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Inhofe Defends Ivory Coast Strongman With 'Happy Face' (VIDEO)
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| Contributor | WesternDem |
| Last Edited | WesternDem Apr 13, 2011 01:10am |
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| Author | Ryan J. Reilly |
| News Date | Wednesday, April 13, 2011 07:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | President Barack Obama called Alassane Ouattara, the democratically elected president of the west African nation Ivory Coast, on Tuesday to congratulate him on assuming his duties. According to a White House readout, Obama told Ouattara that the United States would be a strong partner as Ouattara "forms an inclusive government, promotes reunification and reconciliation, and responds to the current humanitarian situation."
At about the same time, Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) was on the floor of the Senate backing Laurent Gbagbo, the incumbent president who refused to step down from his office after losing an internationally certified election in November.
In a long 30-minute speech on the floor of the Senate late Tuesday afternoon, Inhofe said he believes massive vote fraud occurred in the monitored election, condemned "the use of so-called peacekeeping forces made up of the United Nations and French forces" which he said "have caused countless deaths," while saying it wasn't their role to step in on behalf of the democratically elected president. |
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