"The honor of the Malian military leadership is at stake."
Thus the French Defence Minister Le Drian, in view of reports of killings and rapes by regular Malian army soldiers during their joint advancement with French units to the north.
Well, the man has time to worry.
If the matter is not so hypocritical cynical, it would be laughable.
The French army bombed cities - which they did not deny but himself said - where one understands well, what of surgical air strikes, as in Libya, of course, no civilians are killed. All honorable.
Otherwise: What did you expect? (more ...)