World-News

By Peter Van Buren

Those who believe that the U.S. efforts in South Sudan do not involve special forces on the ground and drones overhead no doubt will have a nice Christmas waiting up to catch a glimpse of Santa.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37220.htm



U.S. and UK Are al-Qaeda s Indispensable Allies

By Michael Scheuer

For America, the UK, and their NATO allies, a day of reckoning is meandering toward them.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37221.htm



US sends Marines to Uganda to aid South Sudan evacuations

Pentagon spokesman Col. Steven Warren said a "platoon-sized" team of Marines and a C-130 aircraft would be detached from a deployment in Djibouti to travel to Entebbe, Uganda, AFP reported.

http://rt.com/usa/marines-uganda-south-sudan-760/



Al Qaeda Now Controls More Territory In The Arab World Than Ever Before

al Qaeda now controls territory that stretches more than 400 miles across the heart of the Middle East, according to English and Arab language news accounts as well as accounts on jihadist websites.*

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-01-09/al-qaeda-now-controls-more-territory-arab-world-ever



Return of Al-Qaida

By Eric Margolis

How did al-Qaida, a tiny anti-Communist group in Afghanistan that had no more than 200 active members in 2001 become a supposed worldwide threat?

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37350.htm



Why the West is spying and why Africa should be worried

North America was economically at war with the world; and intelligence gathering was the frontline of this war.

http://nehandaradio.com/2014/01/16/why-the-west-is-spying-and-why-africa-should-be-worried/



General says more US Marines could be based throughout Africa

Marine units that specialize in crisis response could be based in Africa in coming years as military leaders work with host nations that have shown interest in the U.S. posturing troops in their countries, according to a top general in the region.

http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20140131/NEWS/301310017/Exclusive-General-says-more-Marines-could-based-throughout-Africa


From Information Clearing House

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Al-Qaida Just won t Go Away
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2014/01/eric-margolis/terrorist-baloney/

The Continuing Al-Qaeda Threat
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2014/02/ron-paul/there-actually-is-an-al-qaeda-problem/



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