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May 19, 2011

US Senator Inhofe Demands Justice for Cote d’Ivoire

US Senator Inhofe

inhofe.senate.gov

May 19, 2011

Link to Opening Statement

Link to Q&A Panel I

Link to Q&A Panel II

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today demanded answers from Administration officials during a SFRC hearing on the current crisis in Cote d’Ivoire. During the hearing, Inhofe vocalized the need to allow former Cote d’Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo and First Lady Simone Gbagbo to go into exile.

“What has been done to President Gbagbo and his family by Ouattara, France, and the United Nations is an atrocity,” said Inhofe. “I wholeheartedly disagree with the testimony of William Fitzgerald of the U.S. Department of State. The right course of action is to let the Gbagbos go into exile. Anything less will only show the continued corruption of Ouattara and his followers.

Inhofe continued, “I have a heart for Africa, and have traveled to Cote d’Ivoire 9 times.  Never before have I witnessed such inhumane treatment as what has currently taken place in Cote d’Ivoire. Our focus must be to bring an end to the conflict and to protect the people of Cote d’Ivoire from both the brutality of Ouattara’s forces while providing them freedom from the undue influence of France.  Allowing the Gbagbos to go into exile is a step in that direction.  What has happened in Cote d’Ivoire is unacceptable.”

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July 29 2011
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Inhofe Decries Ouattara White House Meeting
On the Senate floor, Inhofe decries President Obama meeting with war criminal and illegitimate leader of Cote d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara.

June 15 2011
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Inhofe Addresses the Atrocities in Cote d'Ivoire
Senator Inhofe presents Ivory Coast on the Senate floor with new information on the death squad

May 27 2011
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Senator Inhofe makes yet another speech on the atrocities in Cote d'Ivoire and pleads with the United States government to take a position that can help end the fighting there.

May 19 2011
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Senate Foreign Relations Hearing
Senator Inhofe makes an opening statement during a Senate Foreign Relations hearing on Côte d'Ivoire.

Apr 8 2011
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Apr 14 2011
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Apr 12 2011
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Apr 12 2011
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Jan 13 2011
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A summary of the Presidential conflict.

Apr 1 2011
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Apr 5 2011
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France Must Stop War Crimes in Cote d'Ivoire
On Senate Floor Inhofe calls on UN and France to put a stop to death squads in Cote d'Ivoire.

Apr 5 2011
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Inhofe Brings Light to Cote d'Ivoire Issue
In a second speech U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe continues to bring light to the atrocities occurring in Cote d'Ivoire.

Apr 5 2011
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Apr 4 2011
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Inhofe's first speech on the Senate floor about the atrocities occurring in Cote d'Ivoire.


Côte D'ivorie Links

For daily news, both in english and french, please visit:

www.blueteamci.com
www.afrikdignite.com
www.infoscotedivoire.net
www.rti.ci
www.ivorycoastpresident.com

Official Gbagbo Campaign Site
www.gbagbo.ci

Official Site of the President (site is down)
www.cotedivoirepr.ci

Ivory Coast Internet TV
http://wwitv.com/tv_channels/b6058.htm