 Diarrhea has broken out in children among the thousands of terrified survivors huddled in hills behind tsunami-devastated towns in the Solomon Islands, adding urgency to relief efforts that were hampered Wednesday by shortages and logistics. Aid trickled in — among the first shipments from the capital, Honiara, included tarpaulins, lanterns and a medical team — but much of it ran into a bottleneck before reaching Gizo, the largest town in hard-hit Western Province, where at least 2,000 people spent a third unsheltered night since Monday's earthquake and ocean surge. The town on the Pacific Island nation's northwestern tip was reachable by boat and helicopter but was cut off to wheeled vehicles and relief planes, the first of which landed late Tuesday at nearby Munda, a three-hour boat journey away. The Solomons are comprised of more than 200 islands with a population of about 552,000 people. ...
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Three Republican congressmen who parted with President Bush by meeting with Syrian leaders said Wednesday it is important to maintain a dialogue with a country the White House says sponsors terrorism. "I don't care what the administration says on this. You've got to do what you think is in the best interest of your country," said Rep. Frank Wolf (news, bio, voting record), R-Va. "I want us to be successful in Iraq. I want us to clamp down on Hezbollah."Washington accuses Syria of backing Hamas and Hezbollah, two groups it deems terrorist organizations. The Bush administration also says Syria is contributing to the violence in Iraq by allowing Sunni insurgents to operate from its territory and is destabilizing Lebanon's government.Bush sharply criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (news, bio, voting record), D-Calif., for leading a delegation to meet with Syria's president, Bashar Assad....
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| House Democrats, Republicans tussle over Iraq-terror war link |
Conflict surfaced today between Democrats and Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee over the use of legislative language that connects the war in Iraq with the global fight against terrorism. However, the chairman of the Committee dismissed the dispute as a "distraction.""I'm saddened that some of our GOP colleagues have chosen to create this distraction," said Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO), Chairman of the Armed Services Committee in a statement sent to RAW STORY. "GOP objections to our efforts to clarify legislative language represent the typical Republican leadership attempt to tie together the misadventure in Iraq and the overall war against terrorists. The Iraq War is separate and distinct from the war against terrorists, who have their genesis in Afghanistan and who attacked us on 9/11, and the American people understand this," he added....
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| Guantanamo conditions 'worsening' |
Conditions for detainees at the US military jail at Guantanamo Bay are deteriorating, with the majority held in solitary confinement, a report says. Amnesty International said the often harsh and inhumane conditions at the camp were "pushing people to the edge". It called for the facility to be closed and for plans for "unfair" military commission