AFRICOM has not gone away

Although politicians, policymakers, and persons of influence may not always appreciate what the media has to say, an informed and activist "Fourth Estate" is essential in ensuring liberty and justice, in your country as well as mine.  I do wish to take exception, however, with three issues you seem to present as fact in your editorial but are really more one-sided opinion.

Firstly, in actual fact AFRICOM has not gone away.  It exists, as it has, since October 2007 when it was formed as part of a U.S. Department of Defence reorganisation.  The headquarters is currently located in Stuttgart, Germany where it will likely remain until such future time as the United States Government decides to locate an AFRICOM administrative office presence on the continent.