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| France vows to toughen fight against al-Qaeda | |
| 2010-07-28 | |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] France's government vowed Tuesday to step up the fight against al-Qaeda in northern Africa after militants killed a French hostage in the Sahel desert region. "The fight against terrorism continues and it is going to strengthen, particularly against AQMI," Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Europe 1 radio, using the acronym for al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. The group, a northern Africa-based affiliate of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network, claimed the killing of Michel Germaneau, a 78-year-old French aid worker who was kidnapped in Niger. "France does not practice vengeance," Fillon said. "However we do have agreements with the governments in the region and in particular with the Mauritanian government and with the Malian government to hunt these terrorists and bring them to justice."
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Jimmy, Somewhere in a Foreign Legion Billet far far away, a telephone rings Yeah, Karl and all hell breaks loose. I certainly wouldn't invite them over for dinner and I sure as hell don't want them on my bad side...those are some really really tough guys. |
| Posted by: James Carville/Karl Rove 2010-07-28 22:32 |
| #7 France may not practice vengeance but the French Foreign Legion sure as hell does. Let us wait and see what units the French send out : if it is a Legion unit especially any of the Special Forces units, then France has decided that all of the offenders must die. And yes, France does consider francophone Africa their backyard and has been quite willing in the past to shed massive quantities of African blood in the defense of same. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2010-07-28 18:50 |
| #6 "France does not practice vengeance" Maybe you should start. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-07-28 16:08 |
| #5 Do you think the French will "Stay the Course" or should we expect them to head home once the shooting begins? The French have historically viewed Africa as their area of interest. And they've proved they can be pretty... emphatic if their interests are involved. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2010-07-28 14:11 |
| #4 Any confirmation on if/how many hands were lost during the camp raid? France seems to be getting tired of taking shit, and this is a ballsy move which should be applauded. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2010-07-28 12:44 |
| #3 Do you think the French will "Stay the Course" or should we expect them to head home once the shooting begins? |
| Posted by: Steviski 2010-07-28 10:20 |
| #2 The French are quite willing and able to take decisive action in Africa. They've done it before and will do it again if they believe it's warranted. |
| Posted by: lotp 2010-07-28 09:33 |
| #1 They are also going to save all their old croissants and throw them at al-Qaeda when the find France finds them. They can't afford real ammo any more any way. I also hear it's more humanitarian. |
| Posted by: miscellaneous 2010-07-28 02:32 |