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In
Gabon, Ping
Says Bongo
Stole
Election, In
UNSC, France
Calls for Calm
By
Matthew
Russell Lee
UNITED
NATIONS,
September 1 --
As in Gabon
Jean Ping
accuses Ali
Bongo of
stealing the
election, in
front of the
UN Security
Council on
September 1
French
Ambassador
Francois
Delattre told
the press that
his country
“has
pronounced
itself” and
wants the
Security
Council to
condemn
looting and
call to
guarantee the
transparency
of the
election.
Inner City
Press put the
audio
on Soundcloud,
here.
But
what does that
mean? Is it a
code word for
more Bongo?
The US,
meanwhile,
said “we call
on the
Gabonese
Government to
release
results for
each
individual
polling
station.
This will help
give the
people of
Gabon, as well
as the
international
community,
confidence the
announced vote
tallies are
accurate.”
UN Secretary
General Ban
Ki-moon, on a
two week
junket through
Asia, soon
through his
spokesman
echoed the US:
“The UN
supports the
call of
regional and
international
observers for
a transparent
verification
of election
results.”
Given the long
relationship
of France with
Omar Bongo and
now his son
Ali Bongo, who
“holds the
pen” for the
Security
Council on
this? Watch
this site.
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