In Seeing African Corruption as Landlocked, George Clooney Misses the Boat

Any forensic examination of African corruption would reveal Western fingerprints everywhere, from the financing of a ruinous civil war and exploitation of oil and diamond reserves in Angola, to the pillaging of mineral resources in Zambia.

Jon Jeter
By Jon Jeter
Argentina's three-masted navy training tall ship ARA Libertad, which was seized on Oct. 2 as collateral for unpaid bonds dating from Argentina's economic crisis a decade ago, sits docked at the port in Tema, outside Accra, in Ghana Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP/Gabriela Barnuevo)

TEMA, GHANA (Analysis) -- The Argentine naval vessel Libertad embarked on its maiden voyage in 1961 and remains, to this day, a maritime and mechanical marvel. At 340 feet, it is one of the longest, heaviest, and yet fastest ships afloat -- holding, at one time or another, several world speed records. With its classical windjammer design and

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George Clooney Opposes War Profiteering, Except When He Doesn’t

George Clooney is being paid by the world’s top two war profiteers, Lockheed-Martin and Boeing, to oppose war profiteering by Africans disloyal to the U.S. government’s agenda.

World Beyond War
By World Beyond War
US actor George Clooney speaks with photographers and leaves the photocall during the premiere of the film 'Tomorrow Land' at Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias in Valencia, Spain on Tuesday, May 19, 2015.

George Clooney is being paid by the world’s top two war profiteers, Lockheed-Martin and Boeing, to oppose war profiteering by Africans disloyal to the U.S. government’s agenda. Way back yonder before World War II, war profiteering was widely frowned on in the United States. Those of us trying to bring back that attitude, and working for

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Potential For South Sudan To Rebuild Economy, Bean By Bean

Actor George Clooney and coffee industry insiders are confident war-torn Sudan can restart its coffee production.

Tristan McConnell
By Tristan McConnell

  NAIROBI, Kenya — George Clooney wants you to drink South Sudan’s coffee. And this isn't about charity — it's all business. The Hollywood star has a long relationship with South Sudan, which gained independence in 2011 after a peace deal that ended a long-running war with the Sudanese government in the north. He has worked as a peace

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