Peace
Killing of FARC leader incites border tensions
March 6, 2008The killing of Raul Reyes, a leading spokesperson for the Revolutionary Armed Forced of Colombia (FARC), and 19 other FARC insurgents by Colombian armed forces in Ecuador March 1 came as hopes for peace in Colombia...
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In Iraq forever?
February 22, 2008The online activism group MoveOn.org has launched an “Iraq/Recession” campaign, aiming to “make sure that politicians and pundits understand what voters already know: As long as we keep pouring that money down the drain in Iraq,...
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Bring the mercenaries home, too
February 8, 2008To a woman and man, both Democratic presidential candidates pledge to bring our troops home. It is a question of when, not if. That’s cautious good news for the families of 160,000 U.S. military personnel in...
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From Gaza: Israelis, Palestinians rally for peace
February 1, 2008In an emotional rally at the Gaza border Jan. 26, undaunted by rain, some 2,000 Israelis brought humanitarian aid and demonstrated for peace and an end to Israel’s blockade of Gaza. “In the night we were...
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Sparks fly on endless Iraq stay
February 1, 2008A battle is shaping up in Congress over the Bush administration’s move to entrench long-term U.S. military occupation in Iraq. Bush has ratcheted up pressure on Iraq’s government to accept a so-called status-of-forces agreement that would...
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