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Mo Farah held by US customs on suspicion of being a terrorist as he returned to family home for Christmas

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“Farah, who won a 5,000m and 10,000m double at London 2012, was detained for questioning after the US border force saw he was born in Somalia.  The 29 year-old came over to Britain with his English-born father as a child and is one of the most famous athletes in the world, but this did not stop judicious officials from grilling him at the border.  Farah moved to Portland last year to work with his coach Alberto Salazar at Nike’s HQ in the Pacific Northwest and was travelling back to spend Christmas with his wife and children.  And even presenting his two gold medals to the officials did not help his cause.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/athletics/9771503/Mo-Farah-held-by-US-customs-on-suspicion-of-being-a-terrorist-as-he-returned-to-family-home-for-Christmas.html

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Saving the rhino with U.S. military surveillance drones

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“A rhino farmer in South Africa is planning to use surveillance drones designed for the US military to combat poachers who are driving the animals towards extinction.  Clive Vivier, cofounder of the Zululand rhino reserve in KwaZulu-Natal province, said he has been granted permission by the US state department to buy the state-of-the-art Arcturus T-20 drone.  He is now seeking clearance from local civil aviation authorities to put 30 of the drones in South African skies.  He appealed for the US, UK or other countries to help raise the necessary funds.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/12/26/saving-the-rhino-with-surveillance-drones/

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Tunisian president stoned by protesters

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“Protesters on Monday hurled rocks at Tunisia’s President Moncef Marzouki and parliamentary speaker Mustapha Ben Jaafar in Sidi Bouzid, cradle of the revolution that erupted exactly two years ago.  The police held back, after violent clashes over the past few months, which have often followed attempts to disperse protesters angry over the Islamist-led government’s failure to improve living conditions in the poor region.  Clashes and strikes, as well as attacks by hardline Islamists, have multiplied across Tunisia in the run-up to the second anniversary of the start of Tunisia’s revolution.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/12/17/tunisian-president-stoned-by-protesters/

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Israeli PM aims to deport tens of thousands of Africans

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“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he aims to repatriate tens of thousands of African illegal migrants and that the inflow into Israel from the Sinai peninsula has been brought to a halt.  ‘We have reached this result over the past several months, and next month we will have completed the construction of the fence on the border with the Sinai,’ facing Egypt, he said.  Interior Minister Eli Yishai had warned in August that Sudanese illegals who did not leave the country by October 15 would be detained, held in camps and deported.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/12/24/israeli-pm-aims-to-deport-tens-of-thousands-of-africans/

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US deploying troops to 35 African countries

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“The United States Army will be deploying troops to nearly three-dozen African nations in the coming year.  Soldiers based out of Fort Riley, Kansas’ 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division will begin training in March 2013 in order to prepare for a project that will send troops to as many as 35 African nations.  Citing a growing threat from extremist groups, including those with ties to al-Qaeda, the Department of Defense is hoping to install American soldiers overseas in order to prepare local troops there for any future crises as tensions escalate.”

http://rt.com/usa/news/us-deploying-troops-order-749/

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UN Takes on Al Qaeda in Mali

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“War and more war. There are plenty of questions about the legitimacy of what is about to occur. It all begins with the Tuaregs, a blue-daubed fierce tribe of warriors who are part of the larger Berber peoples that were recognized by the UN in the 1990s as legitimate claimants of the northern African Maghreb that spans Tunisia, Libya, Niger and Algeria.  After the destabilization of Libya, a Tuareg rebellion took place throughout the African Maghreb and also destabilized parts of Mali.  What is evident is that the fighting between secularist Tuaregs and Islamic Tuaregs has now resolved itself in favor the Islamic factions.  And this is supposedly the reason for the UN involvement.”

http://www.thedailybell.com/28488/UN-Takes-on-Al-Qaeda-in-Mali

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Pentagon considering Air Force support for intervention in Mali

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“The Obama administration hasn’t ruled out having the Air Force play a lead role in transporting troops and equipment for an African-led intervention to dislodge militant Islamists in Mali, the Pentagon’s top Africa official said Wednesday.  The United Nations Security Council is weighing whether to approve a West African force of about 3,300 troops to take over the desert expanses of the country’s northern half, which broke away following a March coup.  Mali and its neighbors oppose any intervention by non-African troops. The United States, however, is involved in advising the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS), which is putting the intervention force together.”

http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/africa/271155-pentagon-weighing-air-force-role-in-mali-intervention

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Pentagon prepares military operation in Mali

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“United States officials with knowledge of the matter tell the Washington Post that the Department of Defense and the US State Department will assist next year in a mission to overthrow Islamic extremists with ties to al-Qaeda who took under control a significant part of Mali.  Earlier this year, military officers displaced the administration of then-President Amandou Toumani Toure, claiming that he was reluctant in addressing the extremist issue himself. However since then the military junta failed to improve security in the country and retake control of the northern part of Mali captured by the Islamists.  Now the US is claiming that it’s ready to help the military rulers.”

http://rt.com/usa/news/pentagon-military-mali-us-560/

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U.N. seeks detailed Mali military intervention plan

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“The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution that gives regional leaders 45 days to provide specific plans for an international military intervention to oust rebels in northern Mali.  The unanimous resolution marks a key step and speeds up preparations for a possible intervention to retake the region from al Qaeda-linked rebels.  Mali plunged into chaos in March after a military ruler overthrew the president, shaking one of West Africa’s most stable democracies.”

http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/13/world/africa/mali-un-resolution/index.html?hpt=wo_c2

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Dozens killed in US-led drone strike in southern Somalia

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“Dozens of people have been killed in an attack carried out by a US assassination drone in southern Somalia, Press TV reports.  The attack, which took place in the strategically important port city of Kismayo on Friday, claimed over 37 lives and injured dozens.  Further details regarding the incident have not yet been released.  Washington has been carrying out assassination attacks using the unmanned aircraft in other countries including Afghanistan, Libya, Pakistan, and Yemen. The UN has condemned the US assassination drone strikes, saying they pose a challenge to international law.”

http://presstv.com/detail/2012/08/25/258087/us-drone-strike-kills-dozens-in-somalia/

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