The Outsourcing of War
Posted: August 26, 2010 by Independent Global CitizenI was interviewed by the news media to discuss my knowledge of the recruitment of thousands of Ugandans by American military contractors to be employed in Iraq. The recent withdrawl of United States combat troops in Iraq does not mean the end of American involvement in Iraq. This complex issue questions American morality in Africa and its role as an ethical superpower.··To see the full transcript of my interview, please go to the Black Star News or the San Francisco Bay View websites.·UPDATE: Al Jazeera English featured a news report about Ugandans flocking to Iraq for jobs with third-party military contractors. This report was done in July 2009, two years after I had learned about this Pentagon recruitment strategy during one of my visits to Uganda.··
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Who The Daddy Is*
*said by @tomgara
If there should ever be a global resource war, now that India and China have joined the West inlooting investing looting what they can in Africa, you know whose got the big guns. But as we know, having the big guns doesn't necessarily translate to assured victory.
FYI from The Economist:
ON JUNE 8th China's top military brass confirmed that the country's first aircraft carrier, a refurbishment of an old Russian carrier, will be ready shortly. Only a handful of nations operate carriers, which are costly to build and maintain. Indeed, Britain has recently decommissioned its sole carrier because of budget pressures. China's defence spending has risen by nearly 200% since 2001 to reach an estimated $119 billion in 2010—though it has remained fairly constant in terms of its share of GDP. America's own budget crisis is prompting tough discussions about its defence spending, which, at nearly $700 billion, is bigger than that of the next 17 countries combined.