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By Getahune Bekele A consummate ally of grubby despots, such as the late Ethiopian fuehrer Meles Zenawi, Susan Rice’s political adversaries liken her fall from grace to the fall of the once mighty Babylon, the ancient city of sorcerers, promiscuous … read more »
Posted in Article, Ethiopia, Nigeria
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Tagged About Africa, Barack Obama, Benghazi, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, John McCain, Meles Zenawi, Susan Rice, United States
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November 25, 2012 by benim
By: Jim Kouri The United States ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, on Friday aggressively defended herself and denounced criticism of her role in explaining what caused the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya, when … read more »
Posted in Egypt, Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged Benghazi, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Hillary Rodham Clinton, IndepthAfrica, John McCain, Rice, Susan Rice, United States, United States Ambassador to the United Nations
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November 25, 2012 by benim
On September 2, 2012, Susan Rice, the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., delivered a nauseatingly sentimental oration at the funeral of Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi. She called Meles “selfless and tireless” and “totally dedicated to his work and family.” She … read more »
Posted in Alemayehu G. Mariam, Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Barack Obama, Benghazi, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, John McCain, Libya, Rice, Susan Rice, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, White House
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(Reuters) – As the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, 51, signed into law a revamp of the national healthcare system and authorized the raid that killed Osama bin Laden but struggled to revive the economy and create … read more »
(Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts and private equity executive, is pursuing the White House for the second time in Tuesday’s election. Here are key facts about him. * Romney, 65, espouses traditional … read more »
By Adrian Salbuchi This Sunday’s elections will pit incumbent President Hugo Chávez Frías against neoliberal pro-US opposition candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski. Opinion polls vary widely both ways, proof it will be a head-to-head race. This election is not only of … read more »
On Wednesday evening, President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney and squared off in a made-for-television program that masqueraded as a candidates’ debate. Romney demonstrated he could carry the battle to Obama – a man who seemed strangely passive and … read more »
Recently, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) co-sponsored a non-binding senate resolution with Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) that called for the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad from power in Syria and for the US to back the Syrian opposition by “urg[ing] the … read more »
Posted in Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Assad, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Bashar Al-Assad, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Iraq, John McCain, Syria, United States
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Bruce Thornton Remember last year’s giddy bipartisan enthusiasm over the “Arab Spring”? President Obama claimed that Egyptians merely wanted “a government that is fair and just and responsive,” Senator John McCain asserted that Libyans were aiming for “lasting peace, dignity, … read more »
Posted in Asia, Australia, Global Issues
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Tagged Arab Spring, Egypt, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Israel, John McCain, Muslim Brotherhood, New York Times, obama, United States
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London – Egyptians must overcome economic and political differences to unite and put the country on the path to democracy and away from military rule, former presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei said on Wednesday. “It is time to set aside our … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Egypt, Egypt-US, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Republican Institute, John McCain, Ray LaHood, United States, Washington
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Washington – A trio of leading US senators on Tuesday warned Egypt that the risk of a “disastrous” rupture in ties had “rarely been greater” amid an escalating row over the planned trial of US pro-democracy activists. Echoed by a … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Egypt, Egypt-US, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Republican Institute, John McCain, Ray LaHood, United States, Washington
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President Obama’s pals in the media are at it again, this time cheering Team Obama’s command of the latest technology. One outlet is entranced by the Obama campaign’s use of Google+ to conduct “the first completely digital interview from the … read more »
Andrei AKULOV The US military will be reshaped between now and 2020 with an emphasis on countering terrorism, maintaining a nuclear deterrent, protecting the U.S. homeland and «deterring and defeating aggression by any potential adversary». That’s what «Sustaining U.S. Global … read more »
Posted in America, Andrei AKULOV, Columnist, Global Issues
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Tagged Asia, Barack Obama, China, John McCain, Middle East, Military strategy, Pentagon, United States
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By Andrei AKULOV The US military will be reshaped between now and 2020 with an emphasis on countering terrorism, maintaining a nuclear deterrent, protecting the U.S. homeland and «deterring and defeating aggression by any potential adversary». That’s what «Sustaining U.S. … read more »
Posted in America, Andrei AKULOV, Columnist, Global Issues
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Tagged Asia, Barack Obama, China, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, John McCain, Middle East, Military strategy, Pentagon, United States
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has given an incendiary TV interview accusing protest organisers of working to weaken Russia on orders from the West. Putin, whose authority has been rocked by recent demonstrations against alleged vote fraud, told a call-in … read more »
Posted in Article, Libya, North Africa
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Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, John McCain, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Mikhail Prokhorov, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Prime Minister of Russia, putin, Russia, Vladimir Putin
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Pity President Barack Obama trying to stay off the slippery slope to war with Iran in an election year, while his challengers perform crowd-pleasing, spoken-word versions of Senator John McCain’s ”Bomb Iran” adaptation of the Beach Boys. As they demonstrated last … read more »
November 29, 2011 by benim
Kinshasa – Voting materials arrived late or sometimes not at all in precincts throughout the country, but the Democratic republic of Congo’s elections went ahead, raising doubts about the legitimacy of a poll that already has seen at least nine … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, Election, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, breaking news, Cindy McCain, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, John McCain, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Kinshasa, Mobutu Sese Seko, nothafrica, United States, West Africa
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Sarah Palin has announced she will not run for President in 2012. There has been much speculation about whether the former Alaska governor, who famously became John McCain’s running mate in the 2008 election, would enter the race for the … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues
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Triumphant rebels seized Muammar Gaddafi’s compound in Tripoli on Tuesday after a fierce battle with a loyalist rearguard but there was no word on the fate of the Libyan leader who vowed again to fight “to the end”. Reuters journalists … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Barack Obama, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, John McCain, Libya, Lindsey Graham, Moammar Gadhafi, Muammar al-Gaddafi, North Africa, Pan African News, Robert Gibbs, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa
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New York – Libya’s former deputy ambassador to the UN says rebels had two of Muammar Gaddafi’s sons in custody but somehow allowed them to slip away. Ambassador Ibrahim Dabbashi, who with other diplomats has continued to work at the … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Brussels – Muammar Gaddafi is “not a target” for Nato, an alliance military spokesperson said on Tuesday as fighting between rebels and pro-regime forces raged around his main compound in the city. “Nato does not target individuals,” said Operation Unified … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Barack Obama, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, John McCain, Libya, Lindsey Graham, Moammar Gadhafi, Muammar al-Gaddafi, North Africa, Pan African News, Robert Gibbs, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa
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Benghazi – Rebels who captured the Tripoli compound of Muammar Gaddafi on Tuesday found no trace of the Libyan strongman or his sons, the insurgent leadership in the eastern city of Benghazi said. “Bab al-Aziziya is fully under our control … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Barack Obama, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, John McCain, Libya, Lindsey Graham, Moammar Gadhafi, Muammar al-Gaddafi, North Africa, Pan African News, Robert Gibbs, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa
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The United States is seeking to release in the coming days between $1 billion and $1.5 billion in frozen Libyan assets to the Libyan rebels, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said on Tuesday. Nuland said that the money would … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Barack Obama, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, John McCain, Libya, Lindsey Graham, Moammar Gadhafi, Muammar al-Gaddafi, North Africa, Pan African News, Robert Gibbs, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa
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Tunis – Libyan rebels have entered Muammar Gaddafi’s house after breaking into his vast Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli on Tuesday, Al Jazeera television reported, citing sources. Reuters reporters at the scene said rebels were firing shots into the air … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Barack Obama, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, John McCain, Libya, Lindsey Graham, Moammar Gadhafi, Muammar al-Gaddafi, North Africa, Pan African News, Robert Gibbs, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa
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The dramatic advance of Libyan rebels over the forces of longtime strongman Moammar Gadhafi offers vindication, at least for now, for President Barack Obama’s decision to refrain from using U.S. troops on Libyan soil and to let NATO take the … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Barack Obama, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, John McCain, Libya, Lindsey Graham, Moammar Gadhafi, Muammar al-Gaddafi, North Africa, Pan African News, Robert Gibbs, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa
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U.S. Republican Senator John McCain on Sunday said it would be “fine” if NATO air strikes killed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi while targeting his command centers. His comments came after the Libyan government said Gaddafi’s youngest son and three grandchildren … read more »
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Children as young as eight are being raped in front of their families by Gaddafi’s forces in Libya, according to a leading charity. Aid workers described horrific stories of widespread sexual abuse, including one incident in which a group of … read more »
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Misrata – Rebels in Misrata said they have pushed troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi out of the besieged city, after the Libyan leader’s compound took direct hits in a Nato air strike. Several rebel sources on Monday said regime forces … read more »
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Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was unhurt in a NATO airstrike on his Bab al-Aziziyah compound early on Monday that left three people dead, a government spokesman said, calling it an assassination attempt. Spokesman Mussa Ibrahim said it appeared to have … read more »
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Barack Obama, breaking news, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, John McCain, Libya, Lindsey Graham, Muammar al-Gaddafi, NATO, News local news, Syria, United States, World news
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Nalut – Four people were killed as forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi blasted the town of Zintan in western Libya with Grad rockets, residents said on Monday. They said four people died and nine were wounded late on … read more »
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