{"id":109,"date":"2004-11-04T11:30:16","date_gmt":"2004-11-04T10:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greetings.gillespiesonline.com\/?p=109"},"modified":"2004-11-04T11:30:16","modified_gmt":"2004-11-04T10:30:16","slug":"is-this-the-end-of-ica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bobgillespie.org\/?p=109","title":{"rendered":"Again?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\"><font face=\"arial\" size=\"2\">This morning around 7:15, a military plane flew overhead, surrounding Bouake at a low elevation, and subsequently shelled a location in Boauke &#8211; not sure where. Later, around 10 or so, two military planes did the same, this time dropping a few bombs (Bob actually saw them drop). We later heard some gunfire exchanged in the distance. <\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font face=\"arial\" size=\"2\">Needless to say, this is significant. We&#8217;ve been told to pack to be ready to go, although no definite decision to evacuate has been made. At this point in time, we&#8217;re unclear how we would go if we go. The French military is in the process of evaluating that &#8211; whether it&#8217;s safe to drive out or whether we need to go by helicopter.<br \/><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font face=\"arial\" size=\"2\">Cellphone towers are out; our only communication is by satellite e-mail, so I&#8217;m not sure how often we&#8217;ll communicate. But we did want to let you know that we are safe. It would be extremely unwise for either side to attack us here &#8211; a group of French and Americans. We&#8217;re probably safest staying put.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning around 7:15, a military plane flew overhead, surrounding Bouake at a low elevation, and subsequently shelled a location in Boauke &#8211; not sure where. Later, around 10 or so, two military planes did the same, this time dropping a few bombs (Bob actually saw them drop). 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