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The Economic Community of West African States imposes strict, Western-approved economic measures that have spurred a flurry of military insurrections across the region, writes Alan MacLeod.
The Times only covered the problems with the OAS analysis after a study from three independent researchers found flawed data and analysis.
With the U.S. and OAS looking the other way, protesters have been subjected to brutally violent repression, Ben Norton reports.