Posted on 12/23/2008 4:16:40 AM PST by blueplum
Army officers seized power in Guinea on Tuesday hours after the death of president Lansana Conte, suspending the west African nation's constitution and summoning ministers to a military base.
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"If the army coup is confirmed, it is a flagrant violation of the constitution and of African legality which absolutely forbids unconstitutional changes of government," said Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra.
(Excerpt) Read more at uk.news.yahoo.com ...
“African legality”?
Sharpton’s on his way.
A Coup? In Africa?
Seems incredible, doesn't it?
“it is a flagrant violation of the constitution and of African legality which absolutely forbids unconstitutional changes of government,” said Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra”
Ha ha ha ha....... African legality? Peace and Security Commissioner? Violation of the constitution?
Dafur? Zimbabwe? Neither of those would cause such outrage?
West Africa Wins Again
'nuf said.
"Guineans face uncertain future", by Will Ross, BBC West Africa Correspondent
U.S. Increasing Operations in Gulf of Guinea
Navy NewsStand | Donna Miles
Posted on 07/05/2006 4:59:36 PM PDT by SandRat
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1660944/posts
Emory S. Land Heads South for Gulf of Guinea Deployment
Navy NewsStand
Posted on 02/27/2006 3:43:26 PM PST by SandRat
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1586649/posts
Food Riots Shake Guinea
News24 (South Africa) | 3 July 2005 | Staff
Posted on 07/03/2005 12:09:34 PM PDT by Our_Man_In_Gough_Island
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1435844/posts
al-Qaida working with former Liberia president
Charles Taylor to destabilize West Africa
AFP via Babelfish translation | May 24, 2004
Posted on 05/24/2005 3:38:51 PM PDT by HAL9000
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1409751/posts
The Diamond as Big as a Mouse: Miner Digs Up 182-Carat Gem - and Trouble
Tampa Bay on line (AP) | July 19, 2004 | by Paul Fournier
Posted on 07/19/2004 1:23:42 PM PDT by aculeus
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1174337/posts
Oil firms’ Africa dealings probed
UPI via The Washington Times | May 23, 2K4 | UPI
Posted on 05/23/2004 4:47:39 AM PDT by rdb3
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:15:29 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1140696/posts
When Guinea, Cameroon and Angola Call the Shots
FrontPageMagazine.com | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 | By Chris Weinkopf
Posted on 03/12/2003 12:08:22 AM PST by JohnHuang2
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/862715/posts
-couple of coup attempts-
Thatcher ‘directly involved in coup’
The Guardian | January 20, 2005 | David Leigh
Posted on 01/19/2005 9:01:50 PM PST by indcons
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1324404/posts
Suspected Terrorists in Court (Mercenaries in Africa)
AllAfrica | March 23, 2004
Posted on 03/24/2004 2:45:29 AM PST by witnesstothefall
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1104228/posts
There’s two countries referred to in that listing of links there- Guinea and Equatorial Guinea.
Uh-oh. [blush] I guess I should be grateful they didn’t give one of them some phony made-up name like Myanmar. ;’)
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