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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

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To: KLP who wrote (147359)10/8/2004 9:42:27 AM
From: jttmab  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
It just occurred to me that you wouldn't be able to find the story on the French troops without help. This goes back to 1 Aug; it's old news. What was that phrase from the House..."America must lead the way."....Yes, that was it.

French troops begin Darfur aid mission

August 1, 2004 - 10:28AM

French soldiers stationed in Chad began airlifting aid to the border with Sudan's Darfur region today, as Sudan reluctantly agreed to accept a UN Security Council resolution threatening international action unless atrocities in Darfur are halted within 30 days.

After President Jacques Chirac ordered a mobilisation to help the 1.2 million people driven from their homes by Sudanese troops and Arab militia known as Janjaweed, French forces in Chad began flying relief supplies to the border town of Abeche and prepared to send 200 troops to secure Chad's eastern frontier with Darfur, according to army colonel Philippe Charles. ....

theage.com.au
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