roberts So Gaddafi is dead and Nato has fought a war in North Africa for the first time since the FLN defeated France in 1962. The Arab world’s one and only State of the Masses, the Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriyya, has ended badly. In contrast to the bloodless coup of 1 September 1969…
