World Bank and IMF Announce $1.1 Billion in Debt Relief for Chad (tags)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank announced $1.1 billion in debt relief for Chad. The money comes through the IMF and World Bank's two major debt relief programs: the Heavily Indebted Poor Country Initiative (HIPC) and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI). Chad is the 36th country to receive HIPC relief and the first since 2012. Chad is the fourth-least developed country in the world. More than half its population lives in poverty.
No to French Military Intervention in Chad! (tags)
While the devastating rebel offensive marks time, the French government is showing its teeth. The sending a few days ago of several hundred soldiers to Chad to reinforce the thousand military already in place had been presented as intended to help expatriates (those local agents of imperialism which, it seems, still haven’t been bothered by anybody), the French military authorities said, without laughing, that they observed an attitude of neutrality vis-à-vis the internal affairs of the country. This so-called "neutrality" was reflected, however, by “logistical, medical and intelligence assistance” to the army of Chadian dictator Déby.
Analysis: EU force may reach Chad in Jan. (tags)
Gen. Henri Bentegeat, chairman of the EU Military Committee, said Thursday the forces will be fully operational by the end of the year..."If we aren't welcome, we'll make ourselves welcome. If necessary by force," Bentegeat said, reiterating the EU forces will have a mandate allowing them to use violence if they see it fit.
La Teoría de la Conspiración. Carta de Justine del marqués de Sade a la señora Maigret (tags)
Señora Maigret, ruego acepte mis felicitaciones por los progresos que veo en el proceso de evaluación de los resultados en la resistencia a la conspiración mediática que desarma los conceptos de Estado, de Nación, de ciudadano en la opinión, que es el objetivo de los grupos que usted coordina. Pese a estos loables y oportunos progresos en la identificación y denuncia de los rasgos de la conspiración, creo que mi propia historia, aconseja pasar a la ofensiva antes de ser fulminados como lo fui yo y tenemos y tenía yo, suficientes armas para sobrevivir.
America's Energy Wars - A New Front - Africa (tags)
With the U.S. military announcing this week that it is opening up what it is calling The Africa Command
EU prepares for hard-core Chad mission (tags)
As the EU sets peacekeeping plans in motion, the size of the force and the rules of its engagement in this hotspot remain key questions.
Where are the photographs?
Wolf-o-Witz is a gangster (tags)
Wolf-o-Witz is a criminal gangster like Al Capone
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COUP WATCH: Pregnant, Dimpled Chads Due To Faulty Machine Design, Not Voters (tags)
A common Republican theme of blaming individual voters for everything fishy in Florida is mndlessly echoed through almost all of the corporate media. But it's not the voters, it's the system, stupid! In this case, the voting system clogs & prevents a normal punch from registering an unambiguous vote. A mere mortal explains it all for the benefit of pundits everywhere.