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3/8/06

EU Congo Mission: Europe's Heart of Darkness - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News

SPIEGEL ONLINE - News:

"Europe's Heart of Darkness

By Marc Young

The European Union has once again postponed deciding whether to send peacekeeping troops to Congo during elections this June. Germany is reluctantly being pushed into a leading role. But any mission to the strife-torn African country threatens to become a farce.

Unable to come up with the political resolve to back a peacekeeping mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo, European defense ministers this week delayed making any commitment to help stabilize the country ahead of upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections this summer.
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