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MalbaridoCyprus, Limassol Cyprus160 Poststomcatwarne: I understand what you are saying. But it doesn't seem to have met with the same world reaction as Lybia, why not??
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sure, thanks to my genetic posession...
I am optimistic and extrovert as all members of my family :-)seriously, Tom, I am really glad,that people take care of others and pay attention to others and I appreciate your interest.
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Allah,Jesus,and many others people believing in them,didn't know,how to make the world a peacefull place,so left it to the living to do the job,and by the looks of it,we don't know how.
ali110: ya Allah ,make this world a peaceful place for living
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tomcatwarne: OIl and being strategically placed seem to be the motivating factors, running on a humanitarian ticket.
not running...hiding behind it..JMO
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COCOA!
And yes,there are UN-Troops on the Ground!
The international community, including the United Nations, the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the European Union, the United States, and former colonial power France have affirmed their support for Ouattara, who is "almost universally acknowledged to have defeated at the ballot box," and have called for Gbagbo to step down. On 18 December, Gbagbo ordered all UN peacekeepers to leave the country. However, the UN has refused, and the Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Mission in Côte d'Ivoire until June 30, 2011. International powers have been in talks to enlarge the UN force in the Ivory Coast. The World Bank has halted loans to the country and travel restrictions have been placed on Gbagbo and his political allies. The rising political tensions resulted in a sharp jump in cocoa prices, up to an increase of 10 percent. The Ivory Coast is the world's largest producer of the crop.WIKI
So that whole Oil-Thingy is a Snowjob!
And yes,there are UN-Troops on the Ground!
The international community, including the United Nations, the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the European Union, the United States, and former colonial power France have affirmed their support for Ouattara, who is "almost universally acknowledged to have defeated at the ballot box," and have called for Gbagbo to step down. On 18 December, Gbagbo ordered all UN peacekeepers to leave the country. However, the UN has refused, and the Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Mission in Côte d'Ivoire until June 30, 2011. International powers have been in talks to enlarge the UN force in the Ivory Coast. The World Bank has halted loans to the country and travel restrictions have been placed on Gbagbo and his political allies. The rising political tensions resulted in a sharp jump in cocoa prices, up to an increase of 10 percent. The Ivory Coast is the world's largest producer of the crop.WIKI
So that whole Oil-Thingy is a Snowjob!
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@ Conrad... and now I feel much better, this world is not all about oil! ... and now I can leave and prepare Sunday lunch...
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The ICRC said it condemned attacks on civilians and reminded all warring parties of their obligation under international humanitarian law to protect the civilian population.
Get in there US, oh, no oil!
Get in there US, oh, no oil!
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Conrad73: COCOA!
And yes,there are UN-Troops on the Ground!
The international community, including the United Nations, the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the European Union, the United States, and former colonial power France have affirmed their support for Ouattara, who is "almost universally acknowledged to have defeated at the ballot box," and have called for Gbagbo to step down. On 18 December, Gbagbo ordered all UN peacekeepers to leave the country. However, the UN has refused, and the Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Mission in Côte d'Ivoire until June 30, 2011. International powers have been in talks to enlarge the UN force in the Ivory Coast. The World Bank has halted loans to the country and travel restrictions have been placed on Gbagbo and his political allies. The rising political tensions resulted in a sharp jump in cocoa prices, up to an increase of 10 percent. The Ivory Coast is the world's largest producer of the crop.WIKISo that whole Oil-Thingy is a Snowjob!
And yes,there are UN-Troops on the Ground!
The international community, including the United Nations, the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the European Union, the United States, and former colonial power France have affirmed their support for Ouattara, who is "almost universally acknowledged to have defeated at the ballot box," and have called for Gbagbo to step down. On 18 December, Gbagbo ordered all UN peacekeepers to leave the country. However, the UN has refused, and the Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Mission in Côte d'Ivoire until June 30, 2011. International powers have been in talks to enlarge the UN force in the Ivory Coast. The World Bank has halted loans to the country and travel restrictions have been placed on Gbagbo and his political allies. The rising political tensions resulted in a sharp jump in cocoa prices, up to an increase of 10 percent. The Ivory Coast is the world's largest producer of the crop.WIKISo that whole Oil-Thingy is a Snowjob!
It does make you wonder if anyone ever watches or listens to the news.
