Thursday, 17 January 2013 09:27
'The French military intervention into Mali on Friday — France’s second in as many years into a former African colony — was reportedly "seconded" by the United States. This ought to come as no great surprise, given the Pentagon’s deepening penetration into Africa.
According to the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), the Pentagon plans on deploying soldiers to 35 different African countries in 2013. As NPR reports, upwards of 4,000 U.S. soldiers will "take part in military exercises and train African troops on everything from logistics and marksmanship to medical care." (The Malian army officer responsible for the country’s March coup just so happened to have received U.S. military training.)
Of course, the U.S. military already has a significant on-the-ground presence in Africa. For instance, the "busiest Predator drone base outside of the Afghan war zone" — with 16 drone flights a day — is located at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti.'
Thursday, 17 January 2013 09:16
'Firstly, America is now a hugely aggressive, and very expensive, military empire. The latest news is that American troops are going into thirty five African nations to create mayhem and assassinate civilians; the USA has a seeming determination to precipitate a Sino-Japanese war; and, in any case, with its foreign policy controlled by Zionism and heavily influenced by the Christian Zionists, it is doing its best to engineer some form of major war in the Middle East.
The USA also has somewhere around nine hundred military bases around the world and, if all its military expenditure were to be openly admitted, instead of disguised in obfuscating accounts, it would probably be somewhere towards half of the world’s total.'
Thursday, 17 January 2013 09:12
'"Fighting is underway not far from Konna between” the militants and the Malian Army, with support from the French Army, said a Malian security source on condition of anonymity on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, French Army Chief of Staff Admiral Edouard Guillaud said that French infantry units "will be fighting directly in coming hours… whether it is in one hour or in 72 hours."
The militants occupied Konna, about 700 kilometers (400 miles) by road from the capital Bamako, prompting France to intervene. On January 11, France intervened in Mali by launching an air offensive under the pretext of halting the advance of the militants.'
Meanwhile, French Army Chief of Staff Admiral Edouard Guillaud said that French infantry units "will be fighting directly in coming hours… whether it is in one hour or in 72 hours."
The militants occupied Konna, about 700 kilometers (400 miles) by road from the capital Bamako, prompting France to intervene. On January 11, France intervened in Mali by launching an air offensive under the pretext of halting the advance of the militants.'
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