Incidentally, I'm agnostic on France's illegal invasion of the Ivory Coast. I'm just wondering when International ANSWER will show up at the French embassy to protest?Reuters:

Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo accused France on Monday of backing his rebel opponents and compared its military behaviour in his country to the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia....

"Using the death of its soldiers at Bouake as a pretext, France has destroyed our absolute security," Gbagbo said, referring to the fighter jets he said had been bombing rebel positions and had brought his forces within a day of retaking the rebel stronghold of Bouake.

"Objectively, it has taken the rebels' side," he said.

Asked about Chirac's warning about the danger of leadership emerging in Abidjan with fascist tendencies, Gbagbo recalled that the French president had supported the single party that ruled Ivory Coast for 40 years.

"What could be closer to fascism than a single party? We were in prison under the single party supported by France. This is an insult," he said.

Gbagbo said French troops were now less visible on the streets in Ivory Coast but added that their deployment after the air raid that killed the French peacekeepers was intolerable.

"It was like the invasion of Prague in 1968," he said.

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1 Do we know the relationship between the French troops and the UN peacekeeping force? I'm confused.

Posted by: Jane at November 15, 2004 09:07 AM (+7VNs)

2 Found it: As part of a combined French-U.N. peacekeeping force, Paris has more than 4,500 troops in Côte d'Ivoire, where a civil war has partitioned the territory into a government-held south and a rebel-held north. The U.N. Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), created by the U.N. Security Council in April 2004, has a military strength of over 6,000 peacekeepers. But in an unusual arrangement, French troops have the right to act alone and do not come under the military authority of UNOCI. The two forces are mandated to monitor a May 2003 cease-fire and peace agreement that was signed by the rebel forces and the government of President Laurent Gbagbo.

Posted by: Jane at November 15, 2004 09:56 AM (+7VNs)

3 The frogs are starting trouble again. Just like they did in Viet Nam and Algeria. They will run and leave the mess for others. FROGS GO HOME! NO BLOOD FOR COCOA!

Posted by: greyrooster at November 15, 2004 10:28 AM (aavE0)

4 Jane: Ref, Quote WHATS FRENCH / UN RELATIONSHIP ? Yeah, youve got me there. Well whatever it is it sure aint Kosha or Halal and if theres any recieving to be done you can bet the French will be doing it. Surrendering up their asses for a good old UN pummeling

Posted by: wekno at November 15, 2004 11:12 AM (u4yGw)

5 Im so sorry. I let impulse get the better of me. Im realy not all bad.You see I just hate those Anti American know it all Gaulist surrender Monkeys. surrender Monkeys

Posted by: wekno at November 15, 2004 11:19 AM (u4yGw)

6 Can you believe those Frogs actualy wanted to call Algeria Southern France, until the Algerian liberation kicked their sorry asses all the way back to Paris, just cant put up a fight,all they do is moan and harp on about the U.S. this and the U.S. that,always belly aching about something.

Posted by: wekno at November 15, 2004 11:27 AM (u4yGw)

7 Wako Wekno son of a fucking bitch piece of rotten shit. Here you are again criticising the french. Dude, I've finally figured you out! You went to France in the hope to finally find a lady that would accept your uglyness and help you to loose your virginity. But that hasn't happened and now look at you all pissed off. My friend, don't worry, you still have your two hands. Two fingers for your tiny little cock and 5 up your big fat asshole, lovin' it aint you? Have fun dude. And don't choke next time you suck my cock lil' slut

Posted by: federico at November 15, 2004 08:23 PM (dNXmc)

8 Rusty: Federico?

Posted by: greyrooster at November 15, 2004 11:29 PM (iWXp3)

9 OCIRREDEF SI YTSUR (DUDE)!

Posted by: wekno at November 16, 2004 08:33 AM (fYqXD)

10 October 17th: The day in 1961 that the French police killed more than 200 Arabs in an around Paris. They beat them to death in police stations. Strangled them to death in police courtyards. Shot them in the streets and threw the bodies into the river. None were armed. Then the French rounded up over 10,000 Arabs and jailed them. They deported without trial 100's who they thought may be demonstrators against the selective curfew imposed on arabs only. Many of the french police were recognized as being the same ones who years before rounded up the Jews for deportation to Nazi death camps. The chief of police in Paris in 1961 was later found to be a Nazi collaborator. NOW THE PRINCE OF FROGS, CHIRAC SAYS AMERICA MISTREATS ARAB PRISONERS. DID THE NASTY FRENCH START THIS WHOLE ISLAMIC TERRORIST THING BY THEIR PASSED BEHAVIOR? LIKE THEY STARTED THE VIET NAM THING. NOW THE IVORY COAST THING. START SHIT AND RUN. THE FRENCH WAY.

Posted by: greyrooster at November 16, 2004 08:52 AM (UkXdy)

11 human = human human+human = war war+war= -human warX=-human/warY XYWar= no solution.

Posted by: human at January 27, 2005 10:52 PM (z3ycO)

12 CHIRAK IS A WHORE BIATCH SO ARE ALL THE DIRTY FRENCH! I HATE U FRENCH HYPOCRITES, LIARS AND STUPIDO WHOES

Posted by: DIRTYFRENCH at January 27, 2005 10:55 PM (z3ycO)

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