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2005-01-17 Africa: North

Algeria signs deal to end Berber conflict

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Posted by Seafarious 2005-01-17 11:43:37 PM|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11141 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 When will I hear the chattering classes agitating for self determination for Berbers, Kurds, and Copts?

Posted by gromgorru 2005-01-17 9:02:32 AM|| 2005-01-17 9:02:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 None of them are maoists or communists. They aren't fighting western culture. Further, the Copts are Christian, the Kurds are independent-minded, and the Berbers stopped being a 'romantic' indigenous group about fifty years ago. Figure the odds.

Posted by Pappy 2005-01-17 2:40:22 PM|| 2005-01-17 2:40:22 PM|| Front Page Top