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AFRICOM military’s exercise: The art of creating new pretexts for propagating U.S. interests

Originally published: Peoples Dispatch on June 1, 2021 by Pavan Kulkarni (more by Peoples Dispatch) | (Posted Jun 05, 2021)

Phoenix Express 2021, the AFRICOM-sponsored military exercise involving 13 countries in the Mediterranean Sea region, concluded last week. While its stated aim was to combat “irregular migration” and trafficking, the U.S. record in the region indicates more nefarious interests.