Posted on 11/06/2004 4:40:38 PM PST by blogblogginaway
UNITED NATIONS The U-N Security Council is demanding an immediate halt to all military action in the Ivory Coast.
It confirms that U-N peacekeepers and French forces are authorized to use "all necessary means" to carry out their mandate.
In an emergency meeting, the council also authorized U-N and French troops that are patrolling a zone dividing the rebel-held north from the government-controlled south "to prevent any hostile action."
The council says it "intends to examine rapidly further actions, including individual measures, to be taken."
Council members agreed on the statement after a closed-door briefing on the latest developments in Ivory Coast. An attack on a French base killed nine French soldiers and an American civilian, and wounded more than 20 French soldiers.
Give sanctions more time.
No blood for coco!
Substitute US for France and another country and this could have been us if W had lost. Scary.
I bet all will be shaking cause they are so intimidating..
useless pile of dog dodo..
Yes - form a committee to examine the possibility of creating a larger committee in six months. Once that committee has reported three months after, form another committee to review the findings - then set a vote for six months later. Subject to change, of course. And make sure Libya and Iran are on those committees because we all know what paragons of human rights they are.
Seriously, Chirac and Kofi - this mess is yours. Don't look to us and forget that you have our phone number. This is a chance for the EU to show its quality.
Can't belive I said that last line with a straight face... heh!
"Zut alors! 'Ave we not bribed zeem enough to be az 'yporcrital az we wa-hant? Sacre Bleu!"
A petulant little brat, this U.N.
Imagine- demanding a halt to all miltary action on the Ivory Coast:)
and further- UN peacekeepers and French forces are authorized to use "all necessary means" to carry out their mandate."
Ahem...errr..uhhmmmm...this sounds so familiar to me, somehow. And yet I must be mistaken. After all, did this SAME U.N. allow Saddam Hussein to routinely ignore a gazillion UN resolutions/mandates?
Oh...never mind- this time it's FRANCE who's calling the shots..
Hmmmm so a "frenchman" has to die before the UN is outraged ?
Well ....glad they cleared that up.
I see the French are busy acting the counterweight to the world's superpower again....
French to U.N.--"We can't heeeeaaaarrrr you."
What do French kids say on Halloween? TRICK OR RETREAT! hahahahah I love that one.
UNITED NATIONS The U-N Security Council is demanding an immediate halt to all military action in the Ivory Coast.
Does this mena the French are losing the fight to the Army of the Ivory Coast??
I guess Kerry DID NOT mention the Quality of the forces he would get from our allies.
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It confirms that U-N peacekeepers and French forces are authorized to use "all necessary means" to carry out their mandate.
Why did all the Frenchmen Drop their weapons, is that one of the "all necessary means" to carry out their mandate?
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Ah the delicious irony of Chirac being on the hot seat. He just was incredibly rude to Allawi, to say nothing of his disgusting behaviour toward President Bush.
“all necessary means”….Wasn’t that the same phrase used in the UN resolution the French voted for and latter said didn’t authorize the ouster of Saddam? If so I’m sure the leftist of the world will soon be call Chirac (sp?) a war criminal.
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