Before a military coup removed Gabon’s hopelessly corrupt President, Ali Bongo, from office, he was courted by Obama and feted from Washington to Davos. The US war on Libya which destabilized the region may not have succeeded without him…
French Generals Who Called for Military Rule If Macron Cannot Stop ‘Islamists’ from ‘Disintegrating Society Will Be Punished…
Twenty retired generals, as well as serving officers, signed the ferocious rebuke…Incendiary letter claims France at risk of ‘disintegration’ at ‘hands of Islamists’…
Burma Police File Charges Against Aung San Suu Kyi After Coup…
Burma (also called Myanmar) police have filed charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi for illegally importing communications equipment and she will be detained until Feb. 15 for investigations, according to a police document…
Listen to This Excellent Overview of Myanmar’s Military Coup, Arrest of PM Aung San Suu Kyi…
Myanmar’s military initiated a coup d’etat following elections that saw PM Aung San Suu Kyi win a second term as Prime Minister. The military alleges election fraud. The Duran breaks it all down in this update…
Mali Coup Underway As Mutinying Soldiers Storm President’s Palace, Arrest Country’s Leaders…
A military coup is underway in the West African country of Mali, as amid an armed uprising defected soldiers have “arrested” President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse…
Robert Mugabe Is Ousted, 37 Years After Jimmy Carter Put Him in Power…
Every Despot has their day, and today seems to be Robert Mugabe’s day. The military has taken control in Zimbabwe and says it’s taken custody of President Mugabe, and his wife who he recently named as VP. The despotic Mugabe has in power since 1980. The Military has emphasized that it did not stage a […]
LIVE UPDATES: Rumors of Zimbabwe Coup As Soldiers Take Over State Broadcaster, Explosions Heard in Capital, U.S. Embassy Closed…
Several loud explosions echoed across central Harare in the early hours of Wednesday after troops deployed on the streets of the capital and reportedly seized the state broadcaster. The developments in the Zimbabwe capital fuelled speculation that a coup was under way against president Robert Mugabe, after the head of the armed forces threatened to […]
Zimbabwe: Army Tanks Seen Heading Towards Capital Harare Amid Rising Tensions…
Tanks have been spotted heading towards Zimbabwe’s capital Harare. Eyewitnesses said military vehicles were also blocking major roads outside the city. Local media also reported that heavily armed military personnel had sealed off state TV broadcaster ZBC. It comes amid rising tensions between the southern African nation’s military and the country’s ruling Zanu-PF party, headed […]
National Security Archives: Chilean Media Mogul Worked with Nixon Administration in Military Coup…
Media mogul Agustin Edwards Eastman, who was widely regarded as the Rupert Murdoch of Chile, died on April 24, at age 89, leaving a legacy of close collaboration with Henry Kissinger and the CIA in instigating and supporting the September 11, 1973, military coup. Edwards was the only Chilean—civilian or military—known to meet face-to-face with […]