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2009-04-29 Africa Horn

Taliban moving from Pak-Afghan border to Africa

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Posted by Fred 2009-04-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
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#1 1. Sounds more like they are expanding out of A'stan rather than moving from it.

2. If they try to expand out of Somalia into, say, Sudan or Zimbabwe, will the Chinese be offended at the intrusion into their de facto colonies? Or will the Talibunnies leave anything Chinese alone and only attack native and Western infidels?

Posted by Glenmore 2009-04-29 09:30|| 2009-04-29 09:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Appears to be something of a pattern. I recommend we stay the hell out of it!

Excerpt from Bitter Harvest:

Ghana was the first British country to be granted indpendence in 1957, and the British government claimed tht this glorious example would prove the success of Britain's colonial power. With a couple of years their Presient Nkrumah had established a one-party dictatorship, half the members of Parliament were imprisoned, the leaders of the opposition had been eliminated, the economy was in ruins, and the President established external multi-million pound personal bank account.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-04-29 09:34|| 2009-04-29 09:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Expanding, or ceding the border region to the Coalition? And is it the Taliban, or international jihadis, ie Al Qaeda, Chechnyans, Uighurs, etc.?

Posted by trailing wife 2009-04-29 12:32|| 2009-04-29 12:32|| Front Page Top

#4 Zimbabwe is a Chinese Colony?
Haven't heard that one before now.
Is China sending food?

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2009-04-29 17:34|| 2009-04-29 17:34|| Front Page Top

#5 No.

China gets mineral rights and farms.

In return, ZimBob gets tractors, shoddy consumer goods, and 'contract personnel' for the Zim armed forces (to back up the Pakistani ones).

Posted by Pappy 2009-04-29 22:26|| 2009-04-29 22:26|| Front Page Top

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