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http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com/escalation_is_never_the_best_policy/ Championing Independent Journalism Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:28:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com/escalation_is_never_the_best_policy/#comment-1544 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:07:13 +0000 http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com/dev/?p=4013#comment-1544 The two local MSF workers were released and it appears that the international staff had an opportunity to telephone colleagues. Both routes could have confirmed their safety,

]]> http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com/escalation_is_never_the_best_policy/#comment-1543 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:01:50 +0000 http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com/dev/?p=4013#comment-1543 Across the past week I have read some ominous rumblings about possible military action, starting with an enforced no-fly zone at the minimum. It reminds me a little of the language used in advance of other “humanitarian” military interventions in the recent past. I hope that there are voices urging de-escalation in Western ears, too.

]]> http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com/escalation_is_never_the_best_policy/#comment-1542 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:58:13 +0000 http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com/dev/?p=4013#comment-1542 Maybe Bashir is doing his own “spin doctoring” because he listened to his “advisors” before and look where he ended up ?? so he thought he should do that himself. Somebody should have told him not to try that when his head is “spinning”. One more thing, if you don’t buy the militia of the GoS kidnapped the MSF workers, how come the GoS came just hours after the keidnapping took place and confirmed that the MSF workers are safe and sound?? Were they contacted by the kidnappers, and why??

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