The Briefing Room
General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: Cincinnatus on July 01, 2013, 02:39:03 am
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The source for this doesn't say where it got this and its web page info says it's closely connected with Pacifica radio (far left) and NPR/PBS. So I just reports and you decide.
U.S. Army teams will be deploying to as many as 35 African countries early next year for training programs and other operations as part of an increased Pentagon role in Africa. The move would see small teams of U.S. troops dispatched to countries with groups allegedly linked to al-Qaeda, such as Libya, Sudan, Algeria and Niger. The teams are from a U.S. brigade that has the capability to use drones for military operations in Africa if granted permission. The deployment could also potentially lay the groundwork for future U.S. military intervention in Africa. In related news, the United Nations Security Council has unanimously backed sending thousands of African troops into Mali to help combat Islamist militants who have claimed vast areas in the country’s north.
http://www.democracynow.org/2012/12/26/headlines/us_army_teams_heading_to_35_african_countries
If true just what the heck is up with this?
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WashPost (http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/01/the-war-on-terror-spreads-to-africa-u-s-sending-troops-to-35-african-nations.html) also reported on this in January, citing Democracy Now and other sources.
Politico (http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/01/the-war-on-terror-spreads-to-africa-u-s-sending-troops-to-35-african-nations.html) also published an Associated Press story on the news.
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"If true just what the heck is up with this?"
There to promote Obama's priorities of gay rights and battling global warming?
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Bolster extremist islamic forces?