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2002-08-10 North Africa

Toe tags for six Salafists east of Algiers...

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2002-08-10 08:27 am|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Fred, is there a more hopeless situation out there right now than Algeria? Even Kashmir looks to have more reason for optimism.

Regards,

Posted by Steve White 2002-08-10 14:04:45|| 2002-08-10 14:04:45|| Front Page Top

#2 There's also an element of what goes around comes around. This situation is an outgrowth of the tactics of terror and alienation that the Algerians invented in the course of the civil war. They worked against the French, so they figure they'll work against anyone else they don't agree with. If the government went under today, the guys who weren't in power would be using them against the GAI/Salafists, assuming they were the ones who took charge. They've managed to make this sort of thing a part of their national culture.

Posted by Fred 2002-08-10 14:32:38|| 2002-08-10 14:32:38|| Front Page Top

06:45 Fred
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