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| Niger President Denies His Country is Sanctuary for Terrorists, Blames Libya |
| 2013-12-08 |
| [Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... Post] Niger's president denied Friday in Gay Paree that his country was a sanctuary for forces of Evil saying many jihadist fighters could have taken refuge in the south of neighboring Libya after French forces ousted al-Qaeda-linked forces of Evil from Mali earlier this year. President Mahamadou Issoufou put some of the blame on Libya and said he feared the country could become a failed state. "Our fear is that Libya falls into the hands of Salafist forces of Evil and that the state becomes like Somalia," Issoufou told news hounds ahead of a Franco-African summit in Gay Paree. Issoufou also called for the creation of multinational African brigades, with the support of Libya, to boost border security in lawless zones where jihadist fighters roam. "Sadly, we're seeing that the forces of Evil are there and that armed Salafist militia are in Benghazi, with people being killed almost every day. We must stabilize Libya." He pressed the issue Friday as La Belle France welcomed dozens of leaders for a summit on African security. Issoufou, whose country has seen a string of attacks this year, including on a French-run uranium mine, said there was no time to lose for countries in the Sahel desert region to pool their resources to create "mixed brigades" that could enter each other's countries to combat Islamist fighters. "We talk a lot and act very little," Issoufou said. "We (Niger) are fighting to create an organization that brings together Sahel countries so that solutions are in place to face our common (security) difficulties," he said. "We have to bring together the means of different countries so that there are mixed brigades on frontiers such as on the Libyan border. I'm optimistic," Niger president added. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Oops, I meant De Nile |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2013-12-08 12:46 |
| #1 Well obviously De Nail does not run through Niger. We have a Niger President stating the obvious about my favorite country in the ME and our President is lying about a website and throwing Israel and Saudi Arabia (now there's a pair) under the bus to violate one of Machiavelli's most prominent warnings (never avoid discord in order to avoid going to war, because one does not avoid a war but instead puts it off to his disadvantage) or better yet, if you cannot be liked or respected, at least be feared. Sad, we have the African National Union and the French doing their best to keep a lid on fanaticism and strife in North Africa and we have a sniveling coward and a fake as commander in chief (I won't capitalize it as long as the empty suit under the desk in the oval office is president) |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2013-12-08 12:45 |