Yesterday I sent around a couple of articles from Pambazuka News, which I have found so far to be a reasonably good source on Africa. For anyone who didn't see my earlier message, those articles are at
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/84373 http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/84503 The second article links to an article by a former US intelligence officer, John R. Schindler. To me, Schindler's article has the "ring of truth," which in my experience with teaching naughty, sad children is a really useful criterion. So, it is really helpful, I think, for understanding the sad state of "the land of a million martyrs." http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/the-ugly-truth-about-algeria-7146 Also, I think a couple of videos and an article from sources more familiar to Western readers are good for beginners, even though some people might even disagree with me about that. The article from Schindler is deeper, though. http://www.democracynow.org/2013/1/15/admin_aids_french_bombing_of_mali http://www.democracynow.org/2012/4/9/tuareg_rebels_in_mali_declare_independence http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/14/mali-france-bombing-intervention-libya (Glenn Greenwald) After you read Schindler, I think it becomes reasonably clear: the French (imperialists) really never left North Africa, and a generation after the Algerian War, I'm told that a lot of the Algerian leaders school their children in Paris and may even be French citizens. I haven't been able to verify this, but I'm told this is what people on Aljazeera (in Arabic) blogs say. The French say it best: "Plus csa change, plus c'est la meme chose." [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: laamn-dig...@yahoogroups.com laamn-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: laamn-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
