Vita per Africa

Mayhap  it's too predictable to discuss the desperate need for international action across Africa, but in this case the dire consequences of not doing so are all but totally compromising. For years after its ravaging by the colonialists the cluster of diverse nations has suffered from poorly drawn boundaries which incite ethnic uprisings and governments with little intent but to better themselves financially while the population suffers. Throughout the strife, possibly the worst factor is that those who might reach and positively influence the outcome to be better often fall silent when given opportunity, as if they can do nothing more but authorize the check necessary for funds to the region.

At the core of Africa's struggle is the lack of water supplies available to the populace in many regions, and therein lies the point at which the West can make a meaningful impact to save lives and defeat the dreaded history of anarchic policy throughout the continent's provinces. While much of south-central Africa is vegetated and ideal for growing crops, the northern tier is smothered with a blanket of deserts which make development of agriculture difficult beyond passive attempts at pastoral habits with few yearly gains. Families in this region who are not supported by a small business or government employment often end up staggering to last in the harsh wastelands of the Saharan plain due to skimpy natural resources.

To the northeast, the Nile provides sustainment for the civilizations about it, yet the western side of the continent still reeks under the hot sun and loses much of its potential as the weather acts adversely alongside elected officials to prevent progress. So the Western powers of the 21st Century must unite to construct a river through western Africa for the good of its people and long-term security. The channel would most logically run from the Western Saharan straight through northern Mauritania, the northern part of Niger, and Algeria, thus allowing for more cultivation of earth through irrigation techniques.

This "river of life" would work because unlike general aid projects, it might actually institute security for the future that no allied power can begin to comprehend. Even the occasional check from America or Europe can  hardly begin to change things in Africa, yet a body of water changing the scope and conditions of the problem would certainly turn tables on those who prefer the continent remain sunken in the past.

Like anything else, the river would need to serve the West's purposes in order for its to realistically gain support, yet the reasons for its benefits are immediately apparent. In Italy, the government has maintained a long struggle to prevent excessive immigration from North Africa, but this river project would reverse the need for so many refugees to live. After all, a land where a man can farm and stand by himself is more likely to be attractive than a ravaged and restricted province.

Difficult as it might be for the West to fathom, its reach is not unbeatable or everlasting. Eventually new leaders will rise up, yet it should be in the interest of those today to establish the basis for fundamental transformation in the places which today still lag behind. Africa should not have to--and likely will not remain stagnated, but it is up to those who act in the name of democracy to assist with that movement as much as possible.



Michael Veramendi

National Alliance Vice President for Foreign Issues

Merry Christmas from the Foundation!

The National Alliance Foundation would like to wish all of you and your family Merry Christmas and a splendid new year. Over the past thirty weeks, we have worked hard to emphasize a message of economic freedom and national renewal, and we thank you for the continued support and interest.

If we can in anyway improve quality of this operation, please let us know by contacting one of the head directors here. Your input makes us more effective, and is always treasured and appreciated.

As the organization comes into a new year just days from now, our primary focus is to have the chairman's book published, a work which will espouse many of our views as an association of writers in a single volume. Please consider keeping an eye out for its release and perhaps adding to your collection as well. Either way, we hope you continue to read into the views of our organization and decide whether or not they fit your personal leanings about the path and future of our great country.

Today is a magnificent celebration of ancient importance and the birth of a great Savior for the world. It marks a day when sin was challenged, and the start of a path to save souls of so many was initiated. The light that came has continued to be a powerful force for good years later, and this easily makes it worthy of appreciation.

So peace and good will to you, and to the entire world. May God bless this day, and continue to bless the United States of America!


The National Alliance Foundation Staff

Addressing Madness

As each day passes, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's radical expressions are becoming a massive trove of critical danger to the international community. Despite his obvious desire not only to eradicate Israel but furthermore to install a universal Islamic republic across the Middle East, the leaders of many superpowers and democracies appear to be taking a one handed approach to pacifying the president, rather than forcefully taking action against him.

True, the use of force goes hand in hand with distrust and violent actions, yet those are not excuses  to use in  withholding  due action against the extremist executive. Our failures with Iran go back to the days of Jimmy Carter, when the Democrat's government failed to prevent an upheaval in the country which helped create the rise of the Ayatollahs and their twisted rhetoric for jihadist dominance over the republic. Before Carter's hesitance, America had enjoyed strong diplomatic ties with the Shah, Iran's pro-western monarch who decried Muslim extremism.

Under the new spiritual leader rule of the Ayatollahs and now the joint leadership of President Ahmadinejad, Iran's government has turned into a bastion for regulation of free speech and enterprise. No longer is their desire  to only speak out--they have embraced a position in the world, together with their grasp of nuclear weapons, that threatens Middle East stability like few other power blocs have accomplished before.

In keeping with basic sensibilities, I am hesitant to endorse military action against the Muslim state, yet we must begin to accept that Iran is not a small player in the race for spiritual authority in the world anymore. With the backing of a more industrialized nation such as Turkey, it could easily transform into a more formidable--and unwavering, force. All Iran which Iran truly requires however is an opportunity to strike, something which countless examples of gerrymandering by world leaders in the present day are creating.

President Obama must cease his coy strategy with the Iranian government and instead breach the walls of extremist dialog to make way for a more moderate state. Doing so would be as simple as offering support and sympathy to the Green Path of Hope, a movement which has managed to shift the fundamentals of political power in Iran and force at least some action from its leaders.

This issue cannot be treated as an off the table topic for the Whitehouse. Freedom is at stake because of fear which is rooted deeply in the hearts of political leaders. But its foundations are wholly unjustified, as a decisive move would be more than accepted by even the United Nations, which has noted the threat posed by the conservative president in Iran today. It need not be a bloodbath, but it must be an agenda item; else we shall reap the consequences of inaction.

Ayla Samadi

National Alliance Vice President for Domestic Affairs