Tuareg in Overdrive in Mali
Now that the Tuareg rebels are in control of nearly two-thirds of Malian territory, I thought it was time to resurrect a story I reported in 2003. It asks the not-unrelated question: “Why did Volkswagen name their luxury SUV the Tuareg?”
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