Bush/Africom
The US will not build any new military bases in Africa as part of the newly created Africa Command.
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Bush Comments Spark Debate on AFRICOM in Liberia
Voice of America – USA
Mr. Bush says AFRICOM is aimed at assisting African countries in strengthening capacities to deal with traffickers and terrorists. He said AFRICOM’s main …
voanews.com/english/2008-02-20-voa27.cfm

Africom headquarters to stay in Germany
Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA
By TODD PITMAN AP WRITER DAKAR, Senegal — The headquarters for the US military’s Africom regional command will remain in Germany rather than move to Africa …
seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/
1105ap_us_africa_command.html

Military: Africom regional headquarters to stay in Germany
KESQ – Palm Desert,CA,USA
AP – February 19, 2008 5:33 PM ET DAKAR, Senegal (AP) – The US military says its Africom regional command headquarters will stay in Germany and not move to …
www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=7894991&nav=9qrx

Bush says US has no plans to build new military bases in Africa
The Canadian Press –
However, he says Africom is a unique military command aimed at helping to provide military assistance to African nations so that they can address conflicts …
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Africans Decline US Africom Base
By moonwolf
“The US military has decided to keep the base of its new Africa Command in Germany for now, after only one African nation, Liberia, offered to host it. Most African countries have been wary of plans to base the command, Africom, …
www.nowpublic.com/world/africans-decline-us-africom-base

African Union rejects America’s AFRICOM military base
Ligali – London,UK
America has been forced to host AFRICOM- its military central command centre for Africa – in Germany after rejection by members of the African Union. …
www.ligali.org/article.php?id=1790

Africom Headquarters to Stay in Germany
KTAR.com – Phoenix,AZ,USA
By TODD PITMAN AP Writer DAKAR, Senegal (AP) – The headquarters for the US military’s Africom regional command will remain in Germany rather than move to …
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Bush Wants Pakistan Victors to Cooperate on Terrorism
New York Times – United States
The Pentagon last year announced plans to establish Africom, a command headquarters that would consolidate operations that had been spread out over three …
www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/world/africa/21prexy.html?ref=world

18/2/08

Ron Paul is Right #025 – A Permanent Military Base in Africa
When launched AFRICOM will become a permanent military base in Africa, thus completing a long-desired strategic plan by the US. The stated reason was that it would check the spread of terrorism and smooth the path of aid to the …
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US Africom chief admits role was misunderstood
Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa
General William ‘Kip’ Ward said initial attempts to explain the purpose of the command, known as Africom, “did not produce the sort of effect that was hoped …
africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN857374.html

US drops Africa military HQ plan
BBC News – UK
Most African countries have been wary of plans to base the command, Africom, on the continent. Africom’s commander, Gen William Ward, said there were no …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7251648.stm

Analyst: On Africa Visit, Bush Pushes Agenda of Continent-Wide US …
Democracy Now – New York,NY,USA
Africom, the US military command for Africa, was created last year and is based in Germany. Liberia is the only African country that has publicly offered to …
www.democracynow.org/2008/2/18/
analyst_on_africa_visit_bush_pushes

Dar es Salaam welcomes Bush
AfricaNews – Netherlands
They were also against the US plan of establishing the Africa Command (AFRICOM) and urged Tanzanians not to accept the plan as it would infringe the …
www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/15830

Africa and Impaled Democracies
American Chronicle – Beverly Hills,CA,USA
Reportedly, Bush is expected to discuss the US plan to have an Africa Military Command (AFRICOM), during his meeting with Liberian President Ellen Johnson …
www.americanchronicle.com/articles/52672

Bush’s African visit seen more about strategy than compassion
Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa
Analysts say confused US policy on Africa and bad handling of its new Africa command (Africom), particularly premature discussion of basing it on the …
africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN551385.html

US Africom chief admits role was misunderstood
By admin
LONDON (Reuters) – The creation of a new US military command for Africa was misunderstood by some as a plan to invade the continent, the general in charge of it said on Monday, acknowledging failures of communication.
www.polityka.nowosci.elk.pl/us-africom
-chief-admits-role-was-misunderstood

Africa & The American President
By lemakiza
We will examine the good sides and the bad sides beyond the mainstream headlines on a wide range of initiatives including the AFRICOM (the planned US military Command on the continent), Debt Cancellation, the Africa Growth and …
africanowradio.org/2008/02/18/africa-the-american-president/

Should Africa welcome Africom?
By Valorian
Click to view this thread by Valorian.
www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread335499/pg1

Should Africa welcome Africom?
By BBC News | Africa | World Edition
The US wants its military command for Africa to be based in the continent. Where will it be?
neunews.freehostia.com/should-africa-welcome-africom

President Bush’s African Trip
RGE Monitor – New York,NY,USA
There is growing skepticism among African nations about the American Africa Command (AFRICOM) though. AFRICOM is mandated to strengthen American forces’ …
www.rgemonitor.com/blog/economonitor/244566

Bush: Africa Palooza
It is also expected that the Bush administration will hold meetings to discuss the controversial AFRICOM proposal for building military bases on the continent. William Eagle of VOA news has written a succinct article describing the US …
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