Multimillion-dollar UN corruption case uncovered
UNITED NATIONS The deal looked simple enough: U.S. military equipment suppliers bribed an African defense minister's salesmen to secure part of a $15 million gig to outfit a presidential guard. But...
View ArticleNigergate: the dangerous relations between Democrat Senators and ex spies
Nigergate: the dangerous relations between Democrat Senators and ex spies Here follows an interesting article from the Italian newspaper Il Giornale. I make no comment at all other than read it. Very...
View ArticleNIGERGATE: The FBI re-opens the case, joint investigation with SISMI
NIGERGATE: The FBI re-opens the case, joint investigation with SISMI, the role of the French 007s to be examined Chiocci and Sechi strike again. The following appeared in the Sunday edition of Il...
View ArticleHELP SAVE FOREST ELEPHANTS OF GABON FROM MASS SLAUGHTER AND EXTINCTION
Part 1 : Introduction : Forest Elephants are found exclusively in Central Africa. Gabon is situated in Central Africa. The situation is very "grave" for forest elephants and their safety in many...
View ArticleOil Prices Down As OPEC Fails To Agree Output Ceiling
The much anticipated OPEC meeting in Vienna on June 2 ended pretty much as expected: the group once again failed to put any production targets in place. Without a ceiling on output, all OPEC members...
View ArticleThe Wilson, Rockefeller, & McCarthy Ties
Very interesting stuff going on in the Mary McCarthy files. It appears many of us missed a few important connections: One aspect of her background so far comparatively unexamined is her West African...
View ArticleEmail shows Secretary Clinton helped Joe Wilson get government contracts
Getting lucrative government contracts is easy â if you know the right people. And in the case of former ambassador Joe Wilson, husband of former CIA officer Valerie Plame, it was Hillary Clinton...
View ArticleThe Celluloid Capital [Plamegate returns!]
... the title is drawn from how Karl Rove told Matthews that the CIA agent Valerie Plame was fair game for critics of her husband, Ambassador Joe Wilson. Wilson, youll recall, was dispatched by the...
View ArticleUS signs anti-ICC immunity pact with Bhutan
The United States has signed a deal with Bhutan giving US citizens in the country immunity from prosecution by the International Criminal Court (ICC), the State Department said Tuesday. The deal with...
View ArticleRevolutions, walk-outs and fatwas
Recent events in Tunisia, Lebanon and Egypt spell a dangerous new trend in the region. There have been major developments in Tunisia, Lebanon and Egypt, each of which is of tremendous importance. In...
View ArticleChina will increase investment in Africa, says Standard Bank
According to South Africa-based Standard Bank, mainland China maintained its position as Africa's largest trading partner in 2010. Standard Bank, in which Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)...
View ArticleLibya: Mugabe slams 'naive' Nigeria, South Africa and Gabon
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe says South Africa, Nigeria and Gabon were naive to vote for a United Nations Security Council resolution which has been used by Western countries to carry out a sustained...
View ArticleTime Up For Sit-tight Leaders in Africa
"Democracy is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequal alike" Plato (BC 427 - 374BC). Open rigging and clinging brazenly to...
View ArticleUtterly Corrupt Bongo Invited To White House
While too much of the nation's attention is focused on Representative Anthony Weiner (D-New York) and his sex/lying scandal, President Barack Obama is at the White House welcoming one of the most...
View ArticleObama urges Gabon's Bongo to root out corruption(Series?)
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday pressed Gabon's ruler Ali Bongo Ondimba in a White House meeting to do more to fight corruption and prevent human rights abuse. "President Obama urged...
View ArticleObama invite for dictator who has stolen billions from his impoverished...
Barack Obama has come under fire for extending a formal invitation to a shamed African dictator who has ruthlessly plundered billions of dollars from his own country. The U.S. President is today having...
View ArticleOil exports soar for OPEC countries
The total revenue of the 11 members of the Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) soared to $624.8 billion in 2011, according to the latest data. OAPEC data for the oil income...
View ArticleUPDATE 2-Syria to be suspended from int'l Islamic body -diplomat
Syria will be suspended from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Wednesday for its violent suppression of a 17-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, a diplomat said on Monday ahead...
View ArticleWhite House invite for dictator who has stolen billions from his impoverished...
Barack Obama has come under fire for extending a formal invitation to a shamed African dictator who has ruthlessly plundered billions of dollars from his own country. The U.S. President will today have...
View ArticleSHOT Show Sting Charges Dismissed, Guilty Pleas Vacated, FBI Informant...
In 2010 the BATFE raided the S&W booth at SHOT Show arresting 21 people, including Smith & Wesson executives for beaching the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a law which prohibits US...
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