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Encircling Empire: Report #18—Elections, Independence, Counterinsurgency
Encircling Empire Reports is a selection of essays, blog posts, and news reports covering a given time period, providing links and representative extracts or key passages from each resource, usually focusing on certain countries/continents and/or processes in each report. The focus of the reports ranges from imperialism discussed in broad strokes, to specific facets of […]
The Apotheosis of St. Christopher of Libya
September 29, 2012 by Maximilian Forte
“Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends,” the president said, quoting scripture. … “Because of these patriots, and because of you, this country that we love will always shine as a light onto the world.” In an effort not to seethe further at the absurdity […]
Mugabe: Humanitarian Imperialism, R2P, the Murder of Gaddafi, and the Destruction of Libya
September 27, 2012 by Maximilian Forte
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In a speech yesterday that in many ways repeated key elements of the speech he gave at the UN General Assembly last year, Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe did a fine job in exposing the hypocrisy underlying the dogmatism of “responsibility to protect” (R2P) and the doctrinaire formulas of advocates of “humanitarian intervention”. He did so […]
Stay Up, Zimbabwe: Pan-Africanism, Caribbean Solidarity, and Dignity
August 28, 2012 by Maximilian Forte
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The Independence of What? In early August, Jamaica commemorated its 50th anniversary of Independence. At the very end of this month, Trinidad & Tobago will also mark its 50th anniversary of independence. Both “celebrations” were first made possible by Jamaica disrupting the West Indies Federation by dropping out in 1962 and choosing to take its […]
Still Standing: Zimbabwe
August 11, 2012 by Maximilian Forte
“Mr. Mugabe, at the age of 88, is rumored to be in poor health. In April, rumors spread in Harare that he was on his deathbed in Singapore, but he appeared at the country’s independence day celebration a few days later, looking fit as he walked around a soccer stadium under a blazing sun for […]
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November 5, 2012 by Maximilian Forte
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