comes from? without such we are simply reading someone's propaganda. who
reported this? what is the reliability of those persons?
ken harrow
On 4/3/11 7:25 AM, Yona Maro wrote:
> By Dr. Gary L. Busch 2/4/11
> Apr 3, 2011 - 10:59:25 AM
>
> Much of the news reports represent a wilful misrepresentation of the
> facts. The United Nations Mil-24 helicopters overflew Gbagbo-army
> positions in the West of the Ivory Coast and bombed and strafed a
> corridor into the cities for the rebel army. The point troops of this
> 'rebel army' were not Ivorians of the Force Nouvelles but Nigerian
> troops (mainly from the Mobile Police - the "Kill and Go") and
> Burkinabe Special Forces lent by President Campaore for the attack.
> These UN helicopters and a strong force of mercenaries entered cities
> like Daloa and Bondou and began killing large numbers of civilians as
> the pro-Gbagbo forces withdrew. Later, bands of Liberian adventurers
> (fighting for neither Ouattara nor Gbagbo) entered the cities to loot
> and plunder.
>
> Hundreds were killedat Daloa and Bondou by the invading forces. There
> were more than 800 civilians killed in Duekoue the next day by
> Ouattara's soldiers, even though there were over a thousand UN
> peacekeepers looking on.
>
> This was repeated in the drive for Abidjan where the UN has continued
> to use its helicopters with deadly effect and the UN Representative,
> Choi, has given the UN forces the right to 'shoot at will'. Seven
> pro-Gbagbo forces have been killed by the UN (mainly by Pakistani and
> Senegalese troops in the UNOCI) and scores of others have been shot at
> but no one yet knows the total. The French have moved out of their
> base in Port Bouet and are patrolling Abidjan streets, blocking off
> main roads and shooting at military and civilian targets. They say
> they are protecting foreigners who might be targets but it appears
> they are protecting them before they were endangered.
>
> The reason for this military initiative was twofold. April 1 is the
> day that the cocoa buyers (Noble and others) promised to pay Gbagbo
> for their cocoa stocks which were locked up in the Ivory Coast. They
> said they didn't care who was President, they wanted their cocoa. That
> made it imperative for Ouattara and the rebels to take the Port of San
> Pedro which is an important cocoa export port. The second reason is
> that April 1 was the day on which the Ivory Coast would have passed
> the deadline for paying its regular interest payment on its
> international debt which had been delayed by Gbagbo since his funds
> were cut off. To succeed in this the French and the UN decided on a
> covert (barely concealed) attack on the government of the Ivory Coast.
>
> Many of the soldiers loyal to Gbagbo were overwhelmed by the force and
> mechanisation of the attack and surrendered or took off their uniforms
> and fled. The battle now rages in Abidjan where the UN and the French
> continue their assault. However, the civilian population is
> reorganising itself and taking up arms. It remains to be seen if this
> UN and French attack will succeed in the face of a large and aroused
> population. The fat lady has not sung her final aria. Expect many
> civilian deaths. That is the UN way.
>
>
> Source:Ocnus.net 2011
>
>
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