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• Page 1 • Page 2 • Page 3 • Page 4 • Page 5 • Page 6 •Fugitive paramilitary leader captured in ColombiaTopics: • military •
One of the few paramilitary leaders who turned down a government peace deal, and instead went into hiding, has been captured in a remote banana growing area.
Colombia News Digest Colombia captures fugitive militia boss (Yahoo News)
Posted: 04/08/07 08:40 by Giovanni
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Rural populace suffer from land mines Topics: • military •
When President Alvaro Uribe took office five years ago, he stocked the military with the latest U.S. weapons and equipment, thereby forcing the rebels deep into the bush, where they increasingly began laying land mines. These are now reaping havoc amongst the rural populace.
Colombia News Digest As rebels go on defensive, Colombia leads world in land mine casualties (International Herald Tribune)
Posted: 04/06/07 06:55 by Giovanni
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Forgotten Argentinian war vets meet each weekTopics: • military •
Regularly each week, twenty Argentinian veterans of the Falkland Islands war meet in a private for a meal together, still remembering the events of 25 years ago and the misery they endured.
Argentina News Digest Argentina's own abandoned veterans (Salon.com)
Posted: 04/06/07 06:15 by Alain
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Chicago soldier to be honoredTopics: • military •
Back in 1965, 18 year old Milton Lee Olive III joined the Army determined "to do something brave." True to his word he threw himself on a grenade to save his fellows, and is to be honored for the deed.
Vietnam News Digest Vietnam hero 'put others first' (Chicago Sun-Times)
Posted: 04/02/07 12:26 by Kali
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Army to use tractors instead of tanks in new moveTopics: • military •
The army has announced that bulldozers and tractors rather than tanks will start rolling this month onto Jolo island, where Philippine troops will focus more on humanitarian activities and less on fighting after a successful eight-month ground offensive against the country's fiercest Muslim rebel group.
Philippines News Digest Philippines shifts tactics against Muslim militants (Reuters)
Posted: 04/01/07 10:20 by Kali
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