tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598439232445095125.post2682197223868535892..comments2023-11-02T03:18:33.729-07:00Comments on 6 Stories from the 7 Continents: West African sahel region sinks into turmoil Teatreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092443425505293658noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598439232445095125.post-75909534196013534982013-02-02T18:16:11.817-08:002013-02-02T18:16:11.817-08:00A good followup article by the BBC - phase one com...A good followup article by the BBC - phase one complete by the French intervention. Now comes a more challenging phase ...<br /><br />French success in Mali may herald 'war of the shadows'<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21233394Teatreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05092443425505293658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598439232445095125.post-517065291299078412013-01-17T19:50:59.062-08:002013-01-17T19:50:59.062-08:00New character, well known by the knowledgeable, bu...New character, well known by the knowledgeable, but from the mists for the rest of us. Mokhtar Belmokhtar, 40, is apparently the leader of the Algerian Islamists now infamous for the latest raid on a natural gas plant. This Australian article is superb in highlighting the latest miscreant known as "the Prince."<br /><br />http://www.smh.com.au/world/oneeyed-prince-vaults-to-global-infamy-with-algerian-raid-20130118-2cxri.htmlTeatreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05092443425505293658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598439232445095125.post-57282918572975629492013-01-16T20:44:58.520-08:002013-01-16T20:44:58.520-08:00This: "Or once again, is the Western media se...This: "Or once again, is the Western media selective and arbitrary in its formulations." I keep waiting to hear any manufactured outrage...haven't heard it yet.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17285537502589130920noreply@blogger.com