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2005-06-21 Africa: Horn

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Posted by Steve 2005-06-21 08:14|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Let's see:
South...
West
Northeast
sometimes bits of Ethiopia border
sometimes Ugandan border

Hmm have I missed any areas of fighting in that Islamic Republic?

Posted by 3dc 2005-06-21 08:55|| 2005-06-21 08:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Talks are under way in Nigeria to try to end the two-year rebellion in the west, where more than two million have fled their homes in Darfur and at least 180,000 have died.

Rebellion?

Since when does the BBC describe people resisting being massacred by their 'government' as a rebellion?

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-06-21 09:32|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-06-21 09:32|| Front Page Top

#3 RC, the Arab Sudanese are only brown, not black like the Black Sudanese. Clearly the latter is in rebellion against their natural overlords.
/end BBC worldview. Now I need a shower.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-06-21 12:14|| 2005-06-21 12:14|| Front Page Top

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