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Omar al-Bashir, former president of Sudan has been sentenced to two years for supposed corruption, the receiving of gifts and possessing foreign currency according to a report. Omar has been in prison since he was ousted from power two years ago. Millions of euros are said to have been consficated. The judge was accused of ignoring all the evidence presented by the defence.

Funerals of the French military men who died during an attack on a base in western Africa are due to take place. The attack, said to be near the Mali border resulted in the deaths of around 70 soldiers according to various sources. The attack lasted several hours and involved hundreds, reported to be militants according to a source.
Violent attacks in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are documented to have escalated this year, and have been reported as an almost every day occurrence during November. Fifty died as the result of an attack on a military base on the Mali-Niger border on November 1 according to reports. Armed revolts were said by one source to have begun in 2011, and another, to be linked to the ousting of Muammar Gadaffi in 2012, and are obviously pro-nationalist.
Mali was known as French Sudan from 1880-1960 when it tried for independence. French troops are said to have been a presence, reportedly in the border areas, since 2013. A report called posthumus, says citizens in the region are beginning to grow suspicious of France’s reasons for being there. Five west African countrys were due to meet with President Macron to discuss France’s presence in the area, which now may be postponed until January according to a report. Some say France’s presence is linked to the area’s mineral wealth and colonial interests. Meanwhile the area is believed to be in humanitarian crisis. A widespread lack of food is documented which may have lead to attacks on civilians which have been reported. Epidemics have also been reported. Access to basic water supplies in rural areas of Burkina Faso, where three quarters of the population are said to live, is reported to be low by western African standards.

It looks like the northern Ireland Alliance party, a proposed nationalist and non-sectarian party, has made gains. Also described as nationalist, the Social Democratic and Labour party has won seats.
Other news is success for John Finucane, son of Patrick Finucane, a lawyer specialising in human rights who was shot to death by paramilitaries in front of his family in February 1989. Many believe Sinn Fein are no longer nationalist but news is former unionists are voting for Sinn Fein.

There was a reported low turn out for the British elections. About half the population have not voted, believed to be higher in labour areas. Tony Blair’s as called new labour may not have resonated with the unemployed, those living alone or in areas in need of regeneration; yet if Labour had succeded under Jeremy Corbyn, would there be money available for the regeneration of areas with high unemployment?

The campaign against labour has been acrimonious at times. Accusations of antisemitism may pertain to anti-zionism. An objection to Jews or previous Israelis, supposedly encouraged by the knesset to resettle in Samaria or the as called west bank at the expense of the Samarians.

Bakassi lies in the west of the bight of Biafra and according to one report is rich in oil. Thought by some to be originally a part of Nigeria, in 2007 Bakassi was given to Cameroon by the as called international court of justice.
Cameroon was overseen by the u.n. from the early years of the second world war. The Union of the Peoples of Cameroon, an anti-colonial party was established in 1948 but key leaders became victims of various charges, and meetings became illegal. Key people are believed to have been made exiles, but in 1956, a UPC statement, believed to have involved the press, called for the reunification of French and English Cameroon as an independent state. Five members are reported to have been killed in the years that followed.
An attempt to nominate a candidate for the UPC was made in 2004 but was rejected by an as called supreme court.
According to official figures, Cameroon’s estimated income from gross domestic product in 2018 was around $95 billion.

There is news of a deal between the Syrian government and Kurds living in the area. Details unclear.
The war in Syria, said to have begun in March 2011 as part of the as called Arab spring protests, is documented as ongoing. Three components seem to be or seemed to be present. A major influence is what is percieved to be the u.n., supposedly fighting the Syrian government and ISIS. Many ISIS fighters are locked up but should soon be released as part of a peace plan.
Before the war Syria’s oil industry was lucrative. Details unclear now. Poverty is reported.

Protesters in Iran were said to have set fire to numerous branches of Iranian banks, according to the media.
Iranians have been protesting against the economic situation and may be criticising the government who have plans for a new state internet according to one source. Extensive u.n. sanctions are probably the reason for poverty and hardship.
Sanctions are documented to have targeted the petroleum industry. The u.n. appears to be overseeing the Central Bank of Iran, reportedly with regard to banking and insurance transactions. Shipping restrictions have been reported, details unclear. Internet services may have been affected according to documentation.

