Surveillance Drone Base in Store for Africa

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 30, 2013 The United States’ “secret” drone war is headed for a permanent stay in northwest Africa as officials prepare to establish a base there so they can watch al-Qaida and other Islamist groups. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Africa Command Debates TomDispatch

By Nick Turse, TomDispatch Jul 26, 2012 On July 12, TomDispatch reporter Nick Turse showed how the US Africa Command has spread its influence across that continent, establishing bases and outposts, sending in special operations forces and drones, funding proxy forces, and so on One week later, Col Tom Davis, director of the U Africa Command Office of Public Affairs, responded. Dig deeper ( 26 Min. Read )