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The use and abuse of humanitarian principle and the long history of aid manipulation

The use and abuse of humanitarian principle and the long history of aid manipulation

February 19, 2013 (TSR) - Following the 9/11 attacks and the launch of the Global War on Terror, many humanitarian policy wonks spoke of a new era of heightened aid…

Five food issues to watch out for

Five food issues to watch out for

February 19, 2013 (TSR) - Who or what do you blame when the price of maize seems to keep going through the roof? If you did not mention fuel subsidies,…

Angola Woos Brazil to Help Create Military Industry

Angola Woos Brazil to Help Create Military Industry

February 18, 2013 (TSR) - Angola wants to rely on Brazilian support to create its national military industry and strengthen its defence industry with a view to reducing the dependence…

35 Ancient Pyramids Unearthed at Sedeinga, Sudan Necropolis

35 Ancient Pyramids Unearthed at Sedeinga, Sudan Necropolis

February 9, 2013 (TSR) - At least 35 small pyramids, along with graves, have been discovered clustered closely together at a site called Sedeinga in Sudan. Discovered between 2009 and…

The Diamond Invention: How a Cartel and an Advertising Agency Sold it to Generations as a Required Best Friend to LOVE

The Diamond Invention: How a Cartel and an Advertising Agency Sold it to Generations as a Required Best Friend to LOVE

How DeBeers conquered the diamond market: A great case study of how clever propaganda shaped much of the mindset in our generations which seem to consistently equate LOVE with…

The Geopolitical Reordering of Africa: US-NATO Covert Funding and Arming Support to Al Qaeda in Northern Mali, France “Comes to the Rescue”

The Geopolitical Reordering of Africa: US-NATO Covert Funding and Arming Support to Al Qaeda in Northern Mali, France “Comes to the Rescue”

by Tony Cartalucci January 18, 2013 (TSR) - A deluge of articles have been quickly put into circulation defending France’s military intervention in the African nation of Mali. TIME’s article,…

French Lies: The War on Mali is about Uranium, Gold, Petroleum, and Strategic Minerals

French Lies: The War on Mali is about Uranium, Gold, Petroleum, and Strategic Minerals

by R. Teichmann January 18, 2013 (TSR) - The French government has stated that: “it would send 2,500 troops to support Malian government soldiers in the conflict against Islamist rebels.…

Zimbabwe considering halving mining fees

Zimbabwe considering halving mining fees

January 2, 2013 (TSR) - Zimbabwe plans to halve mining levies in 2013 after companies including Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. complained that increases this year are hindering development, Deputy Mines…

Mali New Prey to West Imperialist Quest

Mali New Prey to West Imperialist Quest

by Finian Cunningham, Irish journalist and writer January 2, 2013 (TSR) - The UN Security Council approval this week of a French-led resolution for military intervention in Africa’s vast Sahel…

Global Warfare: US Deploying Troops to 35 African Countries in 2013

Global Warfare: US Deploying Troops to 35 African Countries in 2013

December 25, 2012 (TSR) - The United States Army will be deploying troops to nearly three-dozen African nations in the coming year. Soldiers based out of Fort Riley, Kansas’ 2nd…

Iranian Armed groups sign up to prevent sexual violence against Women and Girls

Iranian Armed groups sign up to prevent sexual violence against Women and Girls

December 22, 2012 (TSR) - Five Iranian armed groups have become the first to sign up to new covenant aimed at reducing sexual violence in conflict situations, a pledge developed…

HORN OF AFRICA: Irregular migration continues unabated

HORN OF AFRICA: Irregular migration continues unabated

December 22, 2012 (TSR) - More people from the Horn of Africa region, especially Ethiopia and Somalia, are crossing international borders as irregular migrants - lacking official documentation or approval…

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