Egyptian Military Power Grab
Last February, euphoric celebrations followed Mubarak’s ouster. Across the Middle East and North Africa, people rejoiced. Activist Saed Karazon told AFP: “What happened in Egypt is not only for the [...]
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Gaddafi — Dead or Alive?
Either way he became a legend in his own time. Thursday on the Progressive Radio News Hour, James Petras reported information he received from a reliable Argentina source saying he’s [...]
What does Gaddafi’s fall mean for Africa?
When the UN Security Council passes resolutions allowing intervention, third parties such as NATO can carry out the interventions without accountability to anyone. “Kampala ‘mute’ as Gaddafi falls,” is how [...]
East Africa’s Drought — 11 Million Lives At Risk
NAIROBI, Kenya – East Africa’s worst drought in 60 years is putting 11 million lives at risk, many of them in war-torn Somalia, where thousands of hungry families are making the [...]
NATO’s Feast of Blood
By: Cynthia McKinney While serving on the House International Relations Committee from 1993 to 2003, it became clear to me that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was an anachronism. [...]
A View From The Opposition
By: Dan Lieberman Critical Analysis of The Libyan Interim Prime Minister The Brookings’ Saul/Zilkha room overflowed with an expectant crowd awaiting the Prime Minister of the Executive Department of the [...]
Libyan Rebels Killing Civilians in Benghazi
By: Stephen Lendman In London, at a June 1999 anti-Yugoslavia war rally, Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter scathed US and UK leaders, saying: “Let us face the truth….(N)either Clinton nor Blair [...]
Egypt & The US: Considering The ‘What’ & The ‘Why’ of Things — An Analysis
By: Dr. Lawrence Davidson Part I — Egypt Last week I was in Egypt, a country presently moved by optimism. The optimism reflects a high state of political consciousness. Almost [...]
Before US-NATO Invasion, Libya Had The Highest Human Development Index, The Lowest Infant Mortality & The Highest Life Expectancy in All of Africa!
By: Mary Lynn Cramer The following Is in response to a reader who wrote me noting that I should have said that Libya had the highest Human Development Index in [...]
Sierra Leone — 50 Long Years
By: Meha Dixit As I sit in front of the television, eagerly waiting to watch the news on Sierra Leone ‘s 50 th anniversary of independence ( 27 th April [...]
