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The Read International For Christmas 2008: Military Coup Goes Through in Guinea: More Israeli-Palestine Tension

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Photo from the AFP Three stories to past along tonight on this installment of the TRI (The Read International) thread: Though the world is condemning it as a whole, the people of Guinea are happy that the military coup to overthrow their government in place has been successful. Leading the country now will be Moussa Camera , who forced the outgoing Prime Minister to endorse him: Ahmed Tidiane Souare said on Thursday he and other members of the government that was overthrown after the death of Lansana Conte, the long-serving president, earlier this week were ready to work with the coup leaders. "Mr President, members of the National Council for Democracy and Development, we thank you and we put ourselves at your disposal," Souare said in comments broadcast by Radio France International. Earlier on Thursday, Souare presented himself at an army camp near Conakry after being ordered to do so by the country's self-declared president. Camara ordered the government and senior mi...