Mali: the Fastest Blowback Yet in this Disastrous “War on Terror”

French intervention in Mali will fuel terrorism, but the west's buildup in Africa is also driven by the struggle for resources By Seumas Milne January 24, 2013 "The Guardian" --  To listen to David Cameron's rhetoric this week, it could be 2001 all over again. Eleven years into the war on terror, it might have been Tony Blair speaking after 9/11. As the bloody siege of the part BP-operated In Amenas gas pla ...

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Mali and the Scramble for Africa: A New Wave of Barbarism

By Ben Schreiner The French military intervention into Mali on Friday — France’s second in as many years into a former African colony — was reportedly “seconded” by the United States.  This ought to come as no great surprise, given the Pentagon’s deepening penetration into Africa. According to the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), the Pentagon plans on deploying soldiers to 35 different African countries in 20 ...

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