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AFRICA IN CRISIS: U.S. Abandons Embassy, France Won’t Intervene
The U.S. State Department has evacuated its embassy staff from the Central African Republic, as armed rebels threaten the capital of Bangui:
President François Bozizé of the Central African Republic has appealed for French and US help to stop rebel forces that threaten to overrun the country’s capital. The US has evacuated its embassy and the United Nations is also pulling out its staff.
The United States evacuated its embassy in the Central African Republic as the nation’s embattled leader appealed for French and US help after rebels seized large swathes of the mineral-rich country. . . .
The rebel coalition known as Seleka — which means “alliance” in the country’s Sango language — has seized four regional capitals, including a diamond mining hub, since its fighters took up arms on December 10. . . .
Central African Republic, with a population of about 4.5 million, has seen frequent coups and mutinies since independence from France in 1960. It ranks 179 out of 187 on the UN development index.
MADJACK
December 29th, 2012
And we should care, WHY???
Ricky
December 29th, 2012
Well, At least they got ‘em out in time.. unlike the 4 who were murdered in Benghazi.
Tim
December 29th, 2012
Didn’t that used to be the Central African Empire under Emporer Bokassa I, or some such?
Why don’t we send Obama there to be King, or whatever title he chooses … just can’t return under pain of death.
Jack Daniels
December 29th, 2012
France intervene????
All they are accustomed to doing is raising a white flag!
vangrungy
December 29th, 2012
Call China
Billy Fuster
December 29th, 2012
Ho-hum. Just more savages killing each other in just another shit hole.
grayscape
December 29th, 2012
Is this another experiment in genocide like Rwanda was?
Nutjob
December 29th, 2012
Lets itervene, and send them Hillary, Reid and Pelosi.
KF
December 29th, 2012
The name Central African Republic (CAR) is both an accurate geographic description and the proper name of the country.
It’s weird, when I first heard this story with the phrase CAR I kept waiting to hear the name of the central African republic where the SHTF. couldn’t they have found a more distinctive name? Maybe this is something that doesn’t translate into English well enough to convey the native meaning.
spymyeyes
December 30th, 2012
Our special forces are ALREADY there and it is aparent because both sides are armed, trained, and killing each other.
The ONLY important fact that will keeps there is this one quote from the story above:
“the mineral-rich country”
The greedy, self-serving banksters that run amerikka will kill off thousands of US troops for just ONE diamond mine, nevermind ALL the other unmentioned minerals that local slave-labor will extract for hem over the next couple of decades…