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| Africa: West |
| Confused Protesters Accidently Back Government Ivory Coast |
| 2003-10-02 |
| EFL ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- Tens of thousands of demonstrators surged into Ivory Coast’s commercial center Thursday for the largest pro-government rally in months, a sign of increasing tensions over a stalled power-sharing agreement with rebels. Does anyone know of a power-sharing agreement that has worked? Authorities closed highways leading into the skyscraper-lined downtown, allowing a crowd of apparently more than 70,000 to flow into a central square for a rally against rebels, who have divided the West African country. The crowd from ANSWER must have been addled with jet-lag. It’s the rebels you fools; you must side with the rebel forces!!! "We don’t want the rebels. We’re tired of rebels," said one protester, Pipo N’Zagi, whose skin was smeared with traditional mud-colored paint. Shopkeepers closed stores downtown ahead of the rally, fearing repeats of past violence by pro-government youth groups. Maybe the kids were exchange students from NK. Security forces stood by with automatic weapons, clubs, whips and ropes to prevent violence among demonstrators draped in the orange, white and green of Ivory Coast’s flag. Can’t be violent when you’re unconscious. |
| Posted by:Super Hose |
| #2 With those colors, I'm thinking maybe they're just drunken Irish soccer fans headed to the wrong stadium. Man, that's got to be the Mother of all Wrong Turns! |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-10-2 10:42:31 PM |
| #1 "Security forces stood by with automatic weapons, clubs, whips and ropes to prevent violence among demonstrators draped in the orange, white and green of Ivory Coast’s flag." With those colors, I'm thinking maybe they're just drunken Irish soccer fans headed to the wrong stadium. |
| Posted by: JDB 2003-10-2 8:43:22 PM |