German troops in Africa evoke bad memories
On February 28, Germany's Bundestag members of most political parties voted to send German troops to Mali.
Mali, imperialism, and “Françafrique”
About 3,000 French troops have now entered the war in Mali, at the request of Malian President Dioncounda Traoré.
Talk of military intervention in Syria recalls Iraq debacle
The talk of covert action, "no fly zones," and military involvement via proxies has ratcheted up following the Russian and Chinese veto of a UN Security Council resolution.
