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• Page 1 • Page 2 • Page 3 • Page 4 • Page 5 • Page 6 • Page 7 • Page 8 •Plea bargain opposed by lawyers in mutiny caseTopics: • military •
An attempt to arrange a plea bargain with one of the defendants in the coup d’etat case against 31 junior officers has been opposed by lawyers representing the others charged. The arrangement would have allowed him to plead guilty to the lesser charge of conspiracy.
Philippines News Digest Mutineer’s plea bargain opposed (Manilla Times)
Posted: 03/25/07 08:43 by Kali
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Filippino vets to get WWll benefits at long lastTopics: • military •
Reversing a six-decades-old law, congressional groups representing Americans of Asian and Pacific heritage backed legislation to award veterans' benefits to Filipinos who fought with the U.S. forces in World War II.
Philippines News Digest Benefits Backed for Filipino WWII Vets (topix.net)
Posted: 03/22/07 14:08 by Kali
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3 rebels killed by Peru soldiersTopics: • military •
An army platoon on an early morning outing was met with gunfire from the suspected rebels while conducting a routine patrol. Fire was returned and three suspected leftist rebels were shot to death.
Peru News Digest Peru soldiers kill 3 leftist rebels (Yahoo News)
Posted: 03/22/07 13:42 by Giovanni
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Philippine military blamed for killingsTopics: • military •
After strong denials to the contrary, a government commission headed by retired Supreme Court judge Jose Melo issued a damning report, putting the blame for much of the violence on the Philippine military.
Philippines News Digest Political killings traced to Philippine military (Christian Science Monitor)
Posted: 03/20/07 07:49 by Kali
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Black Eagles rearming cin ColombiaTopics: • military •
According to latest reports, Colombian paramilitary groups such as the Black Eagles are regrouping and rearming, and now number up to 5,000.
Colombia News Digest Paramilitaries reemerge in pockets of Colombia (Christian Science Monitor)
Posted: 03/20/07 06:53 by Giovanni
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