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1 | “We Cannot Do it Alone”, A Mayor's Plea for US Intervention in Mali | “Tsy Vitanay Irery io”, Nangataka Ny Firotsahan'i Etazonia An-tsehatra Any Mali Ny Ben'ny Tanàna Iray |
2 | Lawless and godless men - who hide behind Shariah and demands for Tuareg independence - are now beating and raping women and conscripting children to fight their “holy” war. | Lehilahy tsy manara-dalàna sy tsy manam-pinoana - izay miafina ao ambadik'i Shariah ary mangataka ny fahaleovantenan'i Tuareg - no midaroka sy manolana vehivavy ary manery ny ankizy kely hanatevin-daharana mba hiady amin'ilay antsoin'izy ireo hoe ady “masina”. |
3 | And the greatest tragedy is that people are starting to get used to it [..] | Ary ny tena mampalaelo indrindra dia efa lasa mahazatra ny olona izany [..] |
4 | President Obama must not allow northern Mali to become a hotbed of terrorists and drug traffickers that poses a danger to the entire world. | Tokony ho sakanan'ny filoha Obama tsy ho lasa trano fonenan'ireo mpampihorohoro sy ireo mpivarotra zava-mahadomelina izay miteraka loza ho an'ny tany manontolo ny avaratr'i Mali. |
5 | The United States has intervened in less dire situations. | Mirotsaka an-tsehatra namaha olana tsy dia henjana akory i Etazonia. |
6 | I call upon its conscience. | Miantso ny fahatongavan-tsainy aho. |
7 | Please help us get our families out of their wretched distress. | Miangavy, ampio izahay hanaisotra ny fianakavianay amin'ny fitaintainana goavam-be iainany. |
8 | Oumou Sall Seck, mayor of Goundam, in northern Mali wrote about the need for the United States to intervene in Mali in an op/ed for the NY Times. | Nanoratra mikasika ny maha-zava-dehibe ny firotsahan'i Etazonia an-tsehatra any Mali tao anatin'ny lahatsoratra nivoaka tao amin'ny NY Times i Oumou Sall Seck, ben'ny tanànan'i Goundam, ao avaratr'i Mali. |
9 | Dr Akory Ag Ikhnane disagrees and suggests that a “military operation would quickly make all these movements forget their differences.” | Tsy miombon-kevitra amin'izany i Dr Akory Ag Ikhnane ary manolotra soso-kevitra izy hoe “mety hampitsahatra ireo tsy fitovian-kevitra ireo ny fandraisan'ny miaramila an-tanana ny raharaha.” |