On 30thDecember 2006, the world witnessed humiliating hanging of Saddam Hussein, former Iraq’s tyrant, after being arrested bolted in a spider hole. Many thought other dictators would make a note of the sudden and unceremoniously demise and downfall of Saddam. Go figure. They didn’t because of arrogance and faint memories. In essence, dictators are like [...]
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“Gadaffi, Dictators and faint memory if any” by Nkwazi Mhango
Posted in Africa, African Politics, African Union, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Corruption, Democracy, Leadership, Liberation, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, Nkwazi Mhango, Revolution on August 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Ralph Nader Is Tired of Running for President” by Chris Hedges
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Capitalism, Chris Hedges, Corruption, Critical Thinking, Democracy, Exploitation, Leadership, Ralph Nader, U.S. Politics on July 5, 2011 | 2 Comments »
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Report from Detroit for AfroSpear: Porn Shows at the Reconstrueists’ Ball
Posted in Art, Black History, Critical Thinking, Democracy, Economics, Leadership, Liberalism, Media, Politics, White Supremacy Ideology, tagged Democracy, Detroit, Detroit News, Gentriication, John Berger, mass media, Media, Miami, Politics, United States, Urban Blight on June 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Democracy is a proposal (rarely realised) about decision-making; it has little to do with election campaigns. Its promise is that political decisions be made after, and in the light of, consultation with the governed. This is dependent upon the governed being adequately informed about the issues in question, and upon the decision makers having the [...]
Blackout of humanitarian crisis in Cote d’Ivoire
Posted in Africa, African Elections, African Politics, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Alassana Ouattara, Aljazeera English, Cote d’Ivoire, Crimes Against Humanity, Democracy, Genocide, Jasmine Revolution, Laurent Gbagbo, Leadership, News, Revolution on March 27, 2011 | 12 Comments »
In the wake of the enormous media coverage of the uprisings and so-defined “revolutions” in North Africa and the Middle East, I am hard pressed to find any media coverage of the escalating atrocities and impending civil war in Cote d’Ivoire. The “blackout” of this media coverage I am referring to is not within the [...]
“Revolution and the Muslim World” by George Friedman
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Democracy, Geopolitics, News, Revolution, Stratfor on February 26, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Artlice from STRATFOR The Muslim world, from North Africa to Iran, has experienced a wave of instability in the last few weeks. No regimes have been overthrown yet, although as of this writing, Libya was teetering on the brink. There have been moments in history where revolution spread in a region or around the world [...]
“The Gaddaffi we did not know” by Nkwazi Mhango
Posted in Africa, African Politics, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Corruption, Democracy, Geopolitics, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, News, Nkwazi Mhango, Revolution on February 21, 2011 | 4 Comments »
No doubt that what is unfolding in Libya has left many shocked. Nobody would risk thinking that Libyan strong man Muamar Gadaffi would easily been cowered as it happened. Two days after disgruntled Libyans took to the street, Gadaffi was nowhere to be seen or heard. Who would believe that Gadaffi who has been everywhere [...]
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