Full-scale invasion as the United States deploys troops in 35 African countries
• newstimeafrica.comA full-scale invasion of Africa is under way.
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Africa: On the Map
The Scramble For Africa: U.S. Invasion Paves Way For Corporate Development
• mintpress.netA new “scramble for Africa” is now underway led by the U.S. under the guise of anti-terror operations in West Africa.
Donors pledge millions for war-torn Mali
• aljazeera.comAbout $600m promised to support military operations and humanitarian aid after capture of Timbuktu by French-led forces.
U.S. Weighs Base for Spy Drones in North Africa
• New York TimesThe United States military is preparing to establish a drone base in northwest Africa so that it can increase surveillance missions on the local affiliate of Al Qaeda and other Islamist extremist groups that pose a growing menace to the region.
US Action in Mali is Another Undeclared War - by Ron Paul
• Ron Paul's Texas Straight TalkPresident Obama last week began his second term by promising that “a decade of war is now ending.” As he spoke, the US military was rapidly working its way into another war, this time in the impoverished African country of Mali.
Mali is not another Afghanistan
• blogs.spectator.co.ukWhy should we worry if jihadists control a poor, landlocked country thousands of miles away?
U.S. expands aid to French mission in Mali
• washingtonpost.comThe United States is significantly expanding its assistance to a French assault on Islamist militants in Mali by offering aerial refueling and planes to transport soldiers from other African nations, the Pentagon announced Saturday night.
Militarized politics at their worst: Mali
• wagingnonviolence.orgWhen fundamentalist rebel forces overran the central Malian city of Konna on January 11, they sent shockwaves not only through Mali itself but through the international community as well.
Russia, China grapple with Mali's future
• http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/OA25Ad02.htmlThere is a saying, "Once bitten, twice shy".
Report: Mali Army Torturing, Executing Civilians
• Antiwar.com'If We Don't Have an Identity Card, They Kill Us'
British PM: Northern Africa War Could Last ‘Decades’
• antiwar.comBritish Spy, Military Chiefs Gear Up for Open-Ended War in Sahara
Welcome Americans to West Africa’s Mysteries
• lewrockwell.com/Eric MargolisConfused over the surging violence in Mali and now Algeria? Trying to find Mali on the map?
5 children killed as African Union peacekeepers mistakenly open fire on school
• RT.comFive children and two adults were killed when African Union (AU) troops mistakenly shot into a religious school while pursuing militants, according to media reports.
Pentagon Boss Announces Expansion of Drone and Commando War in Africa
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Kurt NimmoObama’s Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, said during a speech last week at the Center for a New American Security that the drone and commando war waged by the United States will intensify and expand outside the declared combat zone over the next f
U.S. Militarism In Africa: Humanitarian Missions Or Imperialist Aggression?
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, By Abayomi AzikiweUnbeknownst to the majority of people in the United States, the Pentagon is directing increased attention to the African continent.
AFRICA’S LAST EMPIRE SHAKEN BY DEATH OF MELES ZENAWI
• http://ericmargolis.com, by Eric MargolisIt says much when the long-time rulers of two of Africa’s largest, most important nations, Egypt’s Husni Mubarak and Ethiopia’s Meles Zenawi, had to fly to Europe for critical medical treatment because their own nations lacked facilities and speciali
The African Region that Western Elites have Subjected to War Is Now Larger than the Entire US
• http://www.thedailybell.com, by Staff ReportEscalating violence and a vicious cycle of retaliation could leave Syria ungovernable even if a winner finally emerges from President Bashar al-Assad's battle with rebels.
Islamists: Unmarried couple in Mali is stoned to death as Islamists impose Shariah law
• The Washington PostA spokesman for the radical Islamic group controlling northern Mali says a couple who had an adulterous relationship was stoned to death this weekend in the town of Aguelhok.
Timbuktu, Islam, and Western Civilization
Mike RenzulliSo much for members of The Religion of Peace becoming aggressive due to foreign occupation.
Thousands displaced by Sudan border clashes
• http://rt.comThe ongoing military standoff between Sudan and South Sudan has forced thousands from their homes, fearing for their lives.
Sudanese air force 'bombs UN camp'
• http://www.aljazeera.comUN peacekeepers' camp struck as South Sudan says several killed in air raids, but Sudan denies cross-border attacks.
South Yemen Fighting Spreads: 177 Killed So Far
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzBoth Sides Turn to Artillery Fire With Civilians Trapped in the Middle
US Drones, Yemeni Warplanes Kill 24 in Southern Yemen
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzStrikes against “suspected” members of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) have killed 24 people across southern and eastern Yemen, with both Yemeni warplanes and US drones taking part in the attacks.
South Sudan: Sudan’s bombing of South Sudan scares away US, Chinese oil investors
• http://www.washingtonpost.com, By Associated PressSudan is bombing oil-rich regions of South Sudan in order to scare away American and Chinese investors, a South Sudan official said Monday, as U.S. President Barack Obama expressed concern about the growing tensions between the two countries.
George Clooney Asks ‘Humanitarian’ Warmongers to Save Sudan
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Aaron DykesActor George Clooney lends his famous face to spotlight the crisis in Sudan, adding another front to the “humanitarian” calls for intervention in Africa
Nigeria unrest ‘worse than 1960s civil war’: president
• The RawStory.comNigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Sunday violence blamed on Islamist group Boko Haram was worse than the country’s 1960s civil war, with sympathisers of the sect in government and security agencies.
Egyptian court bans military 'virginity tests' on detainees
• USA TodayThe issue surfaced in March following the arrest of demonstrators in Cairo's Tahrir Square. The rights group Human Rights Watch said seven women were subjected to the tests.
Thousands rally in Egypt on "last chance Friday"
• news.yahoo.comTens of thousands of Egyptians demanding an end to military rule packed Cairo's Tahrir square on Friday in the biggest turnout of a week of protests and violence that has killed 41 people.
Egypt morgue official: 35 dead in 3-day clashes
• apnews.myway.comAn Egyptian morgue official says the death toll has climbed to 35 during the third straight day of violence that has turned into the most sustained challenge yet to the rule of Egypt's military.
Reports: U.S. Military to Help Fight Nigerian Terrorists
• WiredThe Pentagon’s shadow war in Africa could have a new front, if reports coming out of Nigeria are accurate. U.S. troops are headed to Nigeria to help local forces do battle with Boko Haram, an Islamic terror group that has killed up to 400 people this
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