Posted on 11/6/2004, 3:45:27 PM by 4kevin
Government warplanes bombed a rebel stronghold Saturday, killing a French peacekeeper and injuring 20 other people, and French troops responded by shooting down two military planes and an attack helicopter, U.N. officials said.
The violence threatened to drag French and U.N. peacekeepers into Ivory Coast's renewed civil war, sparked when army hardliners Thursday broke a cease-fire after more than a year of relative peace and launched airstrikes on rebel-held cities.
The government warplanes struck the northern town of Bouake on Saturday afternoon, killing the French soldier, U.N. mission spokesman Jean Victor Nkolo said. It was not clear whether the 20 injured were French soldiers or others, or what the air raid was targeting.
Soon after, a U.N. military spokesman said French forces shot down two Ivory Coast warplanes and an attack helicopter over rebel territory.
Has the UN voted on this??? Has this pasted the global test??? They can't do this!!!!!
This is France's biggest victory since they sank the Greenpeace unarmed, civilian "Rainbow Warrior" ship to the bottom of the sea!
Does this pass the Global Test? Did they consult with their allies before committing this aggressive act? What about the UN? Sounds kind of unilateral to me!
Why isn't Amnesty International and the International Red Cross criticizing and skewering Kofi Anan and the French for having 'live' ammo? Shouldn't they use rubber bullets??????
The missed point of this article is that the French are on the side of the Islamist rebels in the north, NOT the side of the democratic non-muslim government in the south.
It's O.K. Kerry voted for it....after he voted against it.
Finally an enemy the French have a chance against!
Probably bi-planes or single props.
I didn't hear of any UN resolution approving this, did you?
I wanna know HOW the French shot down the WW1 Bi-plane..
Spitballs of old Bree?
I wanna know HOW the French shot down the WW1 Bi-plane..
Spitballs or old Bree?
When was the vote in the 'general assembly' of the un? Why weren't china, vietnam, uruguay or Iceland consulted on this grave issue? Is this an example of french warmongering in preparation of an all-out french assualt on freedom everywhere?
sarcasm off
Unilaterally?
No blood for coco?. (What else do they make/export in the Ivory Coast?)
without a resolution?
Ivory coast airforce-
http://www.worldairforces.com/Countries/ivory_coast/IVCaircraft.html
the surprising thing is that jets & helo shot down are in all probability French built.
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