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In recent years, analysts and U.S. policymakers have noted Africa’s growing strategic importance to U.S. interests. Among those interests are the increasing importance of Africa’s natural resources
Gen. Dempsey said U.S. planners already have begun working with their French allies, and that the State Department, the Pentagon and the National Security Council will address the request and provide whatever assistance they can.
“Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is a threat not only to the country of Mali, but the region, and if left unaddressed, could in fact become a global threat,” he said.
Originally posted by DutchBigBoy
Germany is demanding its gold back from America and France.
They have to get it somewhere.
The most powerful military leader is now Abdel Hakim Belhaj, the former leader of a hard-line group once believed to be aligned with Al Qaeda.
Originally posted by Britguy
The situation is the inevitable blowback from the original Libyan overthrow and western meddling in the region.
The "Islamists" currently being bombed in Mali are the Tuaregs, who have been fighting for independance for 150 years or more. Unfortunately for them, they just happen to sit on top of the resources our industrialists and bankers crave.
The situation in Algeria will no doubt be a catalyst for ramping up operations and lead to "boots on the ground", but it is a situation of our (I mean western governments) making. The people who died in Algeria were probably just the opening salvo of what will become a higher level regional takeover.
I do get a bit sick of seeing the tired old Ismalist / Al Qaida card being played so much though. Even more laughable are the comments I saw from General Dempsey:
Gen. Dempsey said U.S. planners already have begun working with their French allies, and that the State Department, the Pentagon and the National Security Council will address the request and provide whatever assistance they can.
“Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is a threat not only to the country of Mali, but the region, and if left unaddressed, could in fact become a global threat,” he said.
www.washingtontimes.com...
Really? A global threat? More fine words from a uniformed political desk jockey. Perhaps the good general would like to show what an all-American hero he is and lead an assault from the front.
the Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) is the tightest ally of the combatant groupIslamic Libyan , that LIFG, to wich support France is taken part, beside the NATO,
And to think that already in 2007 number two of Al Qaeda, Al Zawahiri, had officially announced the fusion between LIFG and to - the Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
One such member was a guy called Abu Al-Libi (my memory might be off on that) who in 2007 along with Al-Zawahiri declared that LFIG had joined Al-Qa’ida (not AQIM).
Originally posted by Arken
reply to post by OtherSideOfTheCoin
One such member was a guy called Abu Al-Libi (my memory might be off on that) who in 2007 along with Al-Zawahiri declared that LFIG had joined Al-Qa’ida (not AQIM).
What? Al-Qa’ida is not Al-Qa’ida in Islamic Maghreb?
Applause! Applause!
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