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2013-10-26 Africa Subsaharan

Mozambique's Renamo Says MP 'Killed' in Raid on Military Base

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Posted by Fred 2013-10-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 Not a good idea to play war right now, kids.

Posted by newc 2013-10-26 00:14|| 2013-10-26 00:14|| Front Page Top

#2 As Mozambique started mining coal and gears up to extract vast natural gas reserves, simmering tensions between the two reached a breaking point and Renamo demanded a cut of the revenues.

Renamo simply responding to the models already established in Zim and South Africa. Pay them off and lets get back to tribal communism as usual.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-10-26 02:23|| 2013-10-26 02:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Seems to me there is a big opportunity for outsourcing and privatization in situations like this where the govt either can't or has better things to do than putting down rebel groups.

I also have a vague sense of having seen this movie before.

Posted by SteveS 2013-10-26 02:45|| 2013-10-26 02:45|| Front Page Top

#4 "He was hit by a howitzer."

that's gonna leave a mark

Posted by Frank G 2013-10-26 08:50|| 2013-10-26 08:50|| Front Page Top

#5 More like a smear...

Posted by Pappy 2013-10-26 11:45|| 2013-10-26 11:45|| Front Page Top

#6 More like a mist...

Posted by CrazyFool 2013-10-26 12:20|| 2013-10-26 12:20|| Front Page Top

#7 So yeah, I want to print a howitzer.

Posted by Shipman 2013-10-26 17:02|| 2013-10-26 17:02|| Front Page Top

#8 If you're leaving scorch marks, you need a bigger gun.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-10-26 17:18|| 2013-10-26 17:18|| Front Page Top

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