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I was wondering why the French would invade Mali? ... than I found this article
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 15515569:MV8yMTEzMDIxXzM1NjIzOTA4XzcwRjkxOTNB] [quote:071676:MV8yMTEzMDIxXzM1NjIzODI3X0QzQjIwQzFF] [quote:Anonymous Coward 11899033:MV8yMTEzMDIxXzQ1ODUzNjg0] The French government has stated that: “it would send 2,500 troops to support Malian government soldiers in the conflict against Islamist rebels. France has already deployed around 750 troops to Mali, and French carriers arrived in Bamako on Tuesday morning….. [..] France is supported by other NATO members. US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta confirmed that the [u]US[/u] was providing intelligence to French forces in Mali. [u]Canada[/u], [u]Belgium[/u], [u]Denmark[/u] and [u]Germany[/u] have also publicly backed the French incursion, pledging logistical support in the crackdown on the rebels. [..] If we are to believe this narrative we are misled again about the real reasons. A look at Mali’s natural resources reveals what this is really about. GOLD URANIUM DIAMONDS IRON ORE etc http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-war-on-mali-what-you-should-know/5319093 [/quote] And you say that like there is something wrong with it. What is wrong with trying to protect a former colony that asked for help. Just because they have a huge pile of natural and expensive ores in the country, it should be left alone so that another outside paramilitary force can come in and take it? You don't have many friends, do you? [/quote] We are in a loop of distrust with every government there is. And because of that we suspect everything they do. [/quote]
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The French government has stated that:
“it would send 2,500 troops to support Malian government soldiers in the conflict against Islamist rebels. France has already deployed around 750 troops to Mali, and French carriers arrived in Bamako on Tuesday morning…..
[..]
France is supported by other NATO members. US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta confirmed that the
US
was providing intelligence to French forces in Mali.
Canada
,
Belgium
,
Denmark
and
Germany
have also publicly backed the French incursion, pledging logistical support in the crackdown on the rebels.
[..]
If we are to believe this narrative we are misled again about the real reasons. A look at Mali’s natural resources reveals what this is really about.
GOLD
URANIUM
DIAMONDS
IRON ORE
etc
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link to www.globalresearch.ca
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