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Chad rebels 'heading for capital'
BBC News (excerpt) ^ | January 31, 2008

Posted on 01/31/2008 11:53:48 AM PST by HAL9000

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Rebels in Chad are advancing from the east of the country towards the capital, N'Djamena, after seizing a strategic central town, officials say.

Armed forces have gone to intercept a column of 300 rebel vehicles, advancing along the main road to the capital.

Security has been stepped up in N'Djamena, where most children have been sent home from school.

The rebels want to drive the president from power. Two years ago they reached the capital before being repelled.

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(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africa; chad; darfur; ndjamena; sudan; ufdd

1 posted on 01/31/2008 11:53:50 AM PST by HAL9000
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To: HAL9000

Sudan.


2 posted on 01/31/2008 11:59:12 AM PST by marron
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To: HAL9000

Just turn the road signs around and lead them off a cliff.


3 posted on 01/31/2008 11:59:18 AM PST by tobyhill (The media lies so much the truth is the exception)
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To: HAL9000

Does this mean that there will be some hanging Chads?


4 posted on 01/31/2008 12:03:14 PM PST by Daveinyork
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To: HAL9000

T.I.A.


5 posted on 01/31/2008 12:08:12 PM PST by Future Snake Eater (Dude, where's my adrenaline?)
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To: HAL9000

If those rebels take over the capitol, they might have hanging chads.

Sorry, it was too easy.


6 posted on 01/31/2008 12:12:48 PM PST by Michael Knight (Young loner in a dangerous world of liberals who operate above the law.)
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To: HAL9000
The rebels want to drive the president from power.

Had moments like that myself.

7 posted on 01/31/2008 12:15:43 PM PST by RobinOfKingston (Man, that's stupid ... even by congressional standards.)
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To: HAL9000

Would it be unreasonable to suggest we get all the babies out of Africa and then blow it up?


8 posted on 01/31/2008 12:17:15 PM PST by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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To: Deb

Why? It seems like a job that the Africans are willing to do all by themselves...


9 posted on 01/31/2008 12:21:33 PM PST by Philistone (If someone tells you it's for the children, he believes that YOU are a child.)
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To: Philistone

These stories break my heart.


10 posted on 01/31/2008 12:26:20 PM PST by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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To: tobyhill
"Just turn the road signs around and lead them off a cliff."

"You should have bought a squirrel!"

11 posted on 01/31/2008 12:57:48 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (Amnesty! Taxes! Censorship! Jihadi Rights! Gay Marriage! NY Times Endorsed! McCain!)
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To: HAL9000

The French will probably bomb the crap out of them and send them back to Sudan.


12 posted on 01/31/2008 1:07:32 PM PST by Zhang Fei
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To: Zhang Fei
"The French will probably bomb the crap out of them and send them back to Sudan."

We can hope.

I've always thought Darfur could be cured with one B52 flown out of Diego Garcia:

"Mr. Bashar, your government installations will blow up at the rate of one per hour until you remove all the Janjaweed from Darfur. Any return of the Janjaweed will have the bombing resume. Any questions?"

13 posted on 01/31/2008 1:12:19 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (Amnesty! Taxes! Censorship! Jihadi Rights! Gay Marriage! NY Times Endorsed! McCain!)
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To: HAL9000

Are we to understand that in this conflict, both sides are Moslem? Maybe.


14 posted on 02/01/2008 7:31:11 AM PST by RGPII
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