Niger fears takeover by militants in neighbor Libya
NIAMEY | Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:58am EDT

Speaking on state television, Issoufou said Niger would not take sides in the conflict

THAT MEANS ISSOUFOU IS FOR FRANCE, AGAINST LIBYA

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/ ... Q420110717

See:
Niger-in-African-Union map at:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... Africa.svg
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger

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Merkel calls for a European ratings agency
17.07.2011

"The Chinese now have a ratings agency."

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15241810,00.html

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How Was Rigi Arrested?
Feb 27, 2010 [<]
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50475

This has to do with:

In other segment of his speech, the minister [Moslehi] pointed to his ministry’s success to arrest Rigi, a terrorist group leader , and said it marks a big victory for the Islamic Republic establishment. “The preparedness of the Islamic Republic armed forces was other message of Rigi’s arrest. The country’s military organ managed to do the big job within less than half an hour. That was a big success.”

in:

http://www.irna.ir/ENNewsShow.aspx?NID=30478057&SRCH=1