Curtis Lemay is of English Saxon heritage. He was born in 1906. His father was an iron worker and labourer who had to travel around for work. Eventually they settled in Columbus, Ohio. Lemay studied civil engineering at the Columbus state university. He was always interested in the military and in 1929 he joined the air force. In 1934 he got married.

He trained in aviation and in air to air combat under Caleb V. Haynes and at the outset of the war in 1939, became his navigator on what was described as heavy bombing campaigns. He was promoted rapidly. By 1940 he was documented to be a commander of the newly formed 305th bomb group based in England. He become renowned in air to air combat and in 1943, became commander of the newly formed 3rd air division. Said to be one of the two largest air combat groups during the war, they are believed to have concentrated their campaigns on German communication centres.

A strategy had been planned to beat the Japanese by as called chiefs of staff, and according to legislation, in 1944 Lemay was transferred to the orient. Lemay filmed poor Chinese who may have been forced, building an airbase with little or no tools. Films have been shown recently as part of a series.

The Japanese offensive targeted steel factories in order to cripple the Japanese war effort. Railroad facilities were targeted for communication purposes. A large area was reported to be bombed unspecifically, leading to much loss of civilian lives. Lemay assumed command of the Japanese offensive on July 7, 1944 between the first and second bombing campaigns as described. Lemay is documented to have commanded incendiary bombings on 67 Japanese cities; and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945.

Postwar, formerly a supporter of Richard Nixon, Lemay is said to have been approached by the then recently formed american party, formerly the american independence party, linked by some to the UK conservative party which was believed to have been formed as the result of a schism with the republican party. Curtis Lemay was candidate for vice president but was thought by some to be an extremist even though his war time exploits were probably not widely known.

Documents leaked pertaining to human rights abuses during the Iraqi war are believed to be classified. No trace of them remains on the internet. Besides this, wikileaks plus family and friends of Julian Assange are campaigning against extradition. Meanwhile Sweden was reported to have dropped the rape investigations, means he is now able to travel to Sweden.

Will the Whitehouse begin to deal with interstate affairs on behalf of peace or continue the cover up?

According to reports, the first Libyan civil war began in 2011 with seemingly a protest. Protests in the middle east around this time were believed to be western influenced. An incident that is documented to have escalated into civil war was said to have begun when students staged a protest resulting in a military crackdown. Children were shot according to one source, when tanks were mobilised, supposedly into residential areas, and protesters were targeted. A number of government officials are believed to have resigned over the incident.
The reign of Muammar Gadaffi began in 1969 with a so called bloodless coup which ousted the western influenced King Idris. Gadaffi was a nationalist, determined not to concede to the west. He is reported to have nationalised the oil industry and supported national ideals in other states. United nations sanctions were imposed according to reports in the 1970’s, details unknown. Also, various councils opposed to his regime were documented. Sanctions may be ongoing. Refer to OFAC, the office of foreign assets control.
The introduction of a no-fly zone in March 2011 was followed by an, as called NATO air strike on Tripoli. The strike was reported to have struck the house of Gadaffi’s sixth son, Saif Gadaffi, killing himself and three children.
An as called national transitional council killed Muammar Gadaffi later that year, replacing the government.
The n.t.c. introduced the general national congress in 2012 which was not recognised. Since 2014, a new party, the national salvation government was formed; said to be supported by opposers of the new council. The house of representatives, according to documentation were elected in 2014. Turnout was reported at 18%, down 42% from the first post-Gadaffi election of 2012.
The house of representatives, in spite of opposition, voted to extend their term of office beyond the proposed October 2015 deadline. There are no reports of further elections. In late 2014 a new political party was formed, also called the general national congress which is not recognised by the house of representatives. An as called second Libyan civil war is documented to be an ongoing conflict between warring factions for control of Libya’s oil.