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SEP 24, 2011
America’s Quest for Africa
Anti-War
As this laundry list of objectives indicates, it appears that the US is approaching terrorism in Africa from many different perspectives. Mirroring America’s foreign policy, however, the TSCTP places too much emphasis on hard rather than soft power.
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SEP 21, 2011
Chaplains Build Bridges of a Different Kind during Natural Fire 2011
U.S. Africa Command
Building bridges is not only work done by engineers. During the bilateral, multinational Natural Fire 11 exercise in Zanzibar, Tanzania, September 11-22, 2011, U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania Alfonso Lenhart expressed the importance of religious leaders in Africa
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SEP 21, 2011
AFRICOM Gets Seriously . . . Nasty
Battleland (Blog) - Time
What's sad here: AFRICOM was supposed to be different - the whole "3D" approach of diplomacy, development and defense, and in first few years it was. Now, word from everyone familiar with the command is this: AFRICOM's focus is all kinetics and kills, with the soft stuff going by the wayside....All hard and no soft makes AFRICOM a nasty boy.
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SEP 14, 2011
U.S. Africa Command Welcomes China’s Growing Role as Arms Supplier - Blog
National Defense Magazine
Declining U.S. military budgets not only would affect AFRICOM’s military-to-military activities but also could result in the command having to shed many of its support contractors. No specific orders to cut workers or contractors have yet been received, but are anticipated, Ham says.
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SEP 14, 2011
Libya Op Showed Africa Command Shortfalls
Military.com
That ran counter to early efforts by the Pentagon to dispel the notion that Africom's establishment was intended as an American power grab on the continent. American diplomats and military commanders painted Africom's mission as one to advise and assist African militaries and work to build partnerships.
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