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Talks Despite Ivory Coast Deadline (more French diplomatique?)
reuters via cnn ^ | 2/17/2003 | reuters and CNN

Posted on 02/17/2003 5:03:45 PM PST by Robert_Paulson2

Edited on 04/29/2004 2:02:07 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

BOUAKE, Ivory Coast (Reuters) -- Ivory Coast was on edge on Monday as a rebel deadline for President Laurent Gbagbo to start forming a new government with rebels in key posts, or face more civil war, expired.

Since the rebels fired off the ultimatum last week, they have tempered their threats and a rebel team was still seeking regional backing on Monday for their inclusion in a new government, in line with last month's Paris-brokered peace plan.


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: africa; africawatch; axisofweasels; christians; chrstians; colonialism; diarra; france; ivorycoast; muslim
More french expertise in failed colonialism? Killing of Christians? Support for terrorist Islam?

Quickly, please call the experts of democracy... Shredder and She-rock....

1 posted on 02/17/2003 5:03:45 PM PST by Robert_Paulson2
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To: Robert_Paulson2
There is no money, students cannot go to school. We want the French to open the road so the rebels can do their duty and end our suffering," said student Hassan Abdul.

The Muslims are at it again......

2 posted on 02/17/2003 5:33:22 PM PST by expatpat
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Rebels in Bouake said the French had told them that if they did let the insurgents cross the ceasefire line it could mean violent reprisals against French citizens in Abidjan.

Translation: We were planning to betray the Christian government and put the Muslims in charge, thus saving our precious cocoa production, but the plan is backfiring and now we are thinking of doing a double-double-cross instead.

3 posted on 02/17/2003 5:43:57 PM PST by Cicero
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To: *AfricaWatch
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4 posted on 02/17/2003 6:03:00 PM PST by Libertarianize the GOP (Ideas have consequences)
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To: Robert_Paulson2
Sounds like France could stand to learn a little diplomacy!
5 posted on 02/17/2003 6:41:32 PM PST by Arpege92
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