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Belligerents and terrorists are different
February 6, 2008Commentary A 60-year sentence handed down Jan. 28 to Ricardo Palmera, a leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), by a U.S. judge demonstrates abuse of the terrorist designation. In January 2004, the CIA...
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German elections: the left breaks through
February 6, 2008The German elections on Sunday, like so many Hollywood films, were full of suspense until the last minute. Was there also a happy ending? To use the handy German word combination for Ja and Nein –...
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Collective punishment
February 1, 2008The blockaded and barricaded residents of Gaza performed a dramatic mass act of peaceful civil disobedience last week.
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Cuba holds elections
February 1, 2008Jumps to third in world for number of women elected Cuba’s election season ended on a rainy Jan. 20 when 8.1 million citizens, age 16 or over — 95 percent of those eligible to vote —...
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World notes: Feb. 2, 2008
February 1, 2008South Africa: Energy crisis looms After a week of unprecedented power cuts, the South African government declared a “national electricity emergency.” The action follows rising demand attributed to industrial expansion and introduction of electricity into almost...
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