Pambazuka - US has a hidden hand in Kenya-Somalia crisis of relations

There are those who blame America for everything, and then there are those who can prove that America is to blame for a lot.

The attack on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya was not a random act of violence.  It was in response to Kenya's willing participation in what is seen as an anti-Islamist "War on Terror" by the United States and its allies.

Abayomi Azikiwe, Editor of the Pan-African News Wire lays out a history of U.S. led actions against Somali groups and the participation by the Kenyan government.

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Pambazuka - Zimbabwe elections: What if there had been no rigging?

Political pundits commenting on Zimbabwe's 2013 election seemingly ignore the context in which the voters went to the poll and the shortfalls exhibited by the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) led by Morgan Tsvangirai, which opposes 89 year old President Robert Mugabeand his ZANU-PF party.






U.S. foreign policy wonks simply pick a side and say "Our guy is good and the other guy is bad;" and don't do any further analysis than that.  This has been the unsuccessful modus operandi of our foreign policy leaders since before the days of the Vietnam war.

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African American Family Denied Service at Wild Wings Cafe | Mediaite

African American Family Denied Service at Wild Wings Cafe because a European American diner felt threatened by their presence.

The mere presence of a large group of African American patrons made a white diner uncomfortable, so they were not seated.  View the video.

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NSA analysts deliberately broke rules to spy on Americans, agency reveals | World news | theguardian.com

The full story can be read here: at theguardian.com:


Who are we to Believe, Who can we Trust?

"Inspector general's admission undermines fresh insistences from president that breaches of privacy rules were inadvertent"

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Quebec Muslims slam proposed ban on religious headwear | Al Jazeera America

Quebec Muslims slam proposed ban on religious headwear | Al Jazeera America:

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Exerpt...

"Canadian Muslim Kathy Nalas says she won't give up her headscarf or her job as a children's speech pathologist in Quebec, amid reports that the provincial government aims to ban religious dress and symbols from places that receive public funding -- a move that would essentially import controversial European legislation on religious dress to North America."