Africa

Gerald A. Perreira
Coalition of Crusaders Join with al Qaeda to Oust Qaddafi and Roll Back Libyan Revolution
23 Mar 2011
The West – the former colonial powers and the United States – have not only coordinated their assault on Libya, but orchestrated the rebellion against Col. Qaddafi from the start, says the author.
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
UPDATE: The American Dilemma in Libya: To Bomb, Invade, Partition, Or All of the Above
18 Mar 2011
UPDATED: As Khadafi’s forces prepare to encircle the rebel stronghold at Benghazi, western media remain curiously unable to “provide a coherent overview of rebel politics, beyond a
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Race and Arab Nationalism in Libya
09 Mar 2011
Although a reawakened Arab nationalism “represents a catastrophe for U.S. imperialism,” the conflict in Libya dramatically exposes an “endemic” racism in the North African Maghreb.
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
U.S. Prepares to Make Its Lunge at Libya’s Oil Fields
02 Mar 2011
The U.S. government and media, are making all the familiar noises preliminary to an invasion of Libya. It is amazing how arch villains think themselves heroes. “The U.S.
Al Jazzeera
African Migrants Targeted in Libya
02 Mar 2011
from Al Jazeera
Gerald A. Perreira
Libya, Getting it Right: A Revolutionary Pan-African Perspective
02 Mar 2011
The conflict in Libya is not a revolution, but a counter-revolution.
Christian Davenport and Allan C. Stam
What Really Happened In Rwanda
23 Mar 2010
by Christian Davenport and Allan C. Stam Does the simple story of Hutu on Tutsi genocide popularized by the movie Hotel Rwanda really tell us all we need to know about the Rwandan genocide? The…
Joel Whitney
The Real Darfur Story: A Political Conflict, But Not A Genocide
16 Jun 2009
A Review of a new book by Mahmood Mamdani The Save Darfur Coalition has convinced a large portion of the American public that “genocide” is underway in Darfur, the western Sudan. As…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
"Poor-Washing," the Gates Foundation, and the "Green Revolution" in Africa
31 May 2007
by BAR managing Editor Bruce Dixon Genetically altered crops will rescue Africa from endemic shortfalls in food production, claim corporate foundations that have announced a $150 million "gift" to…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Africa – Where the Next US Oil Wars Will Be
28 Feb 2007
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