Tag Archives: Ivory Coast

Seattle: Coffee Poseur

By Smaktakula No American city is more closely associated with coffee and coffee culture than is snobbish Seattle, Washington.  From the Emerald City’s brief turn as America’s self-obsessed ‘It City’ in the 1990s, certain aspects of the Seattle phenomenon persist … Continue reading

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G’Bye, Gbagbo!

By Smaktakula Closure comes today to the months-long standoff in Ivory Coast as forces loyal to UN-backed President Alassane Ouattara arrested former President Laurent Gbagbo, who had been steadfastly refusing to leave office.  The outgoing president is said to be … Continue reading

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Ivorian Crisis In Endgame; World Finally Notices

By Smaktakula At last it appears that the months-long electoral crisis in Ivory Coast is about to be resolved to the world’s satisfaction.  The international community has long backed challenger Alassane Ouattara over incumbent Laurent Gbagbo, believing that it’s high time … Continue reading

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TripoliWatch 2011: The Dawn Of Odyssey Dawn

By Smaktakula Fans of endless foreign entanglements were buoyed by the news that Jheri-curled sourpuss Muammar al-Gaddafi continues to thwart an increasingly emboldened international community.  The Colonel’s luck–and the world’s legendary patience and willingness to issue a series  of ridiculously … Continue reading

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Unrepentant Gaddafi Holds Out Until The Last

By Smaktakula Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi is turning heads around the globe.  Consigned to certain defeat just a week ago, the plucky tyrant is holding out, and in some places regaining ground lost to rebel forces. The sun-baked despot is thought … Continue reading

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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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Free Tibet! (Or Did That Already Happen?)

By Smaktakula It’s a challenge to drive any distance these days without seeing the ubiquitous political bumper sticker, in which complex and deeply-nuanced issues are boiled down to a sloganized reduction so bereft of substance that it makes the average … Continue reading

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