"Liberating Mali": The President of France hails the beginning of a long-term occupation

Le Monde, 5 February 2013



France is to stay in Mali for a long while

African Armies will find it difficult to take over

[caption]   Malian army convoy arrives at Timbuktu on February 2nd.


 




Le Figaro, 4 February 2013



left:    Hollande relishes French victory in Bamako
        
          caption:  After receiving a triumphant welcome in Mali, [France’s President] Francois Hollande delivered a speech which justifies French presence [in Mali] as fighting
                        "against terrorism" and repaying "today our debt to you".



right:   An interview of the U.S. Vice-President with Le Figaro

          "The United States supports France in Mali without hesitation."

          [US Vice-President] Joe Biden begins his tour of Europe and is due to be hosted this morning by [France’s President] Francois Hollande. He explains US logistic
          support for the military action led by France.


 




Le Journal du Dimanche, 3 February 2013



We are staying

[France’s President] Francois Hollande in Mali.

•    "We haven't accomplished our mission yet"
•    "We are very close to the hostages"  
•     The account of the most important trip in President's political carrier.


caption:  President Francois Hollande salutes French troops in Timbuktu yesterday.

[Note: The person standing next to Mr Hollande is Mali's interim President Dioncounda Traore]
 






Dimanche Ouest France, 3 February 2013



Hollande welcomed as a liberator in Mali

caption:  [France’s] President "Papa Francois Hollande" was warmly greeted by the crowds in Timbuktu and Bamako yesterday.




Note: The excerpts from French newspapers have been translated by Cem Ertür.  



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From the archives:





The Independent, 16 September 2011



Conquering heroes hail new dawn for Libya - but have they jumped the gun?

caption:  In [Libya's capital] Tripoli yesterday, from left:  [French philosopher] Bernard-Henri Levy, [France’s President] Nicholas Sarkozy, [Chairman of Libya’s National Transitional Council] Mahmoud Jibril and [UK Prime Minister] David Cameron.


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“Liberating Mali”: The President of France hails the beginning of a long-term occupation



Propaganda alert

compiled by Cem Ertür

7 February 2013


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[France's President Francois Hollande, speech delivered in Mali's capital Bamako, 2 February 2013]   [1]






[France's President Francois Hollande, speech delivered to French troops in Timbuktu, 2 February 2013]   [2]





[1]  President Hollande voices resolve during Mali visit

website of the French Embassy in London, 4 February 2013


[2]  Timbuktu hails France's President Francois Hollande, its saviour in a suit

by David Blair, Sunday Telegraph, 3 February 2013


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Related articles:


U.S. escalate imperialist war in Mali and Niger

Hollande visits Timbuktu and then escalates bombing operations

by Abayomi Azikiwe, Global Research, 4 February 2013



Hollande´s Mali visit: “Liberating” Mali by occupying the truth?

by Christof Lehmann, nsnbc, 3 February 2013



Illegal invasions, “rogue states”, forgotten victims and a shaming plea

The usual suspects have embarked on another mass butchery – sorry “training exercise” - in mega-resource-rich Mali, and are meddling, with lethality, in Algeria.

by Felicity Arbuthnot, Global Research, 31 January 2013



“France under jihadist threat”: French media promotes the war on Mali

propaganda alert by Cem Ertür, Indybay, 18 January 2013


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