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“We Cannot Do it Alone”, A Mayor's Plea for US Intervention in Mali

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Malagasy · "Tsy Vitanay Irery Io", Nangataka Ny Firotsahan'i Etazonia An-tsehatra Any Mali Ny Ben'ny Tanàna Iray
Español · Malí: El pedido de una alcaldesa por la intervención de EEUU: "No podemos hacerlo solos"
Français · "Nous n'y arriverons pas seuls", Un maire plaide pour une intervention américaine au Mali
Ελληνικά · "Δεν θα τα καταφέρουμε μόνοι μας", η έκκληση ενός δημάρχου για επέμβαση των Η.Π.Α. στο Μάλι

Lawless and godless men — who hide behind Shariah and demands for Tuareg independence — are now beating and raping women and conscripting children to fight their “holy” war. And the greatest tragedy is that people are starting to get used to it [..] President Obama must not allow northern Mali to become a hotbed of terrorists and drug traffickers that poses a danger to the entire world. The United States has intervened in less dire situations. I call upon its conscience. Please help us get our families out of their wretched distress.

Oumou Sall Seck, mayor of Goundam, in northern Mali wrote about the need for the United States to intervene in Mali in an op/ed for the NY Times. Dr Akory Ag Ikhnane disagrees and suggests that a “military operation would quickly make all these movements forget their differences.”

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