tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950796.post112714682150969394..comments2024-01-14T22:18:06.542+01:00Comments on Jewels in the Jungle: German Elections 2005: Reaping a bitter harvestBREhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09668844948345978806noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950796.post-1127832588598870892005-09-27T16:49:00.000+02:002005-09-27T16:49:00.000+02:00Actually it doesn't appear truncuated now. Check a...Actually it doesn't appear truncuated now. Check again. In any case, if you check the bottom of my original entry, there is an udpated link.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797243971179303040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950796.post-1127831336728298122005-09-27T16:28:00.000+02:002005-09-27T16:28:00.000+02:00Thanks Brian. The Boston Globe link above refers ...Thanks Brian. The Boston Globe link above refers to an article referenced in Black Star Journal's post on "The Art of Peacekeeping in the DRC" dated September 12th and not to the German elections.<BR/><BR/>When asked by French President Jacques Chirac to join French peacemaking (combat) troops in the eastern DRC a few years ago, Gerhard Schröder's administration turned Chirac down citing that German military troops were not prepared to deal with the African mentality. I wonder how Schröder's Tin Soldier Army is going to handle the announced upcoming mission to southern Sudan?BREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09668844948345978806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950796.post-1127829126509998132005-09-27T15:52:00.000+02:002005-09-27T15:52:00.000+02:00http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/articles/2...http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/articles/2005/09/18/un_forces_in_congo_battle_a_reputation_for_ineffectiveness/<BR/><BR/>Looks like the LA Times article was reprinted in the Boston Globe.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797243971179303040noreply@blogger.com