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2006-04-30 Africa Horn

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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-04-30 01:26|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I propose that we make it a punishable offense for reporters who abuse quotes in this manner THE genocide catastrophe

Besides, this reporter should be fired just for all of his "riddle talk". For example, what exactly does this mean? The reasons for this environmental and economic disaster are complex, but Lake Chads disappearing act is just one more major factor in a regional disaster of epic proportions. There is a F'n reason why the huge inland sea has receded to less than 20% of it former water volume and now covers just 500 square miles. What is it you little dipwad reporter? Did aliens suck it up with a straw? No? ooooh, such a mystery. Not.

And how about this one...a continuation of a campaign of ethnic cleansing, allowing Arab pastoralists loyal to Khartoum to take over the better watered and higher ground of African agriculturalists. What exactly does that mean? I don't follow Africa, I can't handle the death and disappointment. However I can only assume by that sentence that there is some sort of PC whitewash behind the sentence. Whatever. It's just that it is a pointless use of verbs and adjectives which tells me nothing. Perhaps telling me nothing is the point.

Posted by 2b 2006-04-30 06:48|| 2006-04-30 06:48|| Front Page Top

#2 What is it you little dipwad reporter? Did aliens suck it up with a straw? No? ooooh, such a mystery. Not.

LOL! 2b, she used the straw just before she placed it in the sentence.

Posted by RD 2006-04-30 07:40|| 2006-04-30 07:40|| Front Page Top

#3 oh that lake, we know who fault that is.

Posted by RD 2006-04-30 07:42|| 2006-04-30 07:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Well, the Arab janjaweed better be careful. Chad is in France's sphere of influence and the French have such a sterling record of standing up to Muslim atrocities. What they should worry about is the lowkey but steadily increasing US involvement in the area. One of these days they will attack someone who will shoot back.

Posted by RWV 2006-04-30 09:41|| 2006-04-30 09:41|| Front Page Top

#5 RoundUp aerial spraying works great on jangaweed.

Posted by ed 2006-04-30 09:45|| 2006-04-30 09:45|| Front Page Top

#6 Especially the Arc Light and AC-130 formulations.

Posted by Thrains Ulereter7524 2006-04-30 10:02|| 2006-04-30 10:02|| Front Page Top

#7 Forget this nonsense. The liberal MSM and their Hollywood darlings (George Clooney) are trying to involve US ground forces in a place where we have zero national interests at stake.

This is the kind of intervention liberals love: Nothing at stake, people of color tearing each other apart, and we're supposed to expend our troops and resources for what?

Posted by Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-04-30 15:43|| http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com]">[http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com] 2006-04-30 15:43|| Front Page Top

#8 BTW: Lest I forget, how that thingy in Somalia turn out the last time liberals persuaded two Presidents (Bush 1 and Clinton) to save a nation from itself? And how is Somalia doing these days?

Posted by Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-04-30 15:44|| http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com]">[http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com] 2006-04-30 15:44|| Front Page Top

#9 This is the kind of intervention liberals love: Nothing at stake,

It's sad, but with world cooperation, this could be ended without too much trouble. But for the liberals, its really not so much the genocide they care about- otherwise we'd see them also focus on the other areas of genocide, starvation etc. For them, its really just about parading themselves around making themselves feel like they are doing something self-righteous and important without ever having to get their own hands dirty or bloody. The liberal's motto is "I'm a good person, because I've noted that somebody (else) should do something".

The only good thing about this whole crisis is that I enjoyed watching liberalhawk being used as tool for a publicity stunt by Cynthia McKinney and friends.

Posted by 2b 2006-04-30 17:05|| 2006-04-30 17:05|| Front Page Top

#10 2b, in bin Laden's latest recording, he made Darfur one of his jihad fronts. I read something here that suggested he is retreating to Sudan, where he got started. If that's so, don't we want an effective presence to make the area seriously uncomfortable for the bad guys (Al Q & associates... and their Sudanese hosts)? Bush/Rumsfeld can acquiesce to the posturing and accomplish something necessary in one fell swoop, and woe betide the posturers if they complain about the result afterward -- this country is not in the same place it was when we sent the troops into Somalia.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-04-30 19:30|| 2006-04-30 19:30|| Front Page Top

#11 best of arms for our African friends to use against the Arabs

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-04-30 19:49|| 2006-04-30 19:49|| Front Page Top

#12 TWs correct. We are not the same nation we were. We should also not go in to just feed and protect. We should go in, feed, arm and train them to defend themselves. Then go South and arm and train the Christians to defend themselves as well. Eventually the Khartoum Government will fall from within.

Posted by 49 Pan">49 Pan 2006-04-30 20:20|| 2006-04-30 20:20|| Front Page Top

#13 49P, that probably won't happen because the Dems would have collective heart failure if the US backed Christians against anyone.

Posted by RWV 2006-04-30 21:13|| 2006-04-30 21:13|| Front Page Top

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