Dictators beware: UN ‘all necessary measures’ means trouble
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UNITED NATIONS — UN helicopter strikes on rocket launchers used by Ivory Coast rogue leader Laurent Gbagbo were a stunning warning to any strongman to beware of the ominous words “all necessary measures” in a UN Security Council resolution.
After the international air assaults launched in Libya, the innocuous little phrase set up UN forces, alongside French helicopters, to stage the most daring urban warfare operation yet by international peacekeepers in Abidjan on Monday.
UN officials say more attacks against Gbagbo, who refuses to hand power to internationally recognized President Alassane Ouattara, are planned.
The military capability of Moamer Kadhafi in Libya and Gbagbo in Ivory Coast have taken a severe beating from the strikes. In each case, the 15-nation Security Council agreed to allow “all necessary measures” to protect civilians rather than sign up for regime change..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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