Reblogged from EPHEMERIS 360°: Scott Noble and Metanoia Films Presents “The Power Principle”. A gripping, deeply informative account of the plunder, hypocrisy, and mass violence of plutocracy and empire; insightful, historically grounded and highly relevant to the events of today. VIEW FULL DOCUMENTARY IN THREE PARTS >>> Part I – Empire An Introduction to the… [Read more…]
Reblogged from EPHEMERIS 360°: The US Department of Defense’s Unified Command Plan, 2011 Julien Teil US foreign policy displays a clear will to preserve control over the armies of conquered territories. The geographical division of the world into zones of responsibility – American responsibility – is an obvious proof of this. In this regard, NATO… [Read more…]
toni solo In this map of northern Africa, the Sahel countries are shaded Mali is a country sharing borders with Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Senegal and Mauritania. Its natural resources are coveted by the oligarchies that control North America and Europe. Following the recent military coup that enjoyed widespread popular support, the… [Read more…]
Mali’s interim president beaten unconscious by mob Demonstrators forced their way into the office of Mali’s interim president on Monday and attacked the elderly leader, who was later brought to a local hospital unconscious, a witness and an associate of the president said. Dioncounda Traoré was treated at the Point G Hospital for an injury… [Read more…]
Pan-African News Wire Plans to create a 26-nation free trade area by integrating three existing African trade blocs by July 2014 are on track and the only major sticking point is likely to be harmonising rules of origin, the three blocs have said. In recent interviews with Reuters news agency, the East African Community, the… [Read more…]
UN NEWS AGENCY, NEW YORK UN Launches Emergency Operation to Feed Thousands Who Fled From Conflict The United Nations food and refugee agencies today launched a joint emergency operation to respond to the food needs of hundreds of thousands of people who have fled conflict in Mali and crossed the border into neighbouring countries. The… [Read more…]
Republican Movement for the Reconstruction of Azawad (MRRA) Jemal Oumar As negotiations drag on between the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and Ansar al-Din, new resistance to the continued presence of armed Islamic groups is emerging. Just a few hours after the end of a May 13th meeting in which the two… [Read more…]
Reblogged from EPHEMERIS 360°: Dozens of speakers represent people’s movement in the U.S. and internationally Abayomi Azikiwe Ephemeris 360° Chicago was the scene of an historic outpouring of activism and indignation on May 20, when at least 15,000-20,000 people rallied and marched in opposition to the imperialist war policies of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization… [Read more…]
“Captain Amadou Haya Sanogo has the status of former head of state. He will have all the benefits coming with his rank,” Malian interim authorities and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Sunday, AFP reported. The Malian authorities and ECOWAS mediators also reached an agreement on a one-year transition period to restore… [Read more…]
L’Aquila forgotten amid new “initiatives” to address hunger on the continent Abayomi Azikiwe Libya 360° Members of the Group of 8 capitalist industrialized states of the United States, Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Canada and Russia held a summit meeting at Camp David in Maryland on May 18 and 19. The substance of the talks… [Read more…]
May 23, 2012
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