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| Africa Subsaharan |
| African Union Backs Qaddafi to Prevent 'Western Influence' |
| 2011-03-13 |
| According to this news item from The Herald, mouthpiece of the ruling Zanu-PF Party, the African Union has decided that while the regime of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi is 'authoritarian,' to force him from office would invite Western influence and chaos. It has also decided to back Ivory Coast President-elect Alassane Ouattara in his bid to unseat Laurent Gbagbo, who refuses to step down after his electoral defeat last December. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #5 “The definition of stupidity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” — Albert Einstein |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-03-13 14:53 |
| #4 Mike, exactly what evidence do you have that says "these people" are now ready for salvation? How do you know this is not a reprise of any one of dozens of cases where one tyrant is overthrown only to be rapidly replaced by another? EG How's Egypt doing now that they've replaced Mubarak with a junta? How about Somalia, Iran, Lebanon, etc. If we wanted to off 'daffy for mudering Americans then RR should have followed it up. I forgive him as there was this minor Cold War thingee going on at the time that had to be taken into account. We have no skin in this game and I for one am tired of, as you quote, trying to accommodate a modern day, pluralistic and tolerant society to the religious dictates of a military adventurer dead some 1400 years. After all, one of the main leaders of the oppo is an ex-'daffy big turban. Not the most fertile of grounds for the next Switzerland. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2011-03-13 14:18 |
| #3 ...This comment from www.neptunuslex.com seems relevant: "...It would be the profoundest irony if, after having broken our hearts and the bodies of our youth for nearly 10 years now in the Middle East we have come to the conclusion that “these people” cannot be saved at precisely the same moment when they finally became ready for salvation. Because that’s what just happened, if you weren’t paying attention: We’ve gotten tired of them. We’re tired of their ululations, their savagery and their conspiracy theories. We’re tired of their backwardness, sloth, dependency and fatalism. We’ve gotten tired of trying to accommodate a modern day, pluralistic and tolerant society to the religious dictates of a military adventurer dead some 1400 years. We’ve seen a people bravely rise against a brutal tyrant who has been a decadal enemy our our country, who has murdered our citizens time and again and decided that there is no choosing between the two of them. We have shown other tyrants that the way to overcome civil unrest is through air strikes and mechanized assault. The “shining city on a hill” has turned its back on the weak and the oppressed: They are not our people, this is not our war. Welcome to our Brave New World..." Concur. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2011-03-13 13:12 |
| #2 Hey, I just thought of something...do you think that those "immigrants" in France are imported by the car dealers? Afterall that's an even quicker way to turn over stock than planned obselesence, no? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2011-03-13 09:18 |
| #1 Sounds like good old African Influence wins again...not to mention those tried and true Islamic Values. Heavens you wouldnt want them to be denied their colorful local customs...who are we to judge them? Besides, it isnt like they eat each other anymore, now is it? And we must remember its PC (at least in France) to be "multi-Cultural" and invite in as many of them to burn cars and clip their clitorises if they like. The African Union, eh? Well, KaDaffy is all for Booga-booga. So no need to be surprised...hey its THEIR problem. It isnt like its OUR herd of goats, now IS it? |
| Posted by: Dribble2716 2011-03-13 04:45 |