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Scale of Goodness

Posted on May 29, 2018 by twitmericks

The Malian hero Gassama/ Who rescued a child amid drama/ Can stay on in France/ But why should that chance/ Be something contingent on karma?/// The Malian hero GassamaWho rescued a child amid dramaCan stay on in FranceBut why should … Continue reading →

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One Hump or Two?

Posted on April 10, 2013 by twitmericks

A camel from old Timbuktu/  Is causing a hullabaloo./  It seems someone conned/  Poor Francois Hollande/  Whose gift ended up in a stew. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22089457 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/322044628608118785

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Mr Marlboro Smoked Out?

Posted on March 3, 2013 by twitmericks

Algerian Mukhtar Belmukhtar/ A serial hostage abdukhtar/ Is thoroughly dead/ The Chadians said/ And that is the story they stukhtar. ///http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2013/03/20133220445557956.html

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Hollande the Grande

Posted on February 2, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an old fellow in France/ Who took a belligerent stance/ He sent in the troops/ To beat rebel groups/ Then flew in to cheer their advance. ///http://www.euronews.com/2013/02/02/president-hollande-arrives-in-mali-to-back-french-troops/ There was an old fellow in France/Who took a belligerent stance/He … Continue reading →

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Timbuktu to-do

Posted on January 13, 2013 by twitmericks

Jihadis from Ansar al-Deen/ Laid waste to the Timbuktu scene/ They ruled with the gun/ Abolishing fun/ And anything they thought unclean. ///http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/16/mali-rebels-instability-violence?newsfeed=true Jihadis from Ansar al-Deen/Laid waste to the Timbuktu scene/They ruled with the gun/Abolishing fun/And anything they thought … Continue reading →

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