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Malians Greet French President like a True Liberator

Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 6:38 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

It was quite a sight watching French President Francoise Hollande today on the streets of Timbuktu reveling in the jubilant cheers of the Malians French troops liberated just days ago from the oppressive rule of a rag-tag bunch of Islamic extremists. But as I did, I could not help thinking that former U.S. President George… Read more.

Mali, the New Afghanistan…?

Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 5:27 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

No doubt you’ve heard about the Algerian hostage crisis that ended in a bloody massacre last Thursday when government troops stormed the gas plant where the hostages were being held. The plant is run jointly by Britain’s BP, Norway’s Statoil, and Algeria’s state oil company. Reports are that thirty-seven hostages (of multiple nationalities, including three… Read more.