Mark P. Fancher

Mark P. Fancher
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…
Mark P. Fancher
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…
Mark P. Fancher
Africa, AFRICOM and Proxy Imperialism
17 Dec 2008
by Mark P. Fancher Imperialism ain't easy. Times change, and the neocolonial exploiters have to stay on their toes. They must encourage "the illusion of independence" in the formerly colonized world…
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The Inescapable Tasks Africa’s Leaders Try to Ignore
30 Jul 2008
by Mark P. Fancher From the Mediterranean to The Cape of Good Hope, Africans face "refugee crises" that would not exist if the continent were politically unified, without borders. "For example,…
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House Slaves, Field Slaves and the Obama Predicament
14 May 2008
by Mark P. Fancher How does a present day House Negro behave? Would such people recognize themselves as successors to the House Slaves of old? Could one become president of the United States?…
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Kip’s Folly: A Black Commander for U.S. Forces in Africa
14 Nov 2007
by Mark P. Fancher From Clarence Thomas to Colin Powell to Condoleezza Rice - and many more African American mercenaries in between - U.S. rulers have had little problem finding Black front men and…
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Somebody Needs to do Some Time for Katrina Crimes
22 Aug 2007
The United States rejects the rule of international law, refusing to subject itself to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, while claiming moral authority to pronounce unilateral…