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Still bleeding Africa dry
From slavery to colonialism to the modern era of ‘full-spectrum dominance,’ the West has never released its grip on the continent or its people, writes ROGER McKENZIE
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YANA PETTICREW explains what’s behind the strike and how the entire sector rests on super-exploiting an unorganised workforce
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BILL KIDD MSP says increasing Britain’s nuclear arsenal at this time is dangerous and expensive folly
ROGER McKENZIE asks whether the US’s shift to targeting everyone at once will instil greater co-operation among rising powers
THE current scramble between the major powers for influence over African nations is a battle for the natural resources that exist on the continent which are vital to sustaining the economies and lifestyles of the West.
Stripped down to bare bones: it’s a question of safeguarding and increasing profits.
The US, at least, can’t be accused of pretending anything other than profits are its main motivator. The US doctrine of full-spectrum dominance has been clear about this since it was adopted in 1997.
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