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AvangionQ rated 5 months ago
From the page: ""The MEND command is seriously considering a temporary ceasefire appeal by Senator Barack Obama. Obama is someone we respect and hold in high esteem," the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) militant group said in an e-mailed statement." ... an...

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AvangionQ rated 5 months ago
From the page: ""The MEND command is seriously considering a temporary ceasefire appeal by Senator Barack Obama. Obama is someone we respect and hold in high esteem," the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) militant group said in an e-mailed statement." ... an impressive feat, that Barack Obama has such international clout is yet another good reason for his appointment to the Democratic Presidential Candidate Nominee ...
darxon rated 5 months ago
Can you imagine MEND doing anything other than laughing at such an appeal from Bush? From the page: "Rebels who have stepped up attacks on Nigeria's oil industry in the last month said on Sunday they were considering a ceasefire appeal by U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama. "The MEND command is seriously considering a temporary ceasefire appeal by Senator Barack Obama. Obama is someone we respect and hold in high esteem," the militant group said in an e-mailed statement."
vanetia rated 5 months ago
From the page: "Rebels who have stepped up attacks on Nigeria's oil industry in the last month said on Sunday they were considering a ceasefire appeal by U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama." Pretty good for someone who's not even president, I'd say. And more than the current administration could do (although that isn't saying much).