French and British in Mali to seize their gold. Mali is the 3rd largest producer of gold in Africa.

Wouldn't suprise me the least

No one cares?

That's disappointing.

Since it is China running the mines perhaps it is protecting material that goes to China to pay off the money the whole of the West owes them, no gold, no credit and then no economy in any western nation?

Gold! Oil! Diamonds! MONEY!

Woo-HOOOOO!!!!!!

Read more here, those that care about this atrocity:

[By Roger Annis
January 18, 2013 – Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal/Green Left Weekly -- France, the former slave power of west Africa, has poured into Mali with a vengeance in a military attack launched on January 11. French warplanes are bombing towns and cities across the vast swath of northern Mali, a territory measuring some one thousand kilometres from south to north and east to west. French soldiers in armoured columns have launched a ground offensive, beginning with towns in the south of the northern territory, some 300 kilometres north and east of the Malian capital of Bamako.]
[link to links.org.au]

What is their 'stated' reason for being there? Anybody know?
I have absolutely no problem believing you Op, as it seems that ALL wars are fought for the spoils now, just curious as to what reasoning they are passing off to the herd.

The same old muslim terrorist bullshit that was used to invade other countries to steal their resources.

Yes. This.

Western governments have ripped a page out of the mafia hand book. Extortion at home and outright theft abroad is the lesson of the day. There isn't enough to squeeze out the citizens anymore, they're crossing borders like hordes of barbarians to pillage from the weak.

I guess France can now give some of Germany's gold back.

Like the Islamists running rampant in North Africa are any better. I'm usually anti-intervention but are you really comfortable sitting back and watching the whole of North Africa fall into the hands of Islamic fundamentalists?

They are western Europeans.

What do you expect?

But those with just an inkling of intelligence are fully aware that these Islamic Fundamentalists were released and funded by those Europeans who set themselves up to be saviours.

This is nothing more than a strong push for AFRICOM which is designed to slow Chinese growth.

Released, and now running amok. We are fighting these people while arming and supporting them in Syria. I'm against them and their beliefs full stop and if that puts me on side, briefly with Merica/UK then so be it.

The Muslim brotherhood want to basically rebuild the ottoman empire exclusively for sunni Muslims, anybody else, from Spain to Indonesia will be forced to pay tribute or be killed. Obama et all are happy to oblige as long as the MB's main backers, Saudi and Qatar keep oil nice and profitable for the US.

You are probably onto something with the China angle, but the Islamist threat is no joke. Look at Sudan.

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... didn't we get into VietNam because the French were looking for oil? ...
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I've just mentioned this thread to my partner who has just arrived from Shanghai for a holiday. (on a 1 year contract )and she said that a week before all this Mali shit started she kept hearing on the BBC world service all these programs about Mali. Thought to herself 'why all this stuff on Mali?'

?? Another coincidence eh?

We are the vassals of the empire USIsraëlo state. Our governants are dumb ass.
All country tacking back their reserve of gold. That smell not good. The board of bucks is turned to full lenght..