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A poll of 1,100 residents of the capital found that after the initial shock, about 60 percent were either "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with the coup because it put an end to a regime viewed as corrupt.
"Our democracy? It was a facade," said 54-year-old Soumara Kalapo, who took part in pro-coup demonstrations after the putsch. "Our democracy needed this coup so that it could right itself. ... It was a democracy run by, and benefiting, a mafia."
Originally posted by michaelbrux
reply to post by sonnny1
' a mafia'....what the hell is that supposed to mean?
I will admit..the Mali coup has been relatively free of the type of bloodshed you see in any country in the Middle East or in Africa along the Atlantic Coast.
considering however that Mali has lost the entire northern portion of their country and a counter-coup ended up with the interim President being beaten by an unruly mob while in the Palace and sent out of country for treatment..its safe to say that this wasn't well thought out.
the real point is...are people in their right minds or are they just doing things for 15 minutes of fame?
Sometimes, however, the adverse effects of the U.S. government’s imperialist and interventionist foreign policy manifest themselves immediately. A good example of that is now occurring in the African country of Mali.
Recall President Obama’s humanitarian military intervention in Libya. That was where U.S. bombs and missiles killed people with the aim of bringing democracy to those who survived the death and destruction. Never mind that the country is now mired in all sorts of kidnappings and shootings. Not exactly a paradise.
In any event, after Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi ’s fall, foreign fighters known as the Tuareg, who had been supporting Gaddafi , escaped the country but not before grabbing lots of high-powered weaponry from Qaddafi’s arsenal. The fighters returned to Mali, where they joined an armed insurgency against the democratically elected government. Immediately, the tide began turning in favor of the rebels, thanks to the weaponry and fighting skills that the Tuareg fighters had brought with them.
The rebel successes on the battlefield motivated a Mali army captain named Amadou Haya Sanogo to institute a military coup against the Mali regime. It seems that the captain was acting in the interests of national security because he believed that the civilian regime was incapable of saving the country from the insurgents.
This might come as a blow for the U.S. Empire and its global “war on terrorism” because according to this article in the New York Times about the coup, “Mali and the United States have had close military ties in recent years as part of America’s counterterrorism programs.”
Originally posted by michaelbrux
is one person's idiot another man's genius?
can I get a source for this?
Originally posted by michaelbrux
reply to post by sonnny1
its not going to take its toll over here...any more than it already has.