Monday, December 13, 2010

Raids on Opposition Stir Fears in Ivory Coast - NYTimes.com

Raids on Opposition Stir Fears in Ivory Coast - NYTimes.com: "Another season of political violence is breaking on this troubled country, after years of coups, unrest, civil war and an election that was meant to put it all to right. But the voting seems to have done the opposite. Two presidents, backed by two armies, now stare at each other warily. Diplomats say the risk of a return to civil war is real.

And an ominous warning, unheard since the aftermath of the previous civil war six years ago, is being whispered on the streets: the government death squads are back."

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