Profiteering on location

By Alain Lallemand

Djibouti's repressive regime, not its people, has prospered since 9/11

Excerpts from this story referencing "Djibouti":

"… ience. This is not [a big deal]." …"

"… ivil war between ethnic groups that ended only five years ago. To think of Djibouti as a nation in the Western sense would be deeply misleading: Its instituti …"

"… conomic development despite the deep poverty that afflicts his people.What Djibouti has going for it is a strategic location that Western military powers, esp …"

"… camps. So there's little surprise that the United States made a deal with Djibouti to lease a former French Foreign Legion outpost for what the Central Intel …"

A society consumed with qat

By Alain Lallemand

Drug's soothing effects mask its true roles: revenue and control

Excerpts from this story referencing "Djibouti":

"… ey, it is at least a way of keeping people under your grip." …"

"… TI CITY, Djibouti — In less than a quarter of an hour every day, life in Djibouti City all but comes to a standstill. It begins just after an Ethiopian Airl …"

"… till. It begins just after an Ethiopian Airlines flight lands at 1 p.m. at Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport, bringing the 11 to 12 tons of qat Djiboutia …"

"… Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport, bringing the 11 to 12 tons of qat Djiboutians consume daily. Qat, a leaf harvested from the homonymic tree that grows …"

Operation 'targeted killings'

By Yossi Melman

U.S. shows signs of emulating controversial Israeli anti-terrorism policy

Excerpts from this story referencing "Djibouti":

"… 002 by a missile fired from an unmanned CIA drone reportedly launched from Djibouti. In May 2005, reports surfaced that another CIA drone attack killed a Liby …"

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Bush's AIDS initiative: Too little choice, too much ideology

By Wendell Rawls Jr.

Restrictive funding, emphasis on abstinence hinder $15 billion effort

Excerpts from this story referencing "Djibouti":

"… tion among sex workers, truck drivers and other high-risk groups along the Djibouti corridor, Ethiopia's main route to the seaports and an area where sex work …"

Save the children

By Alejandra Fernández Morera

The organization's HIV/AIDS program — "Scaling up HIV/AIDS interventions Through Expanded Partnerships" (STEPs) — began in Malawi

Excerpts from this story referencing "Djibouti":

"… ade route between Addis Ababa, the capital, and the neighboring country of Djibouti on the Red Sea. In that area, Save the Children teaches a combination of a …"

U.S. points finger, and arms exports, at human rights abusers

By Zach Toombs and R. Jeffrey Smith

The State Department decries repression in the countries where it promotes the purchase of U.S. weaponry.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Djibouti":

"… s problems. These nations include the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Israel, Djibouti, Honduras, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain.Three nations with records of …"

"… ts freedom of assembly; and sales totalling $1.39 billion were approved to Djibouti, whch State said had harassed, abused and detained government critics. (A …"

"… as threats to interrogate family members or demolish family homes.” DjiboutiCommercial arms authorized:Total:$1,396,999,702 (12th)Types of weapons:Heav …"