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Escalation in Somalia Part of AFRICOM's Resource Wars in Africa

The new scramble for Africa

The US strategy in Somalia is to escalate the 20-year old conflict to consolidate AFRICOM's military objectives of securing vital resources, countering China's strategy and confronting the revolutionary wave sweeping across the continent.more

Reading the tea leaves for 2012

class warfare is about to get hotter

The economic crisis and the occupy movement are bringing talk of "class" back.more

Hands off Syria, Victory to the revolution

Don't let NATO hijack the revolution

NATO powers are using repression in Syria as a pretext for long sought intervention, which would hijack another part of the Arab Spring and undermine its potential, which has already produced defections in the army and organized a general strike.more

Revolution from below, not bombs from above, can bring change to Syria and Iran

Real regime change comes from below

Canada and other Western powers are trying to stifle the Arab spring - escalating the threat of military intervention against Syria and Iran, while quietly supporting repression in Palestine, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.more

NATO attacks on Pakistan reveal misery and divisions in US - war on terror"

NATO's war of terror

The NATO assault on a Pakistani border post that killed 24 soldiers and wounded 13 others does not come as...more

Resistance and solidarity continues in Bahrain

The forgotten Arab spring

Despite an intense crackdown on Bahrain's uprising since it began in February, demonstrators continue to fight for justice, and the small country of 1.2 million people is getting the world's attention.more

Inside Quebec politics

Quebec's leading feminist writes shares her views

Francoise David, one of Quebec's leading activists and political figures, has written an important primer on the politics and fault lines of the Quebec left, which should be read across Canada.more

For Iraqis, the war is far from over

The war continues

US President Barack Obama has called the US withdrawal from Iraq a historic moment and declared the mission a “success”...more

Right to Protest

statement on Serbia student movement

We believe that, at a critical moment in the deepening crisis, it is our right and duty to demonstrate solidarity...more

Knife attack on Serbian socialist at Belgrade University is dangerous attack on right to protest

Report from the Serbian student movement

Students at Belgrade University have been undergoing escalating state repression and far right attacks as they struggle against rising fees...more