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Smuggled Immigrants Raise U.S. Terrorism Fears Concern about a terrorist threat to the United States is growing among American intelligence officials due to a recent upsurge in the number of East Africans who have been caught trying to enter the US illegally.
Citing an “internal government assessment” that it had obtained, the Associated Press reported last [...]

Posted by bosskitty July 16th, 2008 | Tags: Africa, Border Patrol, Immigration, Mexico, smugglers, terrorists | Category: Africa, Border, Immigration, Mexico, Politics, aliens, smugglers, terrorists, threat | Comments (5)

Q&A: History of Sudan’s Darfur conflict

The United Nations Security Council has approved a 26,000-strong peacekeeping force to replace the 7,000 African Union (AU) observer mission struggling to protect civilians in Sudan’s western province of Darfur.
The exact make-up and deployment date for this beefed up force is still to be determined.
In the meantime, [...]

Posted by bosskitty May 13th, 2008 | Tags: Africa, catastrophe, Darfur, humanitarian, Janjaweed, refugees, Sudan, United Nations | Category: Africa, Darfur, Sudan, United Nations, genocide, rebels, refugees | Leave a comment

Bush ordered the Pentagon to set up a new Africa Command last year but left its headquarters in Germany amid anxiety over an expanding military presence in Africa.
The issue has shadowed Bush’s six-day journey across the continent, as demonstrated by a Tanzanian newspaper headline declaring that he came to “militarize” Africa.
“The purpose [...]

Posted by bosskitty February 24th, 2008 | Category: Accountability, Africa, Africom, Bush, Casualties, Condoleezza Rice, Darfur, Human Rights, Kenya, Oil, President John Kufuor, Promises, Sudan, ethnic cleansing, refugees | Leave a comment

Posted by bosskitty February 20th, 2008 | Category: Africa, Bush | Leave a comment

COTONOU, Benin (AP) — President Bush said Saturday that his five-nation trip to Africa is meant to highlight success stories and that even though he’s skipping conflict-ridden areas, his administration is actively engaged in resolving turmoil on the continent.
In a news conference with the president of Benin in western Africa, Bush defended his decision to [...]

Posted by bosskitty February 16th, 2008 | Category: Africa, Africom, Algeria, American Voters, Bush, Condoleezza Rice, Darfur, Liberia, Occupation Army, Oil, South Africa, military | Leave a comment