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tomcatwarne: The ICRC said it condemned attacks on civilians and reminded all warring parties of their obligation under international humanitarian law to protect the civilian population. Get in there US, oh, no oil!
There's reserves of a billion and a half barrels.So much for that silly argument.
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Conrad73: COCOA!
And yes,there are UN-Troops on the Ground!
The international community, including the United Nations, the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the European Union, the United States, and former colonial power France have affirmed their support for Ouattara, who is "almost universally acknowledged to have defeated at the ballot box," and have called for Gbagbo to step down. On 18 December, Gbagbo ordered all UN peacekeepers to leave the country. However, the UN has refused, and the Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Mission in Côte d'Ivoire until June 30, 2011. International powers have been in talks to enlarge the UN force in the Ivory Coast. The World Bank has halted loans to the country and travel restrictions have been placed on Gbagbo and his political allies. The rising political tensions resulted in a sharp jump in cocoa prices, up to an increase of 10 percent. The Ivory Coast is the world's largest producer of the crop.WIKI
So that whole Oil-Thingy is a Snowjob!
And yes,there are UN-Troops on the Ground!
The international community, including the United Nations, the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the European Union, the United States, and former colonial power France have affirmed their support for Ouattara, who is "almost universally acknowledged to have defeated at the ballot box," and have called for Gbagbo to step down. On 18 December, Gbagbo ordered all UN peacekeepers to leave the country. However, the UN has refused, and the Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Mission in Côte d'Ivoire until June 30, 2011. International powers have been in talks to enlarge the UN force in the Ivory Coast. The World Bank has halted loans to the country and travel restrictions have been placed on Gbagbo and his political allies. The rising political tensions resulted in a sharp jump in cocoa prices, up to an increase of 10 percent. The Ivory Coast is the world's largest producer of the crop.WIKI
So that whole Oil-Thingy is a Snowjob!
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kidatheart: It does make you wonder if anyone ever watches or listens to the news.
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Troops loyal to Ivory Coast's president elect, Alassane Ouattara, in Duekoue city Troops loyal to Ivory Coast's president elect, Alassane Ouattara, in Duekoue city, where the Red Cross says 800 people have been killed. Photograph: Zoom Dosso/AFP/Getty Images
Rival forces in Ivory Coast are continuing their battle for power as it emerged that more than 800 people were killed this week in inter-ethnic violence in the town of Duekoue.
Soldiers backing the country's UN-recognised president, Alassane Ouattara, clashed with forces loyal to the voted-out president, Laurent Gbagbo, in the country's main city and former capital, Abidjan.
Gbagbo's military spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Alphonse Guano, made a televised address after his forces retook the state TV headquarters on Saturday.
Pro-Ouattara forces made a rapid advance through the country this week. The International Committee of the Red Cross has said at least 800 people were killed in intercommunal violence in Duekoue believed to have taken place on Tuesday, the day after the town in the west of Ivory Coast was taken by the pro-Ouatarra fighters.
It is not clear what prompted the killings and whether Ouattara's forces were involved.
UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights had received "unconfirmed but worrying reports" that the pro-Ouattara force "has been committing human rights violations" during the advance toward Abidjan.
But the faction has denied taking any part in the attrocities and blamed any killings on the retreating Gbagbo fighters.
Red Cross spokeswoman Dorothea Krimitsas said delegates from the Ivorian Red Cross had visited Duekoue on Thursday and Friday to gather evidence and saw a "huge number of bodies".
"We have information that at least 800 persons were killed on 29 March in Duekoue in intercommunal violence," Krimitsas told Reuters. "Our colleagues saw hundreds of bodies. We strongly suspect that was the result of intercommunal violence. Since Monday or so tens of thousands of people have fled the area. This is not the first time there has been intercommunal violence in Duekoue."
The head of the ICRC delegation in the country, Dominique Liengme, said in a statement: "This incident is particularly shocking in its size and brutality.
"The ICRC condemns direct attacks on civilians and reminds the parties to the conflict to make sure that people in the territory under their control must be protected under all circumstances."
The ICRC said tens of thousands of women, men and children had fled fighting in Duekoue since Monday.
Gunfire and the sound of heavy weapons fire rang out across Abidjan as the country's former rebels pressed an offensive to oust Gbagbo, who is refusing to leave office.
Pro-Ouatarra fighters met with resistance from Gbagbo fighters around strategic locations like the presidential palace, the state broadcaster RTI and military bases.
