Monday, December 29, 2008

U.S. Planning Counter-Coup in Guinea

Related: Not Our Guy in Guinea?

No, he's not.

Otherwise, the agenda-pushing Zionist War Daily wouldn't be alerting us to the upcoming operation.


"Guinea's military generals demoted

CONAKRY, Guinea - Coup leaders in Guinea issued a declaration on state radio yesterday saying all military generals of the former regime had been demoted, raising the specter of instability in the country. The demotions involved more than 20 senior officers, including those who ran the army, navy, and air force. The list also includes security force chiefs.

Coup spokesman Nouhou Thiam said the demotions were effective immediately and added that the military heads of the regime under longtime dictator Lansana Conte would be reassigned.

The move comes amid questions about whether the coup leader, Captain Moussa Camara, is able to control the plethora of military units created under Conte's 24-year rule. Camara's group seized public airwaves and declared a coup Tuesday just hours after Conte's death.

Camara's junta appears to be largely in control of Guinea, broadcasting on public airwaves, holding press conferences, and meeting with foreign diplomats. But Guinea's military units are heavily armed and headquartered in different parts of the country, separated by bad roads and unreliable cellphone service, specialists said. Since Conte's death, the battalions are no longer under a central command, and they could be centers of unrest, specialists warn.

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