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Chadian peacekeepers kill 30 civilians in Central African Republic capital, officials say
AP via Fox News ^ | 30March2014 | AP

Posted on 03/30/2014 1:36:47 PM PDT by Pan_Yan

BANGUI, Central African Republic – Officials say Chadian soldiers killed more than 30 civilians in Central African Republic's strife-torn capital city.

Jean-Pierre Sadou, a gendarmerie official with the regional peacekeeping force, could not confirm the death toll from Saturday's violence but said the Chadian soldiers' actions were a "legitimate defense" after their convoy was attacked by grenades.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: car; centralafricanrep; un; unpeacekeepers
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1 posted on 03/30/2014 1:36:48 PM PDT by Pan_Yan
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To: Pan_Yan

There are no Islamic “civilians”.


2 posted on 03/30/2014 1:52:22 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Paladin2
There are no Islamic “civilians”.

85% of CAR is not Muslim. The UN wasn't shooting people when the Muslims were doing the killing.

3 posted on 03/30/2014 1:56:01 PM PDT by Pan_Yan
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To: Pan_Yan
Why are we interested in this place?
Don't we have enough on our plate? We DON'T have to look any farther than our own circle of family and friends to worry about things.

AT LEAST in our own circle of friends and family we CAN have some positive influence. Why cry a river over things we CAN'T change? All we can do for those folks is pray.

4 posted on 03/30/2014 2:09:24 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: cloudmountain

Stick around long enough and you’ll get the hang of having a good “king of the world” attitude. /sarc/ You are right - pray!


5 posted on 03/30/2014 2:14:40 PM PDT by aimhigh (John 14:21)
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To: cloudmountain
We DON'T have to look any farther than our own circle of family and friends to worry about things.

Would it bring it closer to home if you understood that we have troops committed to finding the LRA, a terrorist group that sometimes operates in Central African Republic?

6 posted on 03/30/2014 2:16:43 PM PDT by Pan_Yan
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To: Pan_Yan

UN joins Muslim war against Christians - because the Christians were winning


7 posted on 03/30/2014 3:21:22 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: cloudmountain
I agree with you. "We" are not interested in this place. The UN sent in peacekeepers from Chad.

I'm not sure about the combat efficiency of the Chad army. I guess they are able to use their small arms to kill people. As long as the UN thinks they are good enough for the CAR, that's good enough for me.

8 posted on 03/30/2014 4:43:38 PM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (Cruz/Palin 2016)
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Would it bring it closer to home if you understood that we have troops committed to finding the LRA, a terrorist group that sometimes operates in Central African Republic?

NOT A BIT "closer to home" AT ALL.

Our military does ALL sorts of things. I sometimes think they get involved where they have no business being just to "stay ready" and remember how to do battle. Maybe I'm wrong.

I USED to get SO annoyed at the deployment of our troops to SO MANY gawd-awful places for (seemingly) NO REASON.

WHY are OUR troops hunting the Central African Republic terrorist groups? What have THEY to do with us?

I suppose it doesn't really matter as we will NEVER, EVER be told the truth.

9 posted on 03/30/2014 8:52:22 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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