Did the Army 'Steal' FARC's Hostage Release?

There will be many twists and turns in the story about the rescue of Betancourt and other hostages from the FARC"QUITO, Ecuador, Jul 8 (IPS) - A source close to the insurgent Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) told IPS that the Jul. 2 rescue of Ingrid Betancourt...

No a Dimes Worth of Difference

Despite all the logical and historical arguments against third party campaigns, insurgent candidates say they’re compelled to run to give the people a "real choice" when major parties become indistinguishable. "Ignoring the increasingly profound ideological gulf between...

More troops died in Afghanistan than Iraq in June

One of the down sides to the military surge in Iraq, which has been heavily reported on in the UK for the last few weeks but hasn't yet been given much attention in the US, is that it has diverted a huge number of...

Female suicide bombers show Iraq's shifting insurgent tactics

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorLife has to be pretty dismal for someone to take their own life and that of the lives around them.  Female Suicide Bombers are the ultimate weapon besides children who...

Militants attack Kandahar prison with suicide bomb, hundreds of inmates free

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWith the Taliban's latest suicide bombing of a Afghan prison in Kandahar, the Taliban say 600 prisoners are safely back in their home.One can safely assume Canadian Forces...

Chavez urges FARC to end struggle

In a fairly interesting development in South America, Hugo Chavez has publicly called for FARC, the insurgent group fighting Columbia's right-wing government from a base in Ecuador, should give up its struggle....

Iraqi army arrests 6 teens trained as suicide bombers

Iraqi Military have arrested 6 wannable teens trained as Suicide bombers. Iraqi soldiers acting on tips found the youths, who ranged in age from 14 to 18, in the basement of an abandoned house on Monday after the Saudi militant who was training them was killed in military...

Dozen Taliban killed in Afghan US-led raids

US Marines and British troops in a joint operation have killed 12 taliban militant in Garmser area of Afghanisatan. The combined operation was launched two weeks ago to  push out Taliban and destroy insurgent support networks. " US-led troops and war planes...

Coalition, Iraqi Forces Kill, Capture Insurgents

"Coalition, Iraqi Forces Kill, Capture InsurgentsAmerican Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, May 4, 2008 – Coalition and Iraqi forces killed and captured dozens of enemy fighters and terrorists during operatrions conducted throughout Iraq over the past three days."

Canada Reaches Out To Taliban

" Khenjakak, Afghanistan - Canadian troops are reaching out to the Taliban for the first time, military and diplomatic officials say, as Canada softens its ban on speaking with the insurgents. After years of...

Eight killed in air strike on Somalia Islamists: residents

The situation in Somalia is steadily spiraling out of control, with analysts saying this is the worst they've seen the country in a decade."An air strike in central Somalia on Thursday, which insurgents blamed on the United States, killed at least eight people, including two...

Top Somali Islamist killed in airstrike

A man believed to be the head of al-Quaida in Somalia has been killed in an airstrike along with eight other people, according to an Islamic insurgent group."The spokesman for the Islamic Al-Shabab militia says an...

Somalia: Dozens More Killed in Second Day of Mogadishu Violence

The situation in Mogadishu is continuing to deteriorate"Ethiopian troops protecting Somalia's interim government expanded into neighborhoods in the volatile capital Mogadishu on Sunday, sparking a second round of...

A LIFE-AND-DEATH STORY

"A LIFE-AND-DEATH STORYThat Really Hit Home 03/28/08  An FBI employee, with the help of a Bethesda Naval Center staffer, taking part in a military blood drive at our Washington headquarters.On Friday,...

Afghanistan:Taliban Spy Slows Afghan progress

Certainly tragic when after 8 months to learn your Police co-worker is actually a Taliban spy who kills two of your own unsuspecting men while guarding a Power Plant for thousands of citizens for your region and the...

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