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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.
Pentagon adds Africa to Global battleground with China and Russia

Originally published: Internationalist 360° on April 19, 2021 by Rick Rozoff (more by Internationalist 360°) (Posted Apr 21, 2021)

General Stephen Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), and General Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, are scheduled to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 22.