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Economic Impact of Piracy Hits Home

The piracy that has become rampant off the coast of Somalia is reported in the news almost daily, but the recent hijacking of...

November 25, 2008

UN to Increase Troop Strength in DR Congo

November 20, 2008

The UN Security Council voted unanimously on November 20 to send more than 3,000 additional personnel (2,785 troops and 300 police officers) to...

Piracy May Draw U.S. Into Somali Vortex

Gary Benoit November 19, 2008

In December 1992, just weeks before lame-duck President George Bush left office, the United States invaded Somalia to attempt to stabilize and provide...

Dissension Within the African National Congress

October 15, 2008

Mbhazima Shilowa, the former premier (equivalent to a U.S. governor) of South Africa’s wealthy Gauteng province, announced in a press conference on October...

Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe a Lesson in Economics

October 13, 2008

“Life in Zimbabwe: Wait for Useless Money,” a report in the New York Times for October 2, is a firsthand look at the...

Mugabe Maintains Stranglehold on Zimbabwe

Dennis Behreandt July 21, 2008

On June 22, Zimbabwean opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai withdrew from his race to unseat dictator Robert Mugabe, who has terrorized Zimbabwe for more...

Ian Smith and the Fall of Rhodesia

Dennis Behreandt December 1, 2007

Ian Smith's passing at age 88 on November 20 merited a few mentions in the mainstream press. Unsurprisingly, much of what was written...

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Mandela’s Messianic Image: The Rest of the Story

Bonnie Gillis May 30, 1994

The Western media have thrown objectivity out the window in their coverage of Nelson Mandela. ...

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Silk Tie Revolutionaries

William F. Jasper May 30, 1994

Conservatives have long railed at the communist/liberal-left axis that has formed the most visible base of the worldwide attack on South Africa: the...

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