Back of the Envelope

If you're looking for more news about Mauritania, one of the quick and easy ways is to do a search on "Mauritania coup" on one of the news search engines. When I did it, the first article to turn up was that the President of Nigeria is urging the coup leaders to restore democracy, from, interestingly enough, Al Jazeera. Lexis-Nexis is probably the best engine for this, but it's not free and you probably only have access if your institution does.

Meanwhile, I've heard from other bloggers who've been covering this, including Elizabeth at Military Christians. She takes a look at the ethical questions concerning coups. Jason Coleman, whom I mentioned in my previous posts, also has lots on this.

Update: Armchair Capitalists has more, and Dean Esmay recommends Freedom House's report.