What has been pretty much a "political standoff" is quickly escalating into a situation where people with guns who support Gbagbo (namely, the military) are shooting people without guns.
The violent upheaval in Ivory Coast provides opportunity for infectious diseases to flourish and, at worst, establish long-term footholds in populations. We have to consider that possibility when contemplating an intervention in Ivory Coast.
The two UN officials charged with monitoring genocide and mass atrocity are sounding the alarm that political violence in Cote D'Ivoire may descend into a genocide.
There has been a surge in attacks against UN peacekeepers in Cote D'Ivoire in the past two days. Why the international community should be very worried.
