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FRENCH 'KILLED IVORIAN CIVILIANS' -- to avenge death of French troops
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| 11/7
Posted on 11/07/2004 9:26:33 AM PST by JingoJim
Ivory Coast has accused French troops of killing unarmed civilians to avenge the death of nine French peacekeepers. Parliament speaker Mamadou Coulibaly said the French had killed 30 people and wounded more than 100 in the main cities of Abidjan and Yamassoukro.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: france; ivorycoast
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Do we have a French QUAGMIRE? Where's the UN?
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posted on
11/07/2004 9:26:34 AM PST
by
JingoJim
To: JingoJim
A fine mess they have got themselves into.
2
posted on
11/07/2004 9:27:57 AM PST
by
Max Combined
(There is in human nature generally more of the fool than of the wise.)
To: JingoJim
Ahem!!! Not passing the Global test.
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posted on
11/07/2004 9:28:05 AM PST
by
VaBthang4
("He Who Watches Over Israel Will Neither Slumber Nor Sleep")
To: JingoJim
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posted on
11/07/2004 9:29:24 AM PST
by
shield
(The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God!!!! by Dr. H. Ross, Astrophysicist)
To: JingoJim
What???
Atrocities????
The French committed something worse than Abu Ghraib?????
Where is Amnesty Internation??? The ACLU??? The International Red Cross????
Why isn't the MSM all over this????
France and its leadership must be brought up on charges before the ICC!!!!
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posted on
11/07/2004 9:29:50 AM PST
by
TomGuy
(His VN crumbling, he says 'move on'. So now, John Kerry is running on Bob KerrEy's Senate record.)
To: JingoJim
koffi where are you? why are you not out denouncing the french?
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posted on
11/07/2004 9:30:05 AM PST
by
boxerblues
(www.ohbluestarmothers.org)
To: JingoJim
And the civilians were unarmed.
To: JingoJim
"The main thing is to call everybody to calm down so... no aggressive action is taken against the Ivorian nationals and the foreigners "
Kofi Annan
UN Secretary General
HEH - Gotta love this brilliant man </ sarcasm>
To: Max Combined
Now, Ivory Coast will kick France's a$$, and nobody will care.
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posted on
11/07/2004 9:30:28 AM PST
by
RockinRight
(American voters have spoken to Bin Laden. They said "screw you!")
To: boxerblues
Kofi is still counting his money from the "oil for food" project.
and not a word of this from are "friends" at DU....
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posted on
11/07/2004 9:31:28 AM PST
by
Newshues
To: JingoJim
Where's the UN?
The UN backs them fully. From this article:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/11/07/ivory.coast/index.html
Meeting in emergency session Saturday, the U.N. Security Council condemned the initial attack on French forces and called for the "immediate cessation" of military operations in accordance with a May cease-fire agreement.
The council authorized French and other peacekeepers to use "all necessary means" to stop the fighting.
U.S. ambassador to the U.N. John Danforth said the council understands that "France is clearly going to defend French troops and French citizens that are under attack."
I hope that clears things up.
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posted on
11/07/2004 9:31:29 AM PST
by
xyggyx
To: VaBthang4
Left unsaid by the BBC, is that the civilians killed were probably Christian, and the French appear to be favoring the Muslim rebels against the offical elected government..
It looks to boil down to ANOTHER Muslim/Christian event, with France on the wrong side again...
I would LOVE to see us arm the Christian Elected Government against the French.....
Turn around and payback can be a real bitch..
Semper Fi
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posted on
11/07/2004 9:31:52 AM PST
by
river rat
(You may turn the other cheek...But I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
To: JingoJim
And they are members of the International Court, too.
War Crimes anyone?
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posted on
11/07/2004 9:32:59 AM PST
by
OpusatFR
(Let me repeat this: the web means never having to swill leftist garbage again. Got it?)
To: JingoJim
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posted on
11/07/2004 9:33:38 AM PST
by
KernFarmer
(Tax increase to help the libs leave!)
To: JingoJim
Isn't it time for the European left to boycott French goods, demonstrate outside French embassies and refuse French athletes to take part in European sports events?
I will not hold my breath.
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posted on
11/07/2004 9:34:41 AM PST
by
ScaniaBoy
(Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
To: JingoJim
French War Crimes usually involve tanks backing over children as they withdraw.
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posted on
11/07/2004 9:35:46 AM PST
by
Lexington Green
(Patriotism is a moral value.)
To: OpusatFR
You mean Chirac and Milosevic in front of the same judges?
Mmmmmm...sweet!
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posted on
11/07/2004 9:36:03 AM PST
by
ScaniaBoy
(Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
To: JingoJim
"Hey, France...Wanna buy some wood?"
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posted on
11/07/2004 9:36:34 AM PST
by
bitt
(John Kerry: Betraying America Since 1971.)
To: JingoJim
At least they didn't make them wear panties on their heads.
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posted on
11/07/2004 9:36:36 AM PST
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(NYT Headline: "The Protocols of the Learned Elders of CBS", Fake But Accurate, Experts Say)
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