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| Several Said Killed in Darfur Air Strike |
| 2013-12-01 |
| [An Nahar] Several people have been reported killed in an air strike in Sudan's volatile Darfur region, international peacekeepers said Saturday. "UNAMID has received information from local sources that several people were killed by an alleged air strike while travelling from Tabit to Shangil Tobaya," a public information officer from the African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... -U.N. Mission in Darfur told Agence La Belle France Presse. "The mission is working to ascertain the veracity of this incident" on Friday, the official said. Sudan's military front man, Sawarmi Khaled Saad, said no aircraft had been used in that area, although rebels had been active nearby. "There is no fighting there," he told AFP. Shangil Tobaya is about 60 kilometers (40 miles) south of the North Darfur state capital El Fasher. A U.N. panel of experts reported in February that "aerial bombardment continues to be used on civilian areas and/or to indiscriminately affect civilians" in Darfur, despite government denials. In a 2005 resolution, the U.N. Security Council demanded that Sudan cease offensive military flights in Darfur. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 the decision to continue aid to Pakistan despite the discovery that they were sheltering Bin Laden was not mine to make. Aid to Pakistan is the Bin Laden dividend. A multi-lift, low level helo flight into Pakistan, actions on the ground lasting nearly an hour, followed by low-level flight out of Pakistan all accomplished without being detected in my view is nearly impossible. Bin Laden was purchased as a pre-election stunt. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-12-01 18:41 |
| #11 Finally... the decision to continue aid to Pakistan despite the discovery that they were sheltering Bin Laden was not mine to make. President Zero has wrestled control of the budget away from Congress, and made that decision _all by himself_. Maybe a certain troll needs to take his act on the road to Organizing for America and as them about the continued payment of weregild to Pakistan. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-12-01 18:03 |
| #10 You know, BR, a lot of non-assholes expressed that point here a long time before he showed up and decided to call all of us floaters. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-12-01 17:56 |
| #9 He's got a point about the Pakis. Why do we send our treasure? |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2013-12-01 16:00 |
| #8 Like every thing B. it requires plactice. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2013-12-01 11:58 |
| #7 Thanks Pappy. Des Moines was my attempt at a facetious snark. :-) |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-12-01 11:18 |
| #6 This wasn't an argument. This was a drunken lecture. And not Des Moines. It's the L.A. area, same as our one troll there. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-12-01 10:30 |
| #5 Arguments contain paragraphs.. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2013-12-01 10:02 |
| #4 Because old scum like the pieces of mierda that float in this blog Thank you for your candid assessment raiseup. How are things going back in Des Moines ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-12-01 08:29 |
| #3 I don't know why raiseup thinks we are Spanish manure - most of his points are commonly addressed here already. I do wonder at the logic of simultaneously complaining about NSA data collection and the lack of organizing resistance on this blog. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-12-01 08:15 |
| #2 LOL. Real Conservatives only read 'merikin. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2013-12-01 06:23 |
| #1 Because old scum like the pieces of mierda that float in this blog Americans have turned into a bunch of sheep who just bow down and do whatever our politicians say. We think we have power because we hold weapons, but we do nothing. Do you enjoy your tax dollars going to Pakistan's military instead of our military veterans, crumbling infrastructure, declining schools, endless wars "for freedom," N SA collecting your metadata, election votes not being counted, govt shutdowns, debt ceiling being raised, illegal "citizenship" checkpoints over 40 miles from any border, warrantless "stop and frisk" searches, truth being kept from you by biased media, stock act being repealed so politicians can hide their financial transactions....I could go on....? Unite, organize and hold your leadership accountable for its actions. Stop the shitt of reading about india Iraq or others 3th world holes |
| Posted by: raiseup 2013-12-01 05:13 |