In the Light of African Liberation Day Imperialist Rats Will Run Away
AFRICOMby Mark P. FancherThe heroic African guerilla struggles against colonialism are history. The African present is dominated by AFRICOM, the U.S. military octopus with tentacles deep in the...
View ArticleThe AFRICOM Snake Slithers into the Lake Chad Basin
#africomAFRICOMby Mark P. FancherEver since NATO’s 2011 regime change in Libya, the U.S. military command, AFRICOM, has had free rein in most of the continent. Boko Haram “terrorism” provides an excuse...
View ArticleThe New Black Maroons to America: “We Quit!”
Black Liberationby Mark P. FancherJust as slave runaways made common cause with Native Americans in resistance to white settlers, U.S. Blacks should reciprocate the solidarity offered by Cuba,...
View ArticleWill U.S. Troops Become the Ethiopian Government’s Thugs?
Ethiopiaby Mark P. FancherEthiopia’s authoritarian regime, dominated by elites of the Tigrayan ethnic group, faces growing protest by the Oromo and Amhara people, who together make up the majority of...
View ArticleAFRICOM: Ready to Sabotage the Revolution
AFRICOMby Mark P. FancherThe U.S. Military Command in Africa, AFRICOM, is the West’s standing army on the continent, guardian of multinational corporations and the natural and human resources that keep...
View ArticleO.J.’s Journey From Super Nigger to Bad Nigger
White supremacyby Mark P. FancherIn hindsight, the OJ Simpson trial – the real one, not the flurry of recent documentaries – marked a watershed for White America and its privileges. It was a time when...
View ArticleConfessions of a Neo-Caucasian
White supremacyby Mark P. FancherHuman rights attorney and frequent BAR contributor Mark Fancher recently had a close encounter of the white supremacist kind. He learned that Donald Trump plans to use...
View ArticleColonialism in Michigan’s Little Africa
environmental racismby Mark P. FancherThe rulers of Michigan believed the quickest path to economic development was to place the state’s Black cities under the control of a single, appointed emergency...
View ArticleBig Business, Big Guns and Big Lies in Africa
Africa Land Grabby Mark P. FancherAfrica has been invaded and re-occupied, militarily and commercially. “Non-African superpowers are competing for and staking claims to Africa’s resources while...
View ArticlePowerless Whites Want “In” On Chitlin’ Politics
two-party dictatorshipby Mark P. FancherWhy not a Donald Trump run for the White House? With corporations firmly in control of U.S. society, presidents don’t matter much. In recent decades, the job has...
View ArticleBlack Children’s Dreams Crushed on a Field of Nightmares
School to Prison Pipelineby Mark P. FancherOrganized Little League baseball last year stripped Chicago’s champion Jackie Robinson West team of their World Series title. The injustice blends their...
View ArticleDr. Che Guevara’s Prescription for Africa’s AFRICOM Headache
AFRICOMby Mark P. FancherWith the United States military command in the lead, “western troops and advisors continue their forward march across African.” But continental liberation is still possible: it...
View ArticleHas Terrorism Stepped into Africa’s Political Void?
"humanitarian" interventionR2PAfrican UnionAFRICOMBoko Haramby Mark P. FancherAs AFRICOM, the U.S. military command, wraps its tentacles around the continent and jihadist organizations spread mayhem...
View ArticleArrogant Western Military Coordination and the New/Old Threat to Africa
by Mark P. FancherEuro-American imperialism is now prepared to use raw military force to once again dominate the African continent – with Washington and Paris taking the lead. “In recent years, threats...
View ArticleJustice for Eric Garner? From the Justice Department? Don’t Hold Your Breath
Justice for Eric Garner? From the Justice Department? Don’t Hold Your Breathby Mark P. Fancher“The bar is so high that there is no case that is likely to qualify for prosecution – including Eric...
View ArticleFreedom Rider: The World Must Judge America’s Human Rights Abuses
Freedom Rider: The World Must Judge America’s Human Rights Abusesby BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley“If Eric Holder doesn’t prosecute Michael Brown’s killer any resulting violence...
View ArticleThe CIA is No Stranger to Africa – But We Wish It Was
by Mark P. FancherThe CIA’s activities in Africa go and in hand with the huge U.S. military offensive on the continent. The agency “has maintained a continuing presence on the African continent into...
View ArticleHas Terrorism Stepped into Africa’s Political Void?
"humanitarian" interventionR2PAfrican UnionAFRICOMBoko Haram Forward Print HTML Reddit ViadeoGoogle Plus OneLinkedin Share ButtonShare on FacebookTweet Widgetby Mark P. FancherAs AFRICOM, the U.S....
View ArticleArrogant Western Military Coordination and the New/Old Threat to Africa
Forward Print HTML Reddit ViadeoGoogle Plus OneLinkedin Share ButtonShare on FacebookTweet Widgetby Mark P. FancherEuro-American imperialism is now prepared to use raw military force to once again...
View ArticleJustice for Eric Garner? From the Justice Department? Don’t Hold Your Breath
Forward Print HTML Reddit ViadeoGoogle Plus OneLinkedin Share ButtonShare on FacebookTweet WidgetJustice for Eric Garner? From the Justice Department? Don’t Hold Your Breathby Mark P. Fancher“The bar...
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