Posted on 11/20/2004 10:09:10 AM PST by gorio
The Government of the Ivory Coast is planning to take legal action against French troops accused of shooting civilians.
The Ivorian Government is taking its case to the International Court of Justice.
Ivory Coast accused French troops of killing up to 60 people during an anti-French demonstration in the commercial capital, Abidjan, last week.
Human Rights Minister Victorine Wodie says the perpetrators must be punished.
But France says its soldiers were not responsible for the killings.
The Ivorian Government says it is preparing to lodge its case with the International Court of Justice.
It is also seeking compensation from France for the destruction of its air force.
French troops blew up several Ivorian fighter aircraft and helicopters after nine French peacekeepers were killed in an air raid in the rebel city of Bouake.
West African leaders will hold emergency talks in Nigeria today to discuss the crisis in Ivory Coast.
More than 4,000 foreigners have been evacuated from the country, with civilians and United Nations staff being flown from Abidjan.
French patrols are still looking for foreigners who may be hiding in their homes.
The French military is coordinating the evacuation in Ivory Coast and other nations are also sending aircraft to the international airport in Abidjan.
The Royal Air Force has evacuated more than 200 British nationals to nearby Ghana.
The foreigners were forced to flee after more than five days of violent demonstrations and looting.
Africa Union chairman Nigerian President Olusegun Obsanjo is hosting the talks.
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Okay, I've spent the last 2-3 weeks trying to figure out what the acronym "MSM" means so that I didn't have to ask and look like I was completely out of the loop.
So now I'm breaking down and asking: What is MSM?
I am sure that the French Gubermunt will abide by any ruling of the International Court of Justice. [/sacarsm]
MSM = Main Steam Media
Main Stream Media
At one point in one of the videos you see a black soldier with a rifle slung over hois shoulder. But nobody appears to be afraid of him.
I think Main Stream Media
main stream media
Mostly Stupid Miscreants
Marxist Socialist Media
Hey...where is that NBC reporter when we need him?
OM (Old Media)
TSM (Terrorist Sympathizer Media)
LM (Leftist Media) DLM (Dictator Loving Media)
UNSM (UN Spokesperson Media)
AAM (Anti-American Media)
You get the point.
I had to search Google news for the past 2 weeks to barely find mention of this incident. Had it been US troops, we would be in deep kimchi right now.
Leftist Media is a redundancy like cold snow.
-T
is that from the Dept of Redundancy Dept?
The French are terrorists - they support terrorists, they harbor terrorists, they worked with the biggest terrorist in the world (Saddam) on an oil for food scam that is now funding terrorists in Iraq - why am I not suprised the French are on the side of the bad guys and killing civilians, most of which are Christian btw.....the French are a disgusting people
What the heck are the pictures of? French jerseys and ketchup?
The French are what they can get the most money for being! If the good guys are paying the biggest bribes, the French are good guys. If the Nazis, Iraqis, Iranians, North Koreans, Vichy, communists, etc. than that's what the French are!
Mooses Support Mozzarella
the frenchies figured it would be safer shooting unarmed civilians that troops that might shoot back
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