{"id":8531,"date":"2021-04-21T11:26:36","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T09:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?p=7146"},"modified":"2021-04-21T11:26:36","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T09:26:36","slug":"uganda-imperialismus-afrika-abby-martin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/opinions\/uganda-imperialismus-afrika-abby-martin\/","title":{"rendered":"Editorial Pick: Uganda Dictatorship: Imperialism&#8217;s Pearl of Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8 pb-3\">\n<p><strong>Editorial Pick: Uganda Dictatorship: Imperialism&#8217;s Pearl of Africa <\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span>In this week&#8217;s editorial selection for our Import program, we select a video produced by The Empire Files and narrated by Abby Martin that explains the U.S. role in Uganda both in historical context and in terms of geopolitics.<\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span> <span><br \/>\n<\/span><span>Empire Files description: Short documentary on Uganda&#8217;s US-backed dictatorship, the country&#8217;s freedom struggle from colonialism until today, and the geo-strategic role the regime plays for US Imperialism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>To read the transcript of this video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Abby-Martin-Uganda-Dictatorship-Imperialisms-Pearl-of-Africa.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uganda Dictatorship: Imperialism&#8217;s Pearl of Africa<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>VIDEO: Editorial Pick: Uganda Dictatorship: Imperialism&#8217;s Pearl of Africa <b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Uganda Dictatorship: Imperialism&#039;s Pearl of Africa\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nRWaaRYIldQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>To watch our entire video playlist with Abby Martin,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3mdCcaX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Donate today to support independent &amp; non-profit media!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0or on the picture below:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4434 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future-300x100.jpg 300w\" width=\"700\" height=\"233\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>ABOUT ABBY MARTIN<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/abby_martin_black_white_actvism.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/abby_martin_black_white_actvism-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"67\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a>Abby Martin<\/strong>\u00a0is a visual artist and independent journalist. She is the founder of Media Roots, board member of Project Censored, former host of RT\u2019s Breaking the Set, creator and host of The Empire Files on teleSUR.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about Abby Martin\u2019s work, visit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/theempirefiles.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/theempirefiles.tv\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editorial Pick: Uganda Dictatorship: Imperialism&#8217;s Pearl of 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