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Mbeki’s Afrikaner ‘counter-revolution’ theory does not withstand scrutiny

Thabo Mbeki’s alleged new paper blames unnamed Afrikaner infiltrators for the ANC’s failures. But its claims about the 2007 leadership contest and subsequent decline are unsupported, argues the Jaundiced Eye columnist.

Mbeki’s Afrikaner ‘counter-revolution’ theory does not withstand scrutiny

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Argentina files international case against Israeli-led oil project in UK's Falkland Islands

The Argentine request follows an earlier approval on Tuesday by UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband for the Sea Lion field, a new Israeli-led oil-field development in the area, The Telegraph reported.

  • Argentina files international case against Israeli-led oil project in UK's Falkland Islands.
  • UK authorizes hydrocarbon activity near Falkland Islands for Sea Lion field.
  • Argentina sanctions 60+ companies and individuals over offshore oil drilling project.

Colombia’s national strike organizers “are instigators of evil,” claims De la Espriella

Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella called labor unions and social organizations who organized anti-government protests for Wednesday “instigators of evil” who “seek to once again cause…

  • President de la Espriella calls protest organizers "instigators of evil"
  • Nationwide strike planned for November amid opposition to far-right government
  • President plans to regulate protests and propose anti-terrorism statute

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