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| Africa North |
| The Eradicateurs |
| 2013-01-18 |
| Algeria's experience with Islamist insurgency during the 1990s defines its response to events today. During that conflict, a debate emerged within the Algerian government about how to deal with the violent Islamists. One side favored a negotiated solution. The other, known as the eradicateurs, said killing the Islamists was the only approach. The eradicateurs won -- and they still remain in the drivers seat in today's Algeria. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #3 JFM, what's your take on this? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2013-01-18 16:21 |
| #2 Negotiating with Islamists is like waiting for metastatic cancer to decide it doesn't want to kill the host. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2013-01-18 14:50 |
| #1 I like it! Has a sort of herbicidal ring to it. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-01-18 14:45 |