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Terrorism in Africa increased 100,000% during 'war on terror'
Africa

Terrorism in Africa increased 100,000% during 'war on terror'

A new DoD report indicates that violence on the continent today is far worse than when the US military went in to ‘help’

The US knows the War on Terror is a big fat failure in Africa
Africa

The US knows the War on Terror is a big fat failure in Africa

Far from reducing violence, a militarized approach has led to a 75,000% uptick in terrorist attacks

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Africa

15 US-backed officers had hand in 12 West African coups

But the State Department doesn’t know anything about it — or doesn’t want to. Why?

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Military Industrial Complex

Pentagon doesn't know if it trained Burkina Faso coup leader

Capt. Ibrahim Traore deposed the last guy who overthrew the government — Lt. Col. Sandaogo Damiba — who did extensive training with the Americans.

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Military Industrial Complex

Report: post-9/11 era one of the most militarily aggressive in US history

America has conducted nearly 400 interventions since its founding, with more than a quarter in the last 30 years.