Month: August 2023

‘“Obama’s Man in Africa’ Under House Arrest as Popular Coup Rocks Gabon” — Max Blumenthal

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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama with Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon in the Blue Room during a U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit dinner at the White House, Aug. 5, Before his removal in a military coup, Gabon’s hopelessly corrupt President Ali Bongo was courted by Obama and feted from Washington to Davos. The US war on Libya which destabilized the region may not have succeeded without him.
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“Shocked by Niger Coup, Victoria Nuland Appeared “Desperate” During Africa Tour” — by Anya Parampil

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Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland with Cote D’Ivoire’s President and Foreign Minister, August 3, 2023. A veteran South African official detailed meeting with an unprepared and “desperate” Acting Deputy Secretary of State, Victoria Nuland, begging for local help rolling back the popular coup in Niger. The recent BRICS conference might give Nuland even more to fret about.
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“U.S. Military Contaminates South Korea—Just Like it Does in So Many Other Countries” — by Pat Elder

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Military Art Print featuring the photograph Simulated C-130 Hercules Crash, Osan by Science Source
United States Air Force firefighters from the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron extinguish a fire started from a simulated C-130 Hercules cargo plane crash at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, during the operational readiness exercise Beverly Midnight 12-03, July 23, 2012. Each scenario tests their ability to defend the base and conduct daily operations during a heightened state of readiness. [Source: facebook.com]. Drinking Water, Rivers, Fish, Crabs, Breast Milk, Babies and Teenagers Are Poisoned
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“Western Media Glorifies TPLF Mob Violence Against Eritrean Festivals” — Ann Garrison

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This summer, violent mobs associated with the US-backed Tigray People’s Liberation Front assaulted Eritrean festivals across the US and Europe. Western media is now spinning the targeted mob violence as legitimate protest against Eritrea’s government.
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“Caitlin Johnstone: US Department of Hypocrisy” —

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken touring of Foreign Affairs Security Training Center in Blackstone, Virginia, on Aug. 11. (State Department, Chuck Kennedy/ Public domain). After his department was caught pushing the ouster of the democratically elected Imran Khan, the U.S. secretary of state is now praising Pakistan’s preparations for “free and fair elections.”
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“I Crashed an Anti-Syria Lobby Meeting Where They Pushed For a New Caliphate and More Starvation Sanctions” — by Hekmat Aboukhater

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I crashed the meeting of a lobbying front that ended the life-saving General License 2023 on Syria, and is now pushing to extend Washington’s economic war for another 8 years.
Behind closed doors, the former State Department official leading the workshop revealed the group’s ultimate goal: partitioning Syria and creating a de facto Caliphate for a rebranded Al Qaeda offshoot.
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“African Union will not back ECOWAS intervention in Niger” — Pavan Kulkarni

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Leaders of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homela. Niger’s popular military government has been consolidating domestic and regional support. Meanwhile, ECOWAS is beset by disunity and domestic opposition after threatening military intervention to restore the ousted Mohamed Bazoum with the backing of France and US
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