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On the Road Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 08:41 PM
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There Was a Coup Against a Democratically Elected Government and It Wasn't on the News?
Happened this week. They just mentioned it on Olympics coverage. That is depressing.

Must be because it was in Mauritania that no one noticed.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 08:42 PM
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1. BBC did... oh wait, that is furin news service.
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Muttocracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 08:46 PM
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2. wouldn't be prudent to pay attention to them. nt
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DutchLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 08:47 PM
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3. I can't remember the government in Mauritania being democratically elected.
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On the Road Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 08:59 PM
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6. I Didn't Think So Either,
Edited on Fri Aug-08-08 09:01 PM by ribofunk
but apparently the elections were held last June.

Links:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/bloodless-coup-in-mauritania-as-army-officers-overthrow-president-501375.html
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Mauritania_president_Abdallahi_arrested_in_coup
http://news.yahoo.com/fc/world/mauritania/news_stories/1

and note this one from the UK Financial Times the day before the coup:

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9264e4ea-054e-11da-97da-00000e2511c8.html?nclick_check=1
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DJ13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 08:51 PM
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4. When it happened back in late 2000 in Florida
....it wasnt called a coup by our MSM either.
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 08:52 PM
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5. Already done.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3425968&mesg_id=3425968
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