Mark P. Fancher

Mark P. Fancher
Hell No, We Won’t Go To War Against Africa!
11 Jan 2012
by Mark P. Fancher Elders and other influencers discouraged Black youth from becoming fodder for the Iraq war, but what of the looming U.S. imperial wars in Africa? The U.S. Africa…
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Obama’s Tragic Rorschach Perceptions of the Law, Africa and Military Intervention
25 Oct 2011
by Mark P. Fancher President Obama uses his training as a constitutional lawyer to find opportunities to spread violence and impose U.S. imperial will on Africa. He makes war against…
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OAS Backs Illegitimate Election in Haiti in Which Three-Quarters of Haitians Didn't Vote
12 Jan 2011
by Mark Weisbrot Proposals by the Organization of American States to rearrange the runoff in Haiti’s foreign-imposed presidential elections cannot clean up the stench. “The OAS is proposing a…
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Africom Unmasked, Unwanted and Vulnerable
05 Jan 2011
by Mark P. Fancher All African nations except Liberia have so far refused U.S. requests to establish a U.S. Africa Command headquarters on African soil. But “AFRICOM is likely to continue…
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Wanted: A New People’s Vision for Mining and Drilling in Africa
15 Sep 2010
by Mark P. Fancher Multinational corporations claim that the problem with Africa is corruption. But the most corrupting influence in Africa is the multinational corporation. Africa's…
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The African Liberation Struggle is a Grassroots Thing
19 May 2010
by Mark P. Fancher African decolonization began with dreams of prosperity through unity, best articulated by Ghana’s President Kwame Nkrumah. But Nkrumah was toppled by forces backed by the U.S., and…
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AFRICOM AIN’T THE PEACE CORPS
09 Dec 2009
by Mark P. Fancher The U.S. military’s AFRICOM forces pretend their mission on the continent is humanitarian. In reality, AFRICOM is the sharp edge of U.S. imperialism, a killing force eager to…
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What You Need To Know About Darfur and Sudan
14 May 2009
The conflict in Sudan's Darfur region is presented to us in the U.S.
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Freedom Fighters or Criminals? AFRICOM Doesn’t Care.
13 May 2009
by Mark P. Fancher AFRICOM extends its tentacles on the east and west coasts and deep into the interior of the continent. Its mission: “to keep Africa safe for western corporations that need access…
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Why Imperialism Needs Proxies to Do Its Dirty Work in Africa
18 Feb 2009
Despite resistance from virtually every nation in Africa, the U.S. continues to seek a home for its Africa Command, AFRICOM. The lure of African oil and other resources causes Washington to devise…