or role in the Malian rebels' success. That success led to intense frustration in the 7,00o-strong Malian Army, which blamed the government of Mr. Toure, a former general, for the military's shaky position. In the North, a Radical Islamist Takeover In the days after the military coup, the Tuareg reb

in March that toppled his predecessor, Amadou Toumani Toure. Army officers, led by Captain Amadou Sanogo, said they were taking over because of Mr Toure's mishandling of a Tuareg-led insurrection in the north. Under a deal with the military brokered by regional powers, Mr Traore named a prime minis

party, Alliance for the=Republic (APR). "If the presidential pardon is accorded to him =we applaud that move since it is on humanitarian grounds," Toure adde=. EFTA_R1_01564065 EFTA02459251 "We are in a country of laws. Everyone has a ri=ht to think and say whatever they want. Today, there are man