America Welcomes Prime Minister Abubakar Balewa of Nigeria, July 1961: 25-28

Posted on April 3, 2012. Filed under: Africa, International, Nigerian History | Tags: , , , , |

http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/USG-1H.aspx   Motion picture covering the official state visit of Prime Minister Abubakar Balewa of Nigeria to the United States, including welcoming remarks by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and the Prime Minister’s response, events with President John F. Kennedy, an address by the Prime Minister at the Capitol, stops at other sites in Washington, [...]

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Former Liberian Leader Samuel Doe – America’s “Step Child”

Posted on March 14, 2012. Filed under: International, People | Tags: , , , , |

  Great documentary series on how America supported former Liberian President Samuel Doe.  It chronicles the 1980 coup in which soldiers overthrew, killed and disembowelled the former President William Tolbert.  Master Sergeant Samuel Doe (as he then was) succeeded Tolbert as Liberia’s Head of State. The barely literate Doe was clearly not fit to lead [...]

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American Soldier Shoots Dead 16 Civilians in Afghanistan

Posted on March 12, 2012. Filed under: International | Tags: , , , , , |

An American soldier in Afghanistan went on a killing spree, going from house to house and killing 16 Afghan civilians who were sleeping in their beds.  He apparently then calmly returned to his base and turned himself in. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2113410/US-soldier-shoots-dead-16-Afghan-civilians-house-house-shooting-spree-suffering-mental-breakdown.html?ICO=most_read_module http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7401726n

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US Army to Train Nigerian Army

Posted on November 16, 2011. Filed under: International, Nigerian Current Affairs | Tags: , , , , , , |

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/08/nigerian-taliban-us-boko-haram?newsfeed=true http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/11/u-s-troops-nigeria/ The U.S. army is to provide counter-insurgency training to the Nigerian army. This is probably linked to the increasingly deadly attacks by Boko Haram.            

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Osama Bin Laden Killed by American Forces in Pakistan

Posted on May 2, 2011. Filed under: International, People, Videos | Tags: , , , , , , , |

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/8488436/WikiLeaks-Osama-bin-Laden-killed-after-tip-offs-from-Guantanamo.html http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/osama-bin-laden-hid-wives-firefight-counter-terrorism/story?id=13507836

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President Barack Obama’s Birth Certificate

Posted on April 28, 2011. Filed under: People, Politics | Tags: , , , , |

Surprise, surprise – the President of the USA is actually….American!  His birth certificate is below: birth-certificate-long-form

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George Bush’s Book: Decision Points

Posted on November 16, 2010. Filed under: Arts, People, Politics | Tags: , , , |

Former US President George Bush’s new book “Decision Points” is out, and is causing controversy already!  Apparently the book defends VERY aggressive interrogation “techniques” (things called torture by other people) such as water-boarding by American intelligence services, his decision to invade Iraq, and has details of his friendship with Tony Blair. http://www.economist.com/node/12931660 http://www.economist.com/node/17463207

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Nigeria’s 50th Independence Anniversary: Message from Hilary Clinton

Posted on October 2, 2010. Filed under: International, People, Videos | Tags: , , , |

Nice message from the US Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton to Nigerians:

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American Military Documents Leaked: Reveals Info on Pakistan and Afghanistan

Posted on July 26, 2010. Filed under: Miscellaneous, Politics | Tags: , , , , , |

Oh dear, more trouble for the Americans. Some documents detailing its military operations in Afghanistan have been leaked and posted on the internet.  They reveal American assessments of its military campaign in Afghanistan and have strained relations between America and Pakistan.  The documents reveal the extent of U.S. distrust of Pakistan and feeling that Pakistan [...]

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Goodluck Jonathan Interviewed on CNN by Christine Amanpour

Posted on April 15, 2010. Filed under: Nigerian Current Affairs, Politics, Videos | Tags: , , , , , , , |

On the back of his recent trip to the U.S., acting President Goodluck Jonathan was interviewed by Christine Amanpour of CNN. Interview Highlights: 1)    He has not seen Yar’Adua, nor have the government ministers. 2)    He has no idea about Yar’Adua’s state of health. 3)    He does not know whether Yar’Adua will ever return and [...]

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