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sleeplessinseattle
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| Marquis wrote: | Those arrogant French must end thier warmongering and imperialism!
NO BLOOD FOR HOT COCOA!
NO BLOOD FOR HOT COCOA!
NO BLOOD FOR HOT COCOA!
It's the wrong war, in the wrong place, at the wrong time!
Chirac lied, people died!
End the occupation now!
Kofi Annan has just denounced the French attack!
Chirac you damn strutting, smirking, unilateralist French cowboy!
Where is your plan to win the peace?! You, you, idiot!
Quagmire!!!
Did I leave anything out 
Oh yeah...
We've been Chirac-Wacked!
There were no weapons of mass destruction!
Annan tells the U.N Security Council, "I would have done EVERYTHING different!"
UN definition of "Unilateral" - Adj., without the French, absence of the French. Going by the UN definition, this is a multilateral action, and therefore, kosher. |
Excellent - highlights the duplicity and hypocrisy quite well - I especially like your:
"We've been Chirac-Wacked!" 
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the UN definition just above...basically if France is involved it's "multi-lateral." 
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sleeplessinseattle
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| Quote: | "DAKAR, Senegal, Nov. 8 - French and Ivory Coast military commanders appealed for calm Monday in Abidjan, as government supporters, whipped into a frenzy by reports that French tanks were assembling near the home of President Laurent Gbagbo, gathered by the thousands to form a human shield around their leader's neighborhood............
In New York, France pushed for swift action by the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions, including an arms embargo and travel bans for individuals who violated an international cease-fire in Ivory Coast. China asked for more time to decide whether to support immediate sanctions or try to negotiate a grace period to measure compliance before sanctions take hold.........
The International Committee of the Red Cross estimated that more than 500 people, an overwhelming majority of them Ivoirians, had been wounded in Abidjan alone since Thursday, when government forces broke the cease-fire and began an all-out offensive in rebel-held territory. There have been no reports of foreign casualties....." |
So, let's see how the French mind "waiting" and whether they'll heed "the global test..." Hmmmph!  BTW: the 500 people wounded, majority of them Ivoirians, sounds like civilian casualties...the scum French...How does that shoe fit - is it fashionable enough for you Frenchies?
"With the country in tense mood after a weekend of violent anti-French protests, French armoured vehicles took up positions near the President’s home, fuelling suspicions that they were poised to remove him from power in retaliation for his breach of an United Nations-brokered ceasefire agreement with northern rebels."
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bhlewis
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happyday
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| Marquis wrote: | | Ouch! A U.N. Condemnation! That will show those killers, take that!!! |
Egad, sounds like Chamberlin after meeting with Hitler!
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PhantomSgt
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Let Bush send a rifle platoon in to take care of the fRENCH. Our boys wouldn't even work up a lather finishing off these perfumed pussies.
Hey is there any oil there? Maybe Chirac is looking for another oil for grub scam to get in on.
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msindependent
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Language(s): French
Time Zone: GMT+0h00
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The country’s economic growth, which was favourable despite its vulnerable nature, was interrupted and severely hampered by political upheaval and the production and marketing of cotton, sugar cane, tobacco, and cashews were seriously eroded. Road blocks and the lack of liquidity hampered the marketing and transport of cocoa/coffee.
Despite these difficulties, and the fact that the World Bank and the IMF put a hold on disbursements to the country, it has managed to respect its debt obligations to these institutions. The country’s GDP is 2002 was US$11.7 billion of which agriculture made up 25.6%, industry 20.8% and services 53.6%.
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Cote d’Ivoire which is a member of ECOWAS, exports alcohols, animals, chemical products, cocoa beans and cocoa products, edible oils, plastic products and tea and coffee, while the main imports are fuel, rubber, textiles and textile products, vehicles and machinery.
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Côte d'Ivoire is a contracting party to the International Convention on the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System and has a free trade zone in Abidjan.
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