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2003-05-15 North Africa

Elite Algerian soldiers look for remaining 15 European tourists

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Posted by Steve 2003-05-15 03:30 pm|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Oh no -- not more elite guys.

Posted by Matt 2003-05-15 16:28:23|| 2003-05-15 16:28:23|| Front Page Top

#2 I think we should be careful about labelling any armed resistance within an arab country as terrorists.

The Tuareg have a lot in common with the Kurds. Their territory divided amoungst colonial states. More or less brutal repression fueled by oil in the ground.

The Tuareg are Berbers who have been in armed conflict with the Algerian Arabs since independence (and before).

My view is that we should start hinting to the Algerian goverment that we would consider the Berbers/Tuareg part of the solution (like the Kurds in Iraq) unless they behave and cooperate.

Posted by Phil B 2003-05-16 00:07:51|| 2003-05-16 00:07:51|| Front Page Top

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