Against the Grain – July 29, 2009
William Minter and Daniel Volman explain what the recent creation of the United States Africa Command, or AFRICOM, means for how the US might intervene in nations like Somalia.
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Acclaimed program of ideas, in-depth analysis, and commentary on a variety of matters — political, economic, social, and cultural — important to progressive and radical thinking and activism. Against the Grain is co-produced and co-hosted by Sasha Lilley and C. S. Soong.
William Minter and Daniel Volman explain what the recent creation of the United States Africa Command, or AFRICOM, means for how the US might intervene in nations like Somalia.
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