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Rwanda enabling Congo atrocities The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is engulfed in violence — again. The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group is seizing territory and forcing thousands to flee. It has taken control of Goma, a critical city in eastern DRC, while reports of mass killings and other atrocities surface. The international community is… Read more.
A few weeks ago, I observed that Tom Homan, Trump’s “border czar,” comes across like a beat cop playing a military general without having to do so under enemy fire. Listening to him, you’d think he was gearing up for war with Russia, not rounding up scared immigrants like a farmer herding cattle. The Dominican… Read more.
Sudan’s lost promise: from potential powerhouse to civil war hellscape In 2011, Sudan seemed on the brink of becoming a regional powerhouse, poised to rival Egypt as a stable and relatively prosperous autocracy. Decades of civil war between the Arab-dominated north and the predominantly Black African south led to the creation of South Sudan. That… Read more.
Bogged down in Ukraine, Russia leaves Nagorno-Karabakh high and dry America assumed responsibility for the welfare and security of pro-Western Afghans. That’s why it shocked the world when America suddenly fled Afghanistan. Because it left Afghans to the jihadi mercies of the Taliban. That abandonment was as unconscionable as it was shameful. Russia assumed responsibility for the ethnic Armenians of… Read more.
Israelis protesting Judicial Reforms Israelis have been staging protests against judicial reform since early January. The government’s plan to enact sweeping judicial reforms triggered them. They see the plan as a brazen attempt to help PM Netanyahu escape justice. He’s on trial for corruption and breach of public trust. Beyond that, Israelis fear these reforms will undermine… Read more.
Government forces and militant Buddhists have persecuted Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar for years. So it’s hardly surprising that fleeing Rohingyas have now created a humanitarian crisis in Bangladesh. This rivals the notorious crisis Syrian refugees created in Europe. The first thing Rohingya villagers fleeing Myanmar notice when they get to Bangladesh, apart from the stench… Read more.
In this digital age of viral tweets and snapchats, war crimes committed in Europe during the 1990s are no more present in public consciousness than war crimes committed in Europe during the 1940s. The decision resolved claims and counter-claims Croatia and Serbia had been hurling against each other for almost two decades: Croatia claimed that Serbia… Read more.
Granted, it’s hardly surprising that news organizations would rather spend hours manufacturing suspense over the mysterious disappearance of a passenger airline in Asia than spend a minute covering the latest atrocity unfolding in Africa. After all, even the antics of B-list celebrities trump African atrocities when it comes to the two R’s that guide all… Read more.
NATO countries bombed Serbia in large measure because the Serbs were ethnically cleansing Muslims from “their” country. Therefore, the unconscionable and untenable irony cannot be lost on NATO leaders that they are now aiding and abetting Libyan rebels who are ethnically cleansing black Africans from their country. Every day these rebels are betraying hints that… Read more.
Yesterday, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir became the first sitting head of state to have a warrant issued for his arrest. The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued it pursuant to an indictment against him for war crimes and crimes against humanity, all stemming from the atrocities Arab Muslims perpetrated against black Africans over the past six years in the Darfur region of Sudan. In fact, reports are that… Read more.
