Posted on 07/01/2009 8:57:00 PM PDT by Selene
WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. government voiced concern on Wednesday over actions taken by Niger's President Mamadou Tandja to extend his rule in the West African country.
"These decisions undermine Niger's efforts over the last ten years to advance good governance and the rule of law," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said in a statement.
Tandja responded to the rejection by Niger's highest court of his plan to seek at least another three years in power by sacking the judges and naming a new Cabinet.
....U.S. concern about the situation in Niger comes at a time when Washington is putting pressure on Honduras to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya to office.
Zelaya, who took office in 2006 and had been due to leave power in 2010, was forced out over his push to extend presidential mandates beyond a single term.
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Ah, heck... whatcha expect?!
BO and his cronies know — and care — as much about the constitutions or laws of other countries as he does of our own constitution...
The dude’s just a frickin’ moron!
The White House is underming the rule of law???
Because if he was a communist, the administration would be backing his efforts.
Mr. Pot, meet Mr. Kettle.
By 2016 at the latest, it will happen here.
By then we will have been destroyed via the provisions in th climate control law so that nobody notices.
Do you think she is so appalled that she might try to rally Capitol Hill behind her, and make a challenge to Obama's tenure?
And this is different from appointing numerous czars in what way?
So Obama is consistent.
Figures.
I don’t know if there will be enough stones in the whole world to undo the damage to the world that this administration will do over these coming few years.
Biden sure had one thing right, though...
The world is so screwed now - all the dictators and power hungry groups are seeing weakness everywhere, not just in Europe and NATO. Israel and Australia seem to be the only folks any more who are willing to unilaterally stand for freedom and justice and to fight for it, given the abdication of the US this last 6 months.
Excellent post.
Scary.
The press won’t notice - they’re too busy talking about how MJ’s nurse refused him painkillers and Father Joe was left out of the will. Oh and in case you missed it, he will NOT be buried at Neverland.
And wait - the latest - his bodyguard says he was hiding drugs and - gasp - a girlfriend!
“And Robert Gibbs? Where did we get this fool? He makes Scott McClellan seem like a MENSA leader.”
LOL!
But what’s this with this ‘we’?
Never realized how much Obama looks like that bloated dictator. In fact, looking at Chavez is like looking at Obama in a few years after he’s fattened up on power.
She might, if she isn’t “dispatched” first. Either way, the country is f#$%#d. Isn’t she on painkillers for that elbow thing right now? Look for a drug overdose in the near future.
The mindset of the current administration (and the state department always) is pretty transparent. No collectivist left behind.
In Honduras, the guy trying to subvert the constitution in order to run for an illicit additional term is an avowed Marxist with close ties to Hugo Chavez - his party is in good standing with Socialist International. Obviously the current US administration supports the wannabe usurper.
In Niger, the guy trying to subvert the constitution in order to run for an illicit additional term is a pro-market reformer who slashed the nation’s external public debt by cutting government spending. Tandja’s main opposition party is some “worker’s party” affiliated with the Socialist International, and it was previously behind imprisoning Tandja (as a leader of the peaceful political opposition) when they ruled Niger several years ago, having captured power in a violent coup). Obviously the current US administration supports the political opposition, and not the wanna usurper.
(though, I cannot understand why Tandja does not simply just step down after his term ends and allow the current PM (Seyni Oumarou, who supports Tandja) to run for president while Tandja transparently provides “counsel”).
“The durn Chinese will start colonizing Africa one of these years”
It wouldn’t surprise me. Africa has the resources that they need and want. I think in time they will start setting up housing settlements and will make European colonialism look benign by comparison.
If any of the natives attack the citizenry, then I highly doubt the Chinese government will allow it to go unpunished.
sounds like meddling to me...
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