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2002-12-17 East/Subsaharan Africa

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Posted by Steve 2002-12-17 03:33 pm|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "This is not about getting cosy with Ivory Coast or getting a foothold in the region," Villepin told La Croix daily.
"Our soldiers are simply there to ensure the ceasefire is respected...If we decided suddenly to pull out French troops, wouldn't there be a risk Ivory Coast would burst into flames?"

Ah, the old spontaneous Ivory Coast combustion syndrome, seen it many times.

Posted by "This is not about getting cosy with Ivory Coast o 2002-12-17 15:51:17|| [www.simmins.org] 2002-12-17 15:51:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, that ended up being an HTML oddity, didn't it?

Posted by Chuck 2002-12-17 15:52:58|| [www.simmins.org] 2002-12-17 15:52:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Why, how multilateral of them. Sticking to such fine points of internatinal law and U.N. oversight. Wherever would we be if not for the French to keep us on the straight and narrow?

Posted by Tripartite 2002-12-17 23:52:56|| 2002-12-17 23:52:56|| Front Page Top

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