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Cenciotti has described in unprecedented detail the powerful aerial force helping wage Washington's hush-hush campaign of air strikes, naval bombardments and commando raids along the western edge of the Indian Ocean.

http://bit.ly/Jg9jXK



US to Assign Army Brigade to Africa for Training

Army leaders say a combat brigade will be assigned to the Pentagons Africa Command next year in a pilot program that will send small teams of soldiers to countries around the continent to do training and participate in military exercises.

http://abcn.ws/JTFYyJ



The Imperial Agenda Of The US 'Africa Command' Marches On

By Dan Glazebrook

With mission accomplished in Libya, Africom now has few obstacles to its military ambitions on the continent.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31581.htm



U.S. expands secret intelligence operations in Africa

At the heart of the surveillance operations are small, unarmed turboprop aircraft disguised as private planes. Equipped with hidden sensors that can record full-motion video, track infrared heat patterns, and vacuum up radio and cellphone signals, the planes refuel on isolated airstrips favored by African bush pilots, extending their effective flight range by thousands of miles.

http://is.gd/o6YmvI



Contractors run U.S. spying missions in Africa

The contractors supply the aircraft as well as the pilots, mechanics and other personnel to help process electronic intelligence collected from the airspace over Uganda, Congo, South Sudan and the Central African Republic.

http://is.gd/VtTwXf


From Information Clearing House

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Expanding US ''Shadow War'' In Africa Builds Spy Network
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/06/14



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