Residents said they heard loud explosions near the Agban base, the city's largest, in the Adjame neighbourhood near Cocody where Gbagbo has his official residence.
"Mortar fire has been heard since late last night around the gendarmerie. It is very loud and we're taking shelter in our homes," said local resident Jules Konin.
"The gendarmes from the camp are fighting the insurgents," said another resident, Adi Saba.
Ouattara was internationally recognised as president last year after the electoral commission declared him the winner of a November run-off vote. But Gbagbo also claimed victory. Sanctions have failed to dislodge Gbagbo.
The four-month standoff since the election has killed nearly 500 people, according to UN figures, although the real toll is probably far higher. Around one million people have fled Abidjan alone and 122,000 more have crossed into Liberia, the UN says.
This is the news.
Rival forces in Ivory Coast are continuing their battle for power as it emerged that more than 800 people were killed this week in inter-ethnic violence in the town of Duekoue.
Soldiers backing the country's UN-recognised president, Alassane Ouattara, clashed with forces loyal to the voted-out president, Laurent Gbagbo, in the country's main city and former capital, Abidjan.
Gbagbo's military spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Alphonse Guano, made a televised address after his forces retook the state TV headquarters on Saturday.
Pro-Ouattara forces made a rapid advance through the country this week. The International Committee of the Red Cross has said at least 800 people were killed in intercommunal violence in Duekoue believed to have taken place on Tuesday, the day after the town in the west of Ivory Coast was taken by the pro-Ouatarra fighters.
It is not clear what prompted the killings and whether Ouattara's forces were involved.
UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights had received "unconfirmed but worrying reports" that the pro-Ouattara force "has been committing human rights violations" during the advance toward Abidjan.
But the faction has denied taking any part in the attrocities and blamed any killings on the retreating Gbagbo fighters.
Red Cross spokeswoman Dorothea Krimitsas said delegates from the Ivorian Red Cross had visited Duekoue on Thursday and Friday to gather evidence and saw a "huge number of bodies".
"We have information that at least 800 persons were killed on 29 March in Duekoue in intercommunal violence," Krimitsas told Reuters. "Our colleagues saw hundreds of bodies. We strongly suspect that was the result of intercommunal violence. Since Monday or so tens of thousands of people have fled the area. This is not the first time there has been intercommunal violence in Duekoue."
The head of the ICRC delegation in the country, Dominique Liengme, said in a statement: "This incident is particularly shocking in its size and brutality.
"The ICRC condemns direct attacks on civilians and reminds the parties to the conflict to make sure that people in the territory under their control must be protected under all circumstances."
The ICRC said tens of thousands of women, men and children had fled fighting in Duekoue since Monday.
Gunfire and the sound of heavy weapons fire rang out across Abidjan as the country's former rebels pressed an offensive to oust Gbagbo, who is refusing to leave office.
Pro-Ouatarra fighters met with resistance from Gbagbo fighters around strategic locations like the presidential palace, the state broadcaster RTI and military bases.
Residents said they heard loud explosions near the Agban base, the city's largest, in the Adjame neighbourhood near Cocody where Gbagbo has his official residence.
"Mortar fire has been heard since late last night around the gendarmerie. It is very loud and we're taking shelter in our homes," said local resident Jules Konin.
"The gendarmes from the camp are fighting the insurgents," said another resident, Adi Saba.
Ouattara was internationally recognised as president last year after the electoral commission declared him the winner of a November run-off vote. But Gbagbo also claimed victory. Sanctions have failed to dislodge Gbagbo.
The four-month standoff since the election has killed nearly 500 people, according to UN figures, although the real toll is probably far higher. Around one million people have fled Abidjan alone and 122,000 more have crossed into Liberia, the UN says.
This is the news.
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Albertaghost: There's reserves of a billion and a half quarter of a billion barrels.
So much for that silly argument.
So much for that silly argument.
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Conrad73: COCOA!
And yes,there are UN-Troops on the Ground!
The international community, including the United Nations, the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the European Union, the United States, and former colonial power France have affirmed their support for Ouattara, who is "almost universally acknowledged to have defeated at the ballot box," and have called for Gbagbo to step down. On 18 December, Gbagbo ordered all UN peacekeepers to leave the country. However, the UN has refused, and the Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Mission in Côte d'Ivoire until June 30, 2011. International powers have been in talks to enlarge the UN force in the Ivory Coast. The World Bank has halted loans to the country and travel restrictions have been placed on Gbagbo and his political allies. The rising political tensions resulted in a sharp jump in cocoa prices, up to an increase of 10 percent. The Ivory Coast is the world's largest producer of the crop.WIKI
So that whole Oil-Thingy is a Snowjob!
