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French Peace Plan For Ivory Coast Invalid: Report
So why'd you sign it? The report followed comments by Gbagbo that the accord he agreed to in Paris -- which provides for a unity government with rebels holding the defense and interior portfolios - were just âpropositions,â Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported. Hmmm... A Frenchie formula for staying in business: give the defense and interior portfolios to the bad guys. Yup. That'll work. Not very well, but it'll work... âTotal failure! The accord is inapplicable,â said the Notre Voie daily, close to the ruling Ivorian Popular Front ruling party. It accused France of âofferingâ its former star colony in west Africa to rebels and accused Paris of ânot wanting peace in Ivory Coast.â I'd say they're right on that first charge. The second could probably be better worded as "don't give a merde" about peace in Ivory Coast... âWithout openly backing the rebellion, France has hatched a plan to remove the democratically elected president,â it said. The daily also defended massive, often violent anti-French protests that have rocked the main city of Abidjan since Saturday, January 25, with attacks on French symbols and institutions including the embassy, schools, the Air France office and businesses. âIvorians should remain mobilized,â it said, adding that âonly struggle pays.â And in a more directly inflammatory tone, it called 2003 âthe year of resistance,â adding: âIvorians know what they need to do ... remain in the streets.â I'd say they don't like the agreement. Is that egg on the Frenchies' faces? And take a look at the sign that guy's holding! And the flag that's not on fire. We were wondering which side we were on a couple days ago... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-01-28 |
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