France Parliament Votes to Extend Combat Mission While UN Security Council Readies a Policing Force by Roger Annis France’s National Assembly and Senate have voted to extend the country’s military intervention in Mali. A resolution passed both houses of parliament on April… Read More ›
PARIS, March 24 (Xinhua) — France will strengthen its military presence in the Central African Republic to protect French citizens there after the country’s capital city Bangui fell into the hands of rebels, the president’s office said on Sunday. “The… Read More ›
Earlier this week, France sent its special forces to Cameroon in search of seven French tourists who were kidnapped in the north of the country on Tuesday. Paris accused the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram of being behind the abduction…. Read More ›
The current crisis in Mali is a product of French colonialism, and their intervention will sadly create more blowback. The present intervention in Mali, however necessary and well-intentioned it is, may produce its own blowback [Reuters] The dispatching of French… Read More ›
Malian soldiers patrol in a street of Diabaly on January 23, 2013 (AFP Photo / Eric Feferberg) Mali’s army has been carrying out summary executions in its war with Islamist rebels, an international human rights group claims. Meanwhile Russia’s FM… Read More ›
Downing Street has said that the British government will dispatch 350 troops to Mali to aid French troops stationed in the country’s north, as part of a UK mission to train local forces and engage in “force protection.” British representatives… Read More ›
The United States has begun airlifting French soldiers and equipment to Mali with its C-17 transport planes, in an attempt to push back Islamist militants that have taken over the northern half of the country. The airlifting will continue for… Read More ›
France has begun an operation to push back rebel forces in Mali. A state of emergency has been declared throughout the country. “French forces brought their support this afternoon to Malian army units to fight against terrorist elements,” French President Francois… Read More ›
By Yasmine Saleh and John Irish CAIRO/PARIS (Reuters) – France became the first European power to recognize Syria’s new opposition coalition as the sole representative of its people and said on Tuesday it would look into arming rebels against President… Read More ›
History of the Terms “Social-Democracy” and “Social-Fascism” The term “social-democracy” has been used by the left since the time of Marx and Engels. The term is a pejorative one today, since it has become almost synonymous with liberal reformism. About… Read More ›
The French Senate has approved a controversial bill that makes it a criminal offence to deny that genocide was committed by Ottoman Turks against Armenians during World War I. Armenia says up to 1.5 million people died in 1915-16 as… Read More ›
Who is the Real Loser? by ELIAS AKLEH Economic sanctions are arrogant open acts of war against other nations. Their goal is to devastate the lower and middle classes and to weaken the country. The regime of the imposing country… Read More ›
The Red Phoenix 