Jeremy Keenan
In ,The Dark Sahara, (Pluto, 2009), Jeremy Keenan exposed the collusion between the US and Algeria in fabricating terrorism to justify a new â€˜Saharan frontâ€™ in Washingtonâ€™s War on Terror. Now, in ,The Dying Sahara,, he reveals how the designation of the region as a â€˜Terror Zoneâ€™ has destroyed the lives and livelihoods of thousands of innocent people.,Beginning in 2004, with what local people called the US â€˜invasionâ€™ of the Sahel, ,The Dying Sahara, shows how repressive, authoritarian regimes - cashing in on US terrorism â€˜rentsâ€™ - provoked Tuareg rebellions in both Niger and Mali. Further, he argues that US activity has unleashed a new, narco-trafficking branch of Al-Qaeda.,Keenan's chillingly detailed research shows that the US and its new combatant African command (AFRICOM) have created instability in a region the size of western Europe.
Nonfiction,Politics
The Dying Sahara: US Imperialism and Terror in Africa