A man carries a sign reading "No to the destructive soldiers of ECOWAS" as Malians opposed to a military intervention to retake Mali's Islamist-controlled north march in the streets of the capital, Bamako, Mali on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012. Representatives of the African Union, regional bloc ECOWAS, and the United Nations were due to meet Friday in Bamako to discuss options for a military invention. (AP Photo/Harouna Traore)
