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2013-01-13 23:03 #1
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French Armed Forces involved in Fighting Against al-Qaida linked rebels in Mali
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2013-01-14 10:47 #2CoP Dynamis
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Looks like it isn't going too well for the French.
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2013-01-14 11:37 #3BG Medical's Student of Medicine
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Poor guy.
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2013-01-14 11:43 #4
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What's France interest in this?
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2013-01-14 11:45 #5BG Medical's Student of Medicine
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Re: French Armed Forces involved in Fighting Against al-Qaida linked rebels in Mali
Retaliation?
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2013-01-14 11:47 #6I'm not safe on my island
Nikkei will still get me.
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Was Mali an ex-French colony?
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2013-01-14 11:59 #7Resident Gestapo
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It was but has long since dissolved it's ties. France's main objective is to get the current Al-Queda led regime out of office and replace the old government that was kicked out in 2012. Interested to see how this plays out.
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2013-01-14 12:02 #8I'm not safe on my island
Nikkei will still get me.
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Someone asked what France's interests in this is, and i guess Mali being an ex-colony is it.
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2013-01-14 13:11 #9I'll change yer fuckin rate you derivative piece of shit
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European countries feel a significant "white man's burden" towards their former colonies.
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2013-01-14 15:55 #10Bagel
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There's part of that, yes.
Originally Posted by archibaldcrane
But this is the french you're talking about, it's more a matter of pride (both colonial and good ol' arm-flexing) and financial interests (mining) than shame (over colonialism).
Oh, and there's the 6 hostages.
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2013-01-14 17:16 #11
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Somalia, not Mali, but French forces none-the-less
http://news.yahoo.com/terrorists-tau...opstories.html
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2013-01-14 19:48 #12
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http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/14/world/...html?hpt=hp_t2
couple pics and update on the situation
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2013-01-14 20:20 #13Caesar Salad
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Re: French Armed Forces involved in Fighting Against al-Qaida linked rebels in Mali
So the french go in, they get ripped to shreds but general consensus of good luck to them.
America does it, rabble rabble rabble!
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2013-01-14 20:38 #14blax n gunz
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What? Originally Posted by Salodin
It seems America trained these particular rebels, so go go shitty anti-terrorism program completely backfiring.
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2013-01-14 21:06 #15I'll change yer fuckin rate you derivative piece of shit
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OH, AFRICA!
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2013-01-14 22:22 #16Bagel
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Not sure if Sirius B, but when the US go in with a UN mandate, the international community doesn't tend to protest much (see: Lybia) and the french do have a UN mandate here. Originally Posted by Salodin
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2013-01-14 22:24 #17New Odin
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Africa: Brought to you by centuries of colonialism, capitalist greed and poverty. Originally Posted by archibaldcrane
Hens coming home to roost, Karma etc etc.
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2013-01-14 23:01 #18Caesar Salad
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Re: French Armed Forces involved in Fighting Against al-Qaida linked rebels in Mali
Wasn't serious, hurricane gartr up in here. Originally Posted by Ashmada
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2013-01-14 23:06 #19
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the article explicitly states we trained the government forces that were fighting the insurgents, but the rout of government forces by the returning Libyan Jihadists back in March sparked an Islamist mutiny among the junior officer corps which, apparently, had been infiltrated and compromised to an unimaginable degree. illustrates a common problem when battling domestic Islamism, the ideology spreads like a parasite to individuals already in the military and administrative apparatuses; Pakistan's ISI has notoriously been infiltrated for decades Originally Posted by Correction
additionally the returning fighters were primarily Tuaregs, Malian Berbers essentially (Berber tribes forming the heart of the resistance against Gaddafi), and guess who commanded the units that defected ? Tuaregs. in addition to the spread of the Islamic ideology it appears ethnic loyalties proved far stronger than national ones, Tuaregs would not kill their own for the Bambaran (dominant Malian ethnic group) government. a decision they may regret as the Islamist leader of the movement have taken total control of northern Mali and Tuaregs leaders almost entirely disenfranchised
that said our program was obviously still a total failure, and i'm glad France at least is attempting to prevent the nation from falling entirely. humanitarian reports coming out of Mali are sickening and hard to digest
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another p good article detailing the rebels situation and what theyre doing to defend themselves:
http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaida-carve...194907091.html
