Friday, January 18, 2013

Burn, burn - Africa's Afghanistan

By Pepe Escobar
Asia Times

"For French neocolonial interests, for United States' plans to dominate Africa militarily and for jihadis formerly known as NATO rebels, the fighting in Mali feels like an excuse to party with Mirage jets and Kalashnikovs. Washington and Paris seem unaware that the fatal hostage crisis at Algeria's Amenas gas field is just an hors d'oeuvres for blowback likely to convulse the area across Niger and the whole Sahara-Sahel......"

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