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Watch as it Develops - The Staged War Against Islamists in Northern Mali
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[quote:Chrit:MV8yMDI0NTkwXzM1NTc1NTUxX0ZBRkU2REJD] [quote:DarbyDoom:MV8yMDI0NTkwXzM1NTY5MDIzXzJBQ0NDRUI0] France surprised by Mali Islamists' fighting strength France has expressed surprise at the fighting strength of Islamists in Mali, as the nation kept up its bombing of militant targets for a third day.... [b]The Islamists had got hold of up-to-date and sophisticated weaponry after Libya conflict, the official added...[/b] At the start, we thought they would be just a load of guys with guns driving about in their pick-ups, but the reality is that they are well-trained, well-equipped, and well-armed.” . . . The unnamed Elysee Palace official quoted by AFP said on Sunday that French armed forces had been surprised by the fighting quality of the Islamist militants they were up against. "What has really struck us is how up-to-date their equipment is, and the way they've been trained to use it..." the official said. "At the start, we thought they would be just a load of guys with guns driving about in their pick-ups, but the reality is that they are well-trained, well-equipped, and well-armed. "From Libya they have got hold of a lot of up-to-date sophisticated equipment which is much more robust and effective than we could have imagined. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21002918#TWEET521934 [/quote] Very high tech stuff, weapons designed to defeat the US in the event we invaded Libya. I’m hearing the average AQIM soldiers age is 13, some a lot younger obviously. They are trafficking child soldiers for $600 bucks a piece, I’ve also heard crazy numbers on the size of the children conscripts. Yell if you see estimates you trust. [/quote]
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Background - About a year ago, I stumbled on a website run by a group of students in France. They represented an organization called the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA is its initials in French).
I kept up with their movement to establish an independent Taureg state in Northern Mali. As I followed their statements and the occasional MSM article, it became apparent that something was not quite right. These kids were being set up. I came to believe that I was watching Western intelligence operation to create the pretext for Western intervention in Africa (in other words, I was watching a "false flag" war in the making)...
By early October, the yellow journalism building the case for war was undeniable...So, I decided to create this thread. Using MSM news sources (with occasional commentary posts) I tried to give the background on what is happening in Mali & why it might be happening....
Thanks for reading - Here is my original post...
Who do I root for?
Foreign jihadists from Sudan and Western Sahara pour into northern Mali
HUNDREDS of jihadist fighters, mainly from Sudan and Western Sahara, arrived in northern Mali over the weekend to support the Islamist groups ahead of a threatened regional intervention, witnesses and a security source say.
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