Monday, March 2, 2009

Terrorism and a New Life

So...it's been a long time since I've updated. I've actually been around a computer all that time and not felt able to post about any of it. The last post was actually after the consolidation, but it's been too emotional a time to really cover it.

The gist is that in December the UN Envoy to Niger was kidnapped 40k north of Niamey with his friend and a driver. All the valuables were left with the car. He just seemed to disappear. Six weeks later four tourists were kidnapped 75k north of my village. They were traveling in a convoy and returning from a Tuareg cultural festival in Mali. Again, the cars and valuables were left and the Africans traveling with them were not taken.

You know what. I can't do this right now. Here's a link to the article. I'll get back to you.

http://www.niger1.com/alqaedaniger.html

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