"Somalia is a counterterrorism planner`s dream … It`s far, far harder to do counterterrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan than in Somalia" (NYT) Anyone who thinks the US is "surgically striking" only hardcore badguys in Somalia is living in a western corporate media induced...
“The Accidental Ecowas & AU Citizen”: Aid-Exit Plan Found: Enter ECOWAS... By E.K.Bensah Jr Last week, the Business and Financial Times paper covered an all-important story entitled “Wanted:Aid-Exit Plan”. In my view, it brought into sharp relief the absolute...
Toward a continental AU government? By E.K.Bensah Jr. When the 12th Ordinary Session of the Africa Union Assembly of the Heads of State and Government ended on 3rd February 2009 with a call by the heads of State for continental government, the election of the late...
On the Gaddhafy Assassination, Kwesi Pratt Is Damn Right! Feature Article | By Nana Akyea Mensah Mr. Kwesi Pratt, Jnr., a leading member of the Socialist Forum and managing editor of the Insight newspaper, was certainly not amused at hearing the news concerning the death of...
"Somalia is a counterterrorism planner`s dream. … “We’ve moved from using UAVs primarily in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance roles … to a true hunter-killer role with the Reaper.” … … there is no longer any doubt that targeted killing has become...
"Nkrumah was doing more to undermine our interests than any other black African." This reaction focuses exclusively on the references to Nkrumah in the Opinion section of al-Jazeera, “What does Gaddafi's fall mean for Africa?” by Mahmood Mamdani Last...
Why is Obama sending troops to Uganda? "Uganda’s proximity to the new country of South Sudan is key in the whole equation. … this whole area is prime real estate where the fierce battle between China and the Americans/Europeans plays out, centered on oil and minerals, all...
Gaddafi's death: African Union lifts Libya's suspension Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The African Union (AU) has lifted Libya's suspension and allowed the National Transitional Council (NTC) to occupy the country's seat at the continental body, following Thursday's death of...
Ghana’s New Foreign Policy: “Youth development, provision of free school uniforms, free text books, the elimination of schools under trees, control of non-communicable diseases, scaling up of the National Ambulance Service”, etc. By Kwasi Adu Having followed the...
Two articles sum up NATO's accomplishments in Libya. NATO has instigated race war, and has so damaged the infrastructure of an independent successful developing country that it has created a failed (or soon to fail) state for the profit of NATO countries: NATO’s Glorious...
