Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, Horn of Africa, East Africa and Sahel region Commentary and Analysis by Ambassador John Price The Republic of Yemen: Al-Qaeda’s backyard The Republic of Yemen is divided into two principal Islamic religious factions, the Shia Zaydi sect in the north, and Sunni Shafi sect in the south. Before […]
Read MoreRepublicans Abroad Radio – May 23, 2012
Ambassador John Price will be a featured guest on Republicans Abroad Radio on May 23, 2012. The show will air at 10 a.m. ET. Listen to the live online broadcast here: http://asx.abacast.com/wsradio-studiob-32.asx. (Note: this will download a file “wsradio-studiob-32.asx” to your computer. Simply double click the file, and your media player should open the stream […]
Read MoreThe Republic of Mali: Under Siege
Note this recent update on trouble in sub-Saharan Africa: Commentary and Analysis by Ambassador John Price The Republic of Mali: Under Siege In the 1950′s, the independence movement became endemic in sub-Saharan Africa, beginning with Ghana in 1957. Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, a socialist, became Ghana’s first president. Nkrumah founded the Pan-African movement with the goal […]
Read MoreFazul Abdullah Mohammed: Could have been captured in 1998
The killing of Osama bin Laden in 2011 has become a highly charged political issue in the 2012 presidential election. President Obama has taken the credit away from the “doers of the deed”, our military, who put their lives on the line. The Executive Order (ExOrd) to kill Osama bin Laden didn’t take “guts”, just […]
Read MoreRepublicans Abroad Radio – May 2, 2012
Ambassador John Price will be a featured guest on Republicans Abroad Radio on May 2, 2012. The show will air at 10 a.m. ET.
Listen to the live online broadcast here: Studio B.
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A recording of the broadcast will be available approximately 24 hours after the live show.
Read MoreOsama bin Laden: Could have been captured before 1996
The 2012 election campaign has focused on the Executive Order (ExOrd) which was issued by President Obama to kill Osama bin Laden. In writing my book “When the White House Calls”, I reviewed a number of articles, books, media interviews and other source data on Osama bin Laden and his top lieutenants. The data compiled […]
Read MoreSudan: A legacy of tribal and ethnic conflicts
News out of sub-Saharan Africa: Commentary by Ambassador John Price: Sudan: A legacy of tribal and ethnic conflicts “Africa has a history of irrational borders” (Excerpts from When the White House Calls, and February 8, 2012 Commentary, Sudan- Erratic Diplomacy at Best) In the seventh-century Arab traders sailed into the various ports along the coastline […]
Read MoreIn Nigeria: It’s about jobs and economic survival
Note this recent news out of sub-Saharan Africa
Commentary by Ambassador John Price:
In Nigeria: It’s about jobs and economic survival
I spent April 15 to 24, 2007 in Nigeria, serving as a member of the International Republican Institute (IRI) election observation team. It was to be a momentous occasion, with President Olusegun Obasango stepping down after two four year terms, as provided for in the Constitution. In this second civilian election for president, scheduled for April 21, the leading candidates were Umaru Yar’Adua, the governor of Katsina State, located in the northern part of the country; Vice President Atiku Abubakar; and Muhammadu Buhari, a former military leader.
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Read MoreFoxnews.com Live – 4/19 @ 12:30 ET
Following up on last week’s Building Schools in Somalia commentary, Ambassador Price will appear on Foxnews.com Live this Thursday, April 19 at 12:30 pm ET (10:30 MT). An entire generation of children in Somalia has grown up knowing only conflict. Ambassador Price will be discussing the need to invest more in Somalia’s children, to give […]
Read MoreHolocaust Remembrance 2012
Holocaust Remembrance Day is this Thursday, April 19, 2012. John Price will be speaking at two Remembrance Days events this week in Northern Utah. Below you’ll find more information about these events. Schedule of this week’s speaking engagements: Wednesday April 18 – 10:00 am Chapel at Hill Field, Layton, Utah See poster below for more […]
Read MoreBuilding Schools in Somalia
Note this recent news out of sub-Saharan Africa: “Somalia’s children schooled in guns” By Tom Odula – Associated Press Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Adan Abdi, a school teacher in Dhobley, “worries that the students in his class show too little interest in education. His students are interested in playing war.” UNICEF reports, “An entire generation […]
Read MoreThe 2012 Election Polls in Mali may be in trouble
Note this recent news out of sub-Saharan Africa: BBC NEWS AFRICA Gaddafi’s influence in Mali’s coup By Thomas Fessy BBC News, West Africa correspondent 22 March 2012 last updated at 16:36 ET “It did not take long for the Libyan conflict to spill over borders in the Sahel region – and now Mali seems to […]
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