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UN troops besieged in Ivory Coast
BBC News ^ | January 18, 2006 | BBC News

Posted on 01/18/2006 11:40:15 AM PST by sergey1973

United Nations peacekeepers in Ivory Coast's main city are under siege by supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo. More than 2,000 protesters have tried to force their way into UN headquarters in Abidjan, and had to be held back by warning shots and tear gas.

More than 300 troops have been forced to withdraw from two UN bases in the west of the country after clashes that left at least four protesters dead.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africa; france; ivorycoast; ivorycoastturmoil; un; unitednations; unpeacekeepers
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To: R. Scott

"How can they be “Peacekeepers” when there is no peace to keep?"

Right -:))) You can call them "UN Bystanders" -:))))


41 posted on 01/18/2006 2:43:31 PM PST by sergey1973 (Russian American Political Blogger, Arm Chair Strategist)
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To: dfwgator

Where did you find that photo, is it real? I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if it was, but that is way too good!


42 posted on 01/18/2006 2:46:07 PM PST by proud_yank (Aspiring CEO of a multinational corporation)
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To: Pookee

That was Colonel McCauliffe I believe. The German general was either Deitrich or Pieper I think.


43 posted on 01/18/2006 2:47:41 PM PST by When do we get liberated? ((God save us from the whining, useless, irrelevent left...))
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To: Sthitch

Rommel died in June.


44 posted on 01/18/2006 2:49:07 PM PST by When do we get liberated? ((God save us from the whining, useless, irrelevent left...))
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To: bfree
After the UN evacuates it's troops out of the Ivory Coast,
I'm sure they will be landing on the beaches of Iran to fight
for control of the Iranians nuclear assets.
           
45 posted on 01/18/2006 2:56:04 PM PST by JeffersonRepublic.com (There is no truth in the news, and no news in the truth.)
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To: sergey1973

One of the problems I see the UN having in these operations is using the term “peacekeepers”. That will preclude them from taking offensive action – or any serious defensive action. They are restricted to a show of force, and very restricted in the use of any form of deadly force.


46 posted on 01/18/2006 3:07:46 PM PST by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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To: JeffersonRepublic.com

If the UN is powerless to control a banana republic how on earth can we expect them to deal with the Iran issue. Oh right we cant..


47 posted on 01/18/2006 3:07:47 PM PST by MARKUSPRIME
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To: Pookee

Remember Bradley taunting Rommel's request for surrender with a defiant "nuts!"?



Check your facts, it was not Rommel and Bradley. The US general was Clark. This occured during the Battle of the Bulge.


48 posted on 01/18/2006 3:19:36 PM PST by SFC Chromey (We are at war with Islamofascism)
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To: Sthitch

My bad, it was McAuliffe, I for some reason thought of Clark.


49 posted on 01/18/2006 3:20:44 PM PST by SFC Chromey (We are at war with Islamofascism)
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To: sergey1973

PULL OUT!!!! NOW!!!!

 


Communist Goals 1963 Congressional Record

50 posted on 01/18/2006 3:25:01 PM PST by Fintan (See??? Sometimes I do read the articles.)
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To: sergey1973

Again? Didnt this happen last year? Or was that the French.


51 posted on 01/18/2006 4:07:26 PM PST by BurbankKarl
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To: MARKUSPRIME

That poster is real, I remember seeing it on the news, and many other like it.


52 posted on 01/18/2006 4:34:08 PM PST by Madison Moose
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To: JeffersonRepublic.com

The French once again are behind this

53 posted on 01/18/2006 5:07:29 PM PST by BurbankKarl
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To: SFC Chromey

General Anthony C McAuliffe


54 posted on 01/18/2006 5:23:55 PM PST by omega4179 (minutemanproject)
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To: All

CHIRAC LIED COCOA DIED


55 posted on 01/18/2006 5:25:28 PM PST by omega4179 (minutemanproject)
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To: sergey1973

NO BLOOD FOR CHOCOLATE!!

/sarcasm off


56 posted on 01/18/2006 5:26:12 PM PST by TheRobb7 (The American Spirit does not require a federal subsidy.)
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To: TheRobb7
NO BLOOD FOR CHOCOLATE!!

"This is how Cargill works with customers." (sarcasm, watch MS-NBC in the mornings and see Cargill's ads)

No blood for Brie.

57 posted on 01/18/2006 5:50:10 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Speaking of "French", before we do anything hasty, let's find out the nationality of these UN soldiers. I say if they're French then we let the locals have their way with'em!


58 posted on 01/18/2006 6:00:02 PM PST by snoringbear
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To: sergey1973
Are the protesters trying to rape the peacekeepers? What's good for the goose....
59 posted on 01/18/2006 7:58:02 PM PST by msnimje (Senate Democrats ----------- Sound and Fury Signifying INSIGNIFICANCE)
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To: sergey1973

Prisoner of Abidjan


60 posted on 01/18/2006 9:00:45 PM PST by montag813
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