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Big Trouble in Burkina Faso
« on: October 30, 2014, 06:46:29 PM »
Simply because A) it is one of my all-time favorite countries; B) The capital has a really, really cool name; C) You'd think with a name like Blaise the president would be really laid-back; and of course, D) I shipped a corpse there once, and got in trouble for it.


Wonder if we even have a Burkina Faso policy.  Or a BF desk at the State Dept.....  (Hey!!!! Someone go wake up Jim!!!  There's finally something happening his country other then the yearly harvest !!!)
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Re: Big Trouble in Burkina Faso
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2014, 07:39:31 PM »
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Big Trouble in Burkina Faso

sounds like the title of a bad movie

(What's going on there?)
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Re: Big Trouble in Burkina Faso
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2014, 08:07:35 PM »
Never even heard of that place. Gotta get the Google on it.

Got it.

Western Africa.

Seems the current president desires to remain in power even though he has been president for 27 years.  The locals are less than happy with that plan.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/protesters-break-into-burkina-faso-parliament/2014/10/30/99126db4-601e-11e4-827b-2d813561bdfd_story.html
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Re: Big Trouble in Burkina Faso
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2014, 08:36:49 PM »
Did they capture our Q-bomb ?

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Re: Big Trouble in Burkina Faso
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2014, 10:48:29 PM »
Former Admin assistant at work had a son that was a Marine on Embassy guard detail.  He drew a year in Burkina Faso.  Then he got upgraded to Islamabad.
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Re: Big Trouble in Burkina Faso
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2014, 06:24:57 PM »
Very interesting Wiki article on the country, especially regarding the politics.

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With French help, Blaise Compaoré seized power in a coup d'état in 1987. He overthrew his long-time friend and ally Thomas Sankara, who was killed in the coup.

Gee, I'm shocked that such things can happen.

Say, how are the gun laws there?

Is the U.S. going to intervene to preserve democracy?

Curious minds would like to know.

It's certainly got some interesting city names:

http://www.alliance3000.org/images/burkina.gif



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Re: Big Trouble in Burkina Faso
« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2014, 09:16:22 AM »
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With French help, Blaise Compaoré seized power in a coup d'état in 1987. He overthrew his long-time friend and ally Thomas Sankara, who was killed in the coup.

Well, hey -- what are friends for?
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Re: Big Trouble in Burkina Faso
« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2014, 02:43:27 PM »
^ To hold the knife while you back into it.
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