Posted on 02/18/2010 8:55:45 PM PST by Nachum
Niger's new military junta says it has dissolved the government after a coup that toppled President Mamadou Tandja in the impoverished but uranium-rich west African country.
The Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy (CSRD) announced on Friday that its head would be squadron leader Salou Djibo, whose heavily armed unit played a key role in Thursday's coup.
"The government is dissolved," said a statement signed by Djibo and read by an unnamed military officer on state television.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.ninemsn.com.au ...
POTUS MUZZIE HUSSEIN is big on African politics, expect him to weigh in with our stolen tax dollars any second now.
Sounds very much like Honduras, except it's the military not the legislature and judicial branches taking action.
What bothers me, is that the state dept is for this coup. Is it possible they are right this time? They were against Honduras, even thought that wasn't a coup, but an appropriate legal action by the appropriate branches of government.
“The Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy”
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Don’t ya just love the Third World fascination with democracy? And not just ANY heavily armed council, but a SUPREME one! Hot damn!
A post-colonial government is a terrible thing to waste.
Just more fine african traditions on display....
And Whitey is no longer on the moon.
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