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PAMBAZUKA NEWS 554: AFTER GADDAFI: INTERVENTION AND IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa Pambazuka News (English edition): ISSN 1753-6839 CONTENTS: 1. Features, 2. Comment & analysis, 3. Advocacy & campaigns, 4. Books & arts, 5. Letters & Opinions /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 1 Features THE EXECUTION OF GADDAFI AND THE ATTEMPTED HUMILIATION OF AFRICA Horace Campbell Horace Campbell reconstructs ‘the decision at the highest levels’ to execute Libya’s Colonel Gaddafi and considers ‘the urgency for organising to oppose the remilitarisation of Africa.’ http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/77459 ****** THE TOP TEN MYTHS IN THE WAR AGAINST LIBYA Maximilian C. Forte With Muammar Gaddafi buried in a secret desert grave this week, Maximilian C. Forte, in this article written earlier this year, outlines the ten myths that served to justify the NATO-led war on Libya and advance the cause of 'war corporatists, transnational firms, and neoliberals'. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/77439 ****** HOW THE WEST WON LIBYA Pepe Escobar ‘From the minute a United Nations resolution imposing a no-fly zone over Libya became a green card to regime change’, NATO’s ‘plan A was always to capture and kill’ Gaddafi, writes Pepe Escobar. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/77444 ****** GADDAFI'S MURDER AND INTERNATIONAL LAW Firoze Manji Nothing in international law allows regime change and the assassination of a leader, says Firoze Manji, editor-in-chief of Pambazuka News, in an interview ( http://bit.ly/tHooin ) [video] with The Real News Network. ****** NATO MURDERED GADDAFI Demba Moussa Dembélé The taking-control of Libya by the West and the assassination of Gaddafi may signal the beginning of the militarisation of Africa and the hastening of its recolonisation, writes Demba Moussa Dembélé. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/77468 ****** MUSINGS ON THE DEATH OF GADDAFI Sokari Ekine Sokari Ekine takes a look at what ‘African bloggers had to say about Gaddafi’s demise and Libya’s freedom celebrations.’ http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/77448 ****** FRANCAFRIQUE GOES DEMOCRATIQUE? Khadija Sharife Did France intervene in Libya out of desire to promote democracy, or simply to secure its business interests, asks Khadija Sharife. ****** EARTH GRAB: GEOPIRACY, THE NEW BIOMASSTERS AND CAPTURING CLIMATE GENES Vandana Shiva ‘Where men seeking to grab power once looked to acquire territories and slaves, now the entire globe and its productive capacity’ is up for grabs, writes Vandana Shiva, in the foreword to Pambazuka Press’ latest title, ‘Earth Grab ( http://bit.ly/earthgrab ) ’. The book’s ‘three groundbreaking reports pull back the curtain on disturbing technological and corporate trends that are already reshaping our world and that will become crucial battlegrounds for civil society in the years ahead.’ http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/77446 ****** 'BLOOD MONEY' Brandon Carter Artist Brandon Carter has released a new rap entitled 'Blood Money' - a strong criticism of capitalism and Wall Street. There's an excellent video ( http://occupywallstreetmusic.com/ ) which goes with the song. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/77440 ****** THE UNITED STATES AND THE LORD’S RESISTANCE ARMY Gary K. Busch With the US announcing that 100 troops will be sent to help combat the Lord's Resistance Army, Gary K. Busch unpacks the history of US intervention in Africa - and points to recent oil discoveries in East Africa as the real reason for the military intervention. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/77435 ****** THE QUIXOTIC INVASION OF SOMALIA WILL DEVASTATE KENYA Onyango Oloo Kenya’s military invasion of Somalia ostensibly to pursue the Al Shabaab terrorists is unconstitutional and unnecessary, argues Onyango Oloo. The war is part of a larger US/NATO geo-political agenda to ‘stabilize’ the Horn of Africa in line with wider imperialist interests http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/77425 ****** KENYA’S ICC TRIALS A DAVID VS. GOLIATH STORY Shailja Patel The two cases at the International Criminal Court against six Kenyans suspected of masterminding the post-election chaos present a good opportunity for victims to get justice for the atrocious crimes, writes Shailja Patel. Kenya failed to set up a special tribunal for the purpose http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/77421 ****** POWERFUL CRIMINAL NETWORKS HOLD KENYA HOSTAGE Rasna Warah ‘Kenyans are seen to have a “business-as-usual” approach to corruption, but a new report published by the International Peace Institute shows that our extreme tolerance of impunity is having devastating consequences and is, in fact, undermining the State’s legitimacy,’ writes Rasna Warah. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/77438 ****** FRESH POLITICAL STORM FOR WESTERN SAHARA Konstantina Isidoros Following the kidnap of three humanitarian workers from Sahrawi refugee camps on the southern Algerian border, Konstantina Isidoros is sceptical about Morocco’s narrative about who is behind the attack. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/77452 ****** WHY DOES SPAIN NEED MOROCCO TO FREE THE HOSTAGES IN WESTERN SAHARA? Malainin Lakhal Sahrawi refugee camps have been ‘safe from any kind of security problems for the last three decades’, writes Malainin Lakhal, arguing that Morocco could be behind the recent kidnapping of three humanitarian workers, in an attempt to challenge the Sahrawi national project and terrorise Western Sahara’s supporters into stopping their humanitarian aid and political efforts. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/77453 ****** SAHRAWI CAMPS NOT ‘DANGEROUS’ Visitor rejects Morocco’s claim Sabrina Tucci Human rights campaigner Sabrina Tucci spent a month in the Sahrawi camps in Tindouf earlier this year. Despite the recent kidnapping of three aid workers, Tucci feels she can still confirm that “the camps are one of the safest places on the planet”. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/77458 ****** ETHIOPIA: KANGAROO JUSTICE FOR TWO SWEDISH JOURNALISTS Alemayehu G Mariam The Ethiopian government has accused two freelance Swedish journalists of ‘terrorism’, after they entered the country with insurgents from the Ogaden National Liberation Front. With Prime Minister Meles Zenawi backing the charges against them, they have little chance of a fair trial, writes Alemayehu G Mariam. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/77441 ****** 24 YEARS SINCE THE ASSASSINATION OF SANKARA Guy-Marius Sagna It is almost a quarter of a century since Thomas Sankara disappeared. In the pantheon of the brave sons of Africa assassinated by the former colonists and their African accomplices, he joins people like Lumumba, Um Nyobé, Félix Moumié, Osendé Afana, Ben Barka, Outel Bono and Pierre Mulele. But today, now that Africa needs the Sankarist spirit of action more than ever, Guy-Marius Sanga wishes more people looked to Sankara as a role model http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/77445 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 2 Comment & analysis THE FACE AND CHALLENGE OF MUSLIM WOMEN’S MOVEMENTS Salma Maoulidi The dominant discourse among Muslim women tends to be about dated cultural rules and practices, writes Salma Maoulidi. But activists are now increasingly preoccupied with contemporary questions such as leadership and political participation, as was the case at a recent conference in Istanbul http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/77423 ****** CAPE TOWN ADMINISTRATION VIOLATES THE RIGHTS OF THE POOR Carmen Ludwig In July, Carmen Ludwig took part in the World Congress of Education International in Cape Town, speaking to a number of activists and occupants of land. Here are her thoughts. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/77437 ****** WHAT NOW, LIBYA? Cameron Duodu Following the death of Gaddafi, Libyan communities ‘will have to work together to prevent the nation from disintegrating or being recolonised,’ writes Cameron Duodu. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/77460 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 3 Advocacy & campaigns STATEMENT ON BRITISH 'AID CUT' THREATS TO AFRICAN COUNTRIES THAT VIOLATE LBGTI RIGHTS We, the undersigned African social justice activists, working to advance societies that affirm peoples’ differences, choice and agency throughout Africa, express the following concerns about the use of aid conditionality as an incentive for increasing the protection of the rights of LGBTI people on the continent. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/77470 ****** OPPOSED TO KENYA’S MILITARY INCURSION INTO SOMALIA Statement from Kenyan writers and public intellectuals The ‘reasons put forward by the Kenyan government for this operation are demonstrably false’, writers and intellectuals have said in statement arguing against the country’s military attack on Somalia, following the recent kidnapping of three foreigners, allegedly by Al-Shabaab. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/77463 ****** JAPAN: NO TO NUCLEAR AND EXPORT OF CONTAMINATED FOOD AS AID To women all over the world Japanese women have launched a petition to stop the government from exporting nuclear power plants and sending food from disaster areas contaminated with radioactive waste as aid to developing countries. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/77466 ****** ETHIOPIA STEPS UP TERRORISM ALLEGATIONS AGAINST JOURNALISTS The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned a campaign of intimidation against the private press which it says has seen the arrest of six journalists on alleged terrorism charges. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/77442 ****** FIRST-EVER LEGAL CHALLENGE TO JAMAICA’S ANTI-GAY LAWS AIDS-Free World AIDS-Free World has presented a first-ever legal challenge to the Jamaica’s anti-gay laws, arguing that by criminalising homosexuality under its constitution, Jamaica is in violation of international human rights law. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/77472 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 4 Books & arts WHAT MAKES BIYA’S DESPOTIC REGIME TICK Review of ‘Au Cameroun de Paul Biya’ Peter Wuteh Vakunta Several books have been written in an attempt to capture Cameroonian President Paul Biya’s personality, and ‘the enigmatic aura that surrounds this African dictator’, but Fanny Pigeaud’s new account ‘surpasses them all’, writes Peter Wuteh Vakunta. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/books/77469 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 5 Letters & Opinions HYPOCRISY KNOWS NO LIMITS Mazin Qumsiyeh With the death of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, Mazin Qumsiyeh says the US and their allies may still be in for a surprise in the region. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/letters/77443 ****** LION OF AFRICA IS KILLED IN COMBAT Gerald A Perreira Gerald A Perreira recalls Muammar Gaddafi as a brilliant and profound man of honour, courage, strength and great integrity. He spent his entire life fighting on the side of oppressed humanity worldwide and will continue to inspire those who admired him http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/letters/77422 ****** STATEMENT ON THE NEWS THAT MUAMMAR GADDAFI HAS BEEN MURDERED David Comissiong NATO’s assassination of Gaddafi ‘may well turn out to be the final nail in the coffin of the system of "international law"’, writes David Comissiong. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/letters/77449 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ Fahamu - Networks For Social Justice http://www.fahamu.org Pambazuka News is published by Fahamu Ltd. © Unless otherwise indicated, all materials published are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. 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