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Africa: Faces in Words

New weekly update on the breaking stories in the African nations.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Unseen, unheard; no one should be the bearer of these two words. Unfortunately, Africa is often in the forefront of this association.

Our common humanity should change this; we should never look away because it is too distant. Our commitment to one another, to human rights, and the ability to learn should always keep us connected no matter the severity and complexity of problems.

Dissolving the Union

The topmost few have fared well over the past three decades. Then there’s everyone else. The top 1% own 34% of all private net worth; the bottom 90% own 29%.

(TEMPE, Az.) - For those who think the U.S. is broke, think again. It’s far more serious than that.

To renew Bush-era tax cuts for our most well-to-do 2% would reduce U.S. government revenues by $700 billion over the decade. That shortfall will need to be borrowed.

That Afghanistan is Corrupt is NOT News. Just How Corrupt is News!

(BAHRAIN) - According to the New York Times, WikiLeaks exposes how, “From hundreds of diplomatic cables, Afghanistan emerges as a looking-glass land where bribery, extortion and embezzlement are the norm and the honest man is a distinct outlier.”

Connecting Dots from Assange to Vanunu

...and On Waiting a Response from The White House.

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - In early December 2010, I received this email inquiry:

“Right after the first leaks, suddenly the Swedish authorities want to arrest Assange for investigation of an incident involving what they themselves call 'consensual sex.'...And won’t give any details. Then, when the recent leaks took place, suddenly there is an international warrant for him. Does that sound remotely like a frame?"

Wikileaks: What Really is the Problem?

“Is Iran really the threat to the region and the world it is alleged to be by Israeli and Arab leaders?”

(LONDON) - Some commentators, bloggers and other writers, were quick to jump to the conclusion that the avalanche of documents being released by WikiLeaks is part and parcel of an Israeli/Mossad deception strategy.

One implication being that WikiLeaks’ founder, Julian Assange is, knowingly or not, manipulated by Zionism.

Mindset Warfare

The U.S. is slipping into a debt-induced recession from which we’re assured that more debt is the remedy. Only when Americans grasp the internalized source of this subtle warfare can we prevail over this enemy within.

(TEMPE, Az.) - At the close of World War II, the U.S. was home to 50% of the world’s productive power.

That economic strength assured America’s dominant financial position for at least two decades. That strength included the ability to issue the world’s top-rated bonds.

Wikileaks Reprised - A Whiff of What?

From what the press is reporting about this Wikileaks “dump,” perhaps 10% are Secret or Confidential, the rest Unclassified, and nothing is Top Secret or above.

(JACKSON, Miss.) - I have followed the unfolding teapot-tempest drama of the latest Wikileaks release with a certain bemusement, accompanied by a growing suspicion shared with others that all is not as it seems with these supposed revelations.

But my initial impression, based of course on what I am reading in the mainstream and alternative media and not in the cables themselves, is that it is surprising how little damaging material is there about much of the world.

Israel was Right All Along

There never was a threat against Israel. Instead, all the nations in the region have always been ready to attack Iran, led by Israel and the United States.

(CINCINNATI ) - Forever, Israel told us that the Arab nations couldn’t be trusted, that they were ruled by duplicitous back stabbers.

Now, Wikileaks has proven that right beyond question. It turns out, the Arab world, all those nations that we thought were preparing to attack Israel, you know, the ones whose tanks were getting ready to close in on Tel Aviv, were actually on Israel’s side.

Mavi Marmara Returns to Istanbul

Article includes the list of the injured.

(SALEM / ISTANBUL) - Is it possible for an inanimate object to become a star? The answer is yes and in the spotlight, is the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara, now set to finally complete its mission of sailing to Gaza for the delivery of good will and humanitarian aid.

The ship was attacked last May by Israeli military forces as she steamed about 80 miles off the coast of Gaza, in international waters. The Mavi Marmara had never turned toward Gaza.

Nation Says Goodbye to Elizabeth Anania Edwards

Elizabeth Edwards died of metastatic breast cancer Tuesday, at home in Chapel Hill, surrounded by friends and family.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Elizabeth Edwards died today at the age of 61. At the time of her death, she was separated from her husband John Edwards, former U.S. Senator from North Carolina who ran as a vice-presidential nominee in the 2004 presidential race.

President Obama commented on the Passing of Elizabeth Edwards...