29/2/08

Fletcher hosts conference on Africa to explore counterterrorist ...
Tufts Daily - Medford,MA,USA
Although Doran's expertise centers on the Iraq war and al Qaeda, he enthusiastically announced the creation of Africom, a new program the Department of ...
http://www.tuftsdaily.com/news/2008/02/29/News/Fletcher.
Hosts.Conference.On.Africa.To.Explore.Counterterrorist.
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AFRICOM's role goes beyond terrorism, says US army chief
THE new United States (US) military command for Africa (AFRICOM) chief, William 'Kip' Ward, has said the body aims to help the world's poorest continent fight drug trafficking, arms smuggling and piracy and not just the threat of ...
http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/?a=14906&z=50

28/2/08

Anti-war organization says ‘US imperialism – HANDS OFF AFRICA!’
Workers World – USA
Fancher is a primary contributor to the NCBL’s position paper, “AFRICOM Threatens the Sovereignty, Independence and Stability of the African Continent. …
www.workers.org/2008/us/bhm_detroit_0306

Geldof and Bush: Diary From the Road
By regroce
Bob Geldof interviews George Bush aboard Air Force One, and on the topic of Africom: “People in Africa are worried about this new, seemingly military command. I thought it was an inappropriate and knee-jerk US militaristic response to …
www.buzzflash.net/story.php?id=42688

Hodgepodge
By David Ribner(David Ribner)
Obviously, Iraq and Afghanistan are the impetus for the change but I think that such operations are likely to be launched by AFRICOM as well. This is just something to keep in the back of your mind, if in fact we do see a US military …
africanconflict.blogspot.com/2008/02/hodgepodge.html

Africom threatens the sovereignty, independence and stability of…
Summary: Africom threatens the sovereignty, independence and stability of… … US and friendly nation laws prohibit fully … with our laws this report cannot be provided in … Military News and Information Editor …
newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Soc/
soc.culture.african/2008-02/msg00040.html

FROM THE US AFRICOM FILE (1a)
Crusading Guide – Ghana
In view of the growing Ghanaian public interest in the saga of the United States’ new initiative termed AFRICOM; interest heightened by the comments made by …
www.ghanaweb.com/CrusadingGuide/article.php?ID=9418

Somalia: Kenyan Anti-Terrorism Forces Pull Out From Border
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
These forces from several countries were parts of USA’s AFRICOM command forces have been on the frontier between Somalia and Kenya for long time and the …
allafrica.com/stories/200802270427.html

27/2/08

Is AFRICOM America’s ticket to Africa and China’s prom?
By slav.kan.do.it(slav.kan.do.it)
Bush in February 2007 acted on advice of his advisors and green-lighted the formation of AFRICOM, a realignment of US military’s strategic planning to focus on Africa. AFRICOM, which was largely ignored in mainstream media, …
sufferboulevard.blogspot.com/2008/02/
is-africom-americas-ticket-to-africa.html

US Africom chief says role goes beyond terrorism
Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa
US President George W. Bush’s administration created the new military command for Africa (Africom) last year with the aim of bolstering security around the …
africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN751181.html

African leaders, civil society reject Pentagon’s Africa Command
World War 4 Report – Brooklyn,NY,USA
In his recent tour of African capitals, President Bush did his best to avoid any mention of the Pentagon’s new Africa Command (AfriCom), focusing instead on …
ww4report.com/node/5160

AFRICOM as the Manifestation of US Policy Shift towards Africa…
Summary: AFRICOM as the Manifestation of US Policy Shift towards Africa… … Turkey The United States Africa Command … War Correspondents/Photo Journalists Discussion/News/Info Exchange Forum … with our laws this report cannot be …
newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Soc/
soc.culture.african/2008-02/msg00037.html

Bush’s backward policies toward Africa
By rachel.cook@umontana.edu(rachel.cook@umontana.edu)
Currently, the American military base that watches over the African continent (AFRICOM) is in Germany, which is very much not in Africa. But George wants a base in Africa, in the oil-rich and sometimes unstable country of Nigeria to be …
www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/opinion/opinion
_article/bushs_backward_policies_toward_africa/

Africom and solidarities
By dessa(dessa)
Africom and solidarities We do our work; music, education, health and social issues, art, all for our mutual, immediate and long- term benefit. This may be pushy, but hey, we could use some help. Oh we’re doing amazing things, …
neethre.blogspot.com/2008/02/africom-and-solidarities.html