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Whatever Happened To Ivory Coast?
By Smaktakula In the weeks before the Burning Man Revolution put all other African news on the back-burner, simmering troubles came to a boil in West Africa’s Ivory Coast, where a disputed election threatened to tear apart the nation’s fragile peace. … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, African strongmen, Alassane Outtara, Burning Man Revolution, crusading celebrities, Darfur, elections, Ivorians, Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, North Africa, places that suck, problem solved, that trick never works, transfer of power, United Nations, West Africa
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Protest Well Done
By Smaktakula Long thought the exclusive purview of irksome Buddhist monks, the art of self-immolation has seen a recent resurgence in a region heretofore unknown for the incendiary form of protest–North Africa. Self-immolation, in which a person sets himself afire, … Continue reading
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Tagged album covers, Algeria, Buddhism, burning, burning convictions, Burning Man Revolution, death by fire, Egypt, entitlements, Europe, hunger strikes, Mauritania, North Africa, Protesting Is Fun!, protests, pussies, Rage Against The Machine, sacrifice, self-immolation, suicide, talking the talk, Thich Quang Duc, things which are bummers, Tunisia, United States of America, Vietnam
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