JULIUS MALEMA: THE TOAST OF EVERYBODY AT THE HATE SPEECH TRIAL YET JUST GRAND-STANDING AND POSTURING
The hate speech case against ANCYL President Julius Malema clearly highlighted the need for white…
Month: Apr 2011
THE TRUTH AND THE MYTH OF THE WAR IN LIBYA
Hilary Clinton told USA Senators that American State Department needs more money to fight information war. She conceded that America was losing on this front. Unfortunately, African broadcasters do not seem to understand that they are weapons of US’s national interest warfare. There is no visible national interest in Africa political commentary on geo-political matters.
Libyan armed rebellion commonly presented as peaceful protest on mainstream media is a classic case of interest based political analysis among various national broadcasters. Aljazeera show Qatar’s perspective informed by the fact that Gaddafi denied them investment opportunities in Libya. BBC supports a British angle anchored by grudges of Lockerbie bombing. France24 put across a French point of view based on Libya’s support of revolutionaries in French speaking Africa whereas the CNN articulates American viewpoint which stems from Libya’s refusal to handover control to American oil corporations.