SnowjobAnd yes,there are UN-Troops on the Ground!
The international community, including the United Nations, the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the European Union, the United States, and former colonial power France have affirmed their support for Ouattara, who is "almost universally acknowledged to have defeated at the ballot box," and have called for Gbagbo to step down. On 18 December, Gbagbo ordered all UN peacekeepers to leave the country. However, the UN has refused, and the Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Mission in Côte d'Ivoire until June 30, 2011. International powers have been in talks to enlarge the UN force in the Ivory Coast. The World Bank has halted loans to the country and travel restrictions have been placed on Gbagbo and his political allies. The rising political tensions resulted in a sharp jump in cocoa prices, up to an increase of 10 percent. The Ivory Coast is the world's largest producer of the crop.WIKI
So that whole Oil-Thingy is a Snowjob!
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Even before Ghana goes partying over its latest discovery of oil in deep waters offshore in the Western Region, La Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana's Western neighbour, is said to be laying claims to portions of the oil field.
Alhaji Collins Dauda, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, explained in a telephone interview with The Chronicle yesterday, that Ghana's boundary with Ivory Coast had not been clearly demarcated, but both countries have since shared and respected a ' median line' which has served as a boundary between the two countries. But, this long shared and respected boundary changed when Ivory Coast, in its recent correspondence with the government of Ghana, indicated that it no longer respected the existing "median line" dividing the two countries, and subsequently served the United Nations with a similar correspondence.
Collins Dauda says the development could have serious international and diplomatic repercussions, if not handled with tact.The Minister was of the opinion that the claim by Ivory Coast was baseless, as the claim by Ivory Coast was not in line with certain acceptable internationally standards of determining maritime boundarie
Alhaji Collins Dauda, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, explained in a telephone interview with The Chronicle yesterday, that Ghana's boundary with Ivory Coast had not been clearly demarcated, but both countries have since shared and respected a ' median line' which has served as a boundary between the two countries. But, this long shared and respected boundary changed when Ivory Coast, in its recent correspondence with the government of Ghana, indicated that it no longer respected the existing "median line" dividing the two countries, and subsequently served the United Nations with a similar correspondence.
Collins Dauda says the development could have serious international and diplomatic repercussions, if not handled with tact.The Minister was of the opinion that the claim by Ivory Coast was baseless, as the claim by Ivory Coast was not in line with certain acceptable internationally standards of determining maritime boundarie
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I do all the time...i don't subscribe to a big bang theory which conrade accused me of, the 30 +kg records in-law in UN and in two countries interdependent arising, i subscribe to that theory and no other.
I watched with interest the most recent antic of the lunatics in Afghanistan, and now watch for Nato and the conflicts supporters to run, just like they did after 1st February 1968 in Vietnam.
I subscribe to the certainty of cause and effect, as you sow so shall you reap
I watched with interest the most recent antic of the lunatics in Afghanistan, and now watch for Nato and the conflicts supporters to run, just like they did after 1st February 1968 in Vietnam.
I subscribe to the certainty of cause and effect, as you sow so shall you reap
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robplum: I do all the time...i don't subscribe to a big bang theory which conrade accused me of, the 30 +kg records in-law in UN and in two countries interdependent arising, i subscribe to that theory and no other.
I watched with interest the most recent antic of the lunatics in Afghanistan, and now watch for Nato and the conflicts supporters to run, just like they did after 1st February 1968 in Vietnam.
I subscribe to the certainty of cause and effect, as you sow so shall you reap
I watched with interest the most recent antic of the lunatics in Afghanistan, and now watch for Nato and the conflicts supporters to run, just like they did after 1st February 1968 in Vietnam.
I subscribe to the certainty of cause and effect, as you sow so shall you reap
I agree with you ,
also.Militiamen loyal to Ivory Coast's incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo massacred 37 west African immigrants, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday, the latest in a series of xenophobic atrocities.
The killings took place in Bedi-Gouzan, in the west, a day after combatants loyal to Gbago's rival and internationally recognised Ivory Coast president, Alassane Ouattara, captured the nearby town of Blolequin, the watchdog found.
"Witnesses in Ivory Coast told Human Rights Watch that armed men, some in uniform and others in civilian clothes, massacred the villagers, presumed to be Ouattara supporters, possibly in retaliation for the capture of nearby areas by pro-Ouattara forces," its report said.
Many of the attackers, who spoke English, appeared to be Liberian, while the majority of victims were immigrants from Mali and Burkina Faso.
At least four cars carrying pro-Gbagbo militiamen attacked the village, witnesses said. They were armed with automatic weapons, rocket-propelled grenades and machetes.
The witnesses said the militiamen killed the immigrants inside their homes and as they attempted to flee. They pillaged and burned houses, looting any items of value, including motorcycles, money, televisions, mattresses and clothing.
A 28-year-old Malian man told Human Rights Watch: "At around 3pm we heard the sound of heavy trucks coming and ran into our houses. The men fired into the air, then started breaking down the doors‚ saying: 'Fire, fire' and 'You're rebels, we'll kill all of you'.
"We heard shots, and screams. They were killing people; my family and I were cowering in our home. After breaking down my door they screamed that I should give them money or they'd kill me. I gave them all I had – 84,000 CFA, and the keys to three motorcycles. I begged them not to kill me. I was terrified‚ but it saved my life. The commander said: 'If it wasn't for this money, you'd be dead.'"
The man added: "But not everyone had money‚ they killed a Burkinabé man in front of me‚ and later in a nearby house, I saw them kill five women‚ just a few metres away. They screamed: 'Give us money!' The women pleaded, saying they didn't have any, then they shot them: three inside the house, two just outside.
"They ordered four of us to carry the goods they looted to their truck. As I walked through the village I saw at least 20 bodies and heard women and children wailing. I saw them setting houses on fire and was told some villagers were burned inside."
Daniel Bekele, the watchdog's Africa director, said: "Côte d'Ivoire has reached boiling point. We are extremely concerned about the potential for further human rights atrocities, given the killings by both sides and the continued incitement to violence through the media by Gbagbo cronies."
Where are the people screaming a bout human rights in this case
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tomcatwarne: Even before Ghana goes partying over its latest discovery of oil in deep waters offshore in the Western Region, La Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana's Western neighbour, is said to be laying claims to portions of the oil field.
Alhaji Collins Dauda, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, explained in a telephone interview with The Chronicle yesterday, that Ghana's boundary with Ivory Coast had not been clearly demarcated, but both countries have since shared and respected a ' median line' which has served as a boundary between the two countries. But, this long shared and respected boundary changed when Ivory Coast, in its recent correspondence with the government of Ghana, indicated that it no longer respected the existing "median line" dividing the two countries, and subsequently served the United Nations with a similar correspondence.
Collins Dauda says the development could have serious international and diplomatic repercussions, if not handled with tact.The Minister was of the opinion that the claim by Ivory Coast was baseless, as the claim by Ivory Coast was not in line with certain acceptable internationally standards of determining maritime boundarie
Alhaji Collins Dauda, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, explained in a telephone interview with The Chronicle yesterday, that Ghana's boundary with Ivory Coast had not been clearly demarcated, but both countries have since shared and respected a ' median line' which has served as a boundary between the two countries. But, this long shared and respected boundary changed when Ivory Coast, in its recent correspondence with the government of Ghana, indicated that it no longer respected the existing "median line" dividing the two countries, and subsequently served the United Nations with a similar correspondence.
Collins Dauda says the development could have serious international and diplomatic repercussions, if not handled with tact.The Minister was of the opinion that the claim by Ivory Coast was baseless, as the claim by Ivory Coast was not in line with certain acceptable internationally standards of determining maritime boundarie
So oil is involved you see at last!
Now please cease with this silly contention the world only sees oil and just go start your own coalition of the armchair generals and let the US and NATO decide who they support and do not.
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Albertaghost: So oil is involved you see at last!
Now please cease with this silly contention the world only sees oil and just go start your own coalition of the armchair generals and let the US and NATO decide who they support and do not.
Now please cease with this silly contention the world only sees oil and just go start your own coalition of the armchair generals and let the US and NATO decide who they support and do not.
I have my opinions and will continue to voice them, even though my motives are misinterpreted.
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tomcatwarne: I have my opinions and will continue to voice them, even though my motives are misinterpreted.
You shown them over and over!I doubt they can be misunderstood!
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