I’ve been following the news events about Nigeria’s supposedly Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram. However, something doesn’t sit right with me in the way the whole situation is being reported. Of course, western media as usual simplifies all conflicts into 2 opposing sides… in this case Muslims vs. Christians… with these Muslim extremists confirming all [...]
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Boko Haram: The New (Black) African Al-Qaeda?
Posted in Africa, African Politics, AFRICOM, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Boko Haram, Exploitation, Geopolitics, News, Nigeria, Terrorism on January 22, 2012 | 2 Comments »
“The US Plan to Destabilize Sudan” by Thomas C. Mountain
Posted in AFRICOM, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Exploitation, Geopolitics, News, Oil, South Sudan, War on January 21, 2012 | 6 Comments »
As South Sudan implodes in a growing mass insanity of ethnic violence and once again tens of thousands have to flee for their lives the warning signs all point towards the US plan to destabilize Sudan having begun to hit its stride. To start with, the US pays the salaries for the Sudan Peoples Liberation [...]
“The African Star Wars” by Pepe Escobar
Posted in Africa, AFRICOM, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, China, Exploitation, Geopolitics, Neo-Colonialism on April 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Article featured in Aljazeera: From energy wars to water wars, the 21st century will be determined by a fierce battle for the world’s remaining natural resources. The chessboard is global. The stakes are tremendous. Most battles will be invisible. All will be crucial. In resource-rich Africa, a complex subplot of the New Great Game in Eurasia [...]
A response to the article: “New Scramble for Africa by Dr. Jack Zeller”
Posted in Africa, AFRICOM, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Critical Thinking, Geopolitics, News on April 14, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Commentary from xcroc: There is a lot of misinformation here, the only thing really accurate is the names of the countries. I don’t have time available to go through and document point by point, but I will recommend some reading for those who may wish to know more. First I looked up the author Dr. Jack [...]
AFRICOM: The expansion of US military interests on African soil
Posted in Africa, AFRICOM, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Désiré Katihabwa, Geopolitics, Imperialism, Neo-Colonialism, News, U.S.A, War, YouTube on March 25, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Thanks to Désiré Katihabwa for forwarding these videos.


