ECOWAS in the larger context of Africa’s historic interactions with China, France, USA, UK and Russia
ECOWAS : A PRIMER
Tag: Death Squads
Fort Benning – New Name, Same Shame
As of Thursday May 11, 2023, “Fort Benning,” home of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) became “Fort Moore.” The name change was part of a broader initiative by the U.S. military to remove the names of Confederate officers from military bases at the recommendation of a congressional commission.
Fort Benning – New Name, Same Shame
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History, on this day : Babi Yar, September 29, 1941
In the previous days, a placard has appeared in Kiev, that the German Nazi forces have seized on September 19, 1941, after 45 days of Soviet resistance
History, on this day : Babi Yar, September 29, 1941
50 years after Chile’s coup, Salvador Allende’s grandson speaks about Britain’s role in the rise of Pinochet
(Reuters)
In Santiago, Declassified spoke with Pablo Sepúlveda Allende about Margaret Thatcher’s friendship with Chile’s dictator and how Labour helped him evade justice for crimes against humanity.
50 years after Chile’s coup, Salvador Allende’s grandson speaks about Britain’s role in the rise of Pinochet
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Why Is the Biden Administration Rewarding Elliott Abrams?
Why Is the Biden Administration Rewarding Elliott Abrams?
The United States owes other nations something different, something new. Democracy is in peril at home and abroad partly because of the impunity that keeps Abrams employed. Though his latest role may be somewhat ceremonial, his appointment is out of step with the demands of our time. There should be consequences for someone like Elliott Abrams. At minimum, it ought to be possible to fail out of public service, but for that to happen, we have to change the way we define failure. The massacre in El Mozote was one such failing — not a regrettable historical footnote but a catastrophic atrocity that indicts the administration Abrams served. His reward must be ignominy. The world deserves nothing less.
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Biden Nominates Elliott Abrams to Public Diplomacy Commission
Biden Nominates Elliott Abrams to Public Diplomacy Commission
Abrams led the Trump administration’s failed regime change effort in Venezuela and covered up atrocities in Latin American in the 1980s
Biden Nominates Elliott Abrams to Public Diplomacy Commission
Waiting to see if Abrams’ nomination is resisted as much as it was back when Trump nominated him! ☠️
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Like a bad Pennywise, Elliott Abrams could bring a taste of Iran-Contra to Venezuela
Musk’s Starlink: Aiding Terrorists in Myanmar
David Eubank, the founder of the Free Burma Rangers, expressed his gratitude to Elon Musk in a Tweet on Twitter for bringing Starlink Internet to some parts of Kayah (Karenni) State, which previously lacked stable internet access due to the civil war.
Free Burma Rangers boss thanks Elon Musk for bringing Starlink internet to Myanmar’s conflict-ridden Kayah
H/T: Jason Hunt
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An Overview of the Activities of Intelligence Organizations in Syria – The Free Burma Rangers (archived)
How the Bipartisan War Party Fostered Fiscal Ruin
When big spending Barrack Obama left the White House the national security budget properly measured totaled a staggering $822 billion. That included $600 billion for defense, $46 billion for security assistance and international operations and $177 billion for veterans compensation and services, which reflects the deferred cost of prior wars.
How the Bipartisan War Party Fostered Fiscal Ruin
THERE IS A WAR COMING SHROUDED IN PROPAGANDA. IT WILL INVOLVE US. SPEAK UP!
In this new essay, John Pilger recalls the ‘electric’ opposition of writers and journalists to the coming war in the 1930s and investigates why today there is ‘a silence filled by a consensus of propaganda’ as the two greatest powers draw closer to conflict.
THERE IS A WAR COMING SHROUDED IN PROPAGANDA. IT WILL INVOLVE US. SPEAK UP
10 worst mass killers, regimes and dictators
Naturally this list is subjective to an extent, and probably contains some mistakes and things that I missed. However, I think the top 3 are somewhat obvious and its no great surprise why I chose the regimes and dictators that I did. My criteria was their death toll, their reactionary power and influence, and also their plans and the resulting death toll, even if some of those plans were not fulfilled.
10 worst mass killers, regimes and dictators
Ms. Cat’s Chronicles 
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