by Thomas C. Mountain on the Taylor Report
The bloody, backward, insanely wealthy regime of Saudi Arabia now bombing Yemen is a US client. Saudi Arabia's mercenary armed forces, longtime African correspondent Thomas C. Mountain explains, are Yemeni rank and file commanded by Jordanian officers and US F-16s piloted by Pakistanis. Yemeni ground troops are not much use for invading their native land, and Egypt is reluctant to intervene, so the bombs fall.
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The following is an excerpt from The Psychic Hold of Slavery: Legacies in American Expressive
Glen Ford was a fierce champion of the anti-imperialist cause.
Ford's reporting on Eritrea exemplified his commitment to African liberation.
Glen Ford was committed to the liberation of African people.
Ford led the way in political education. “I’m telling you these stories because that is what elders do, we remember things” - Glen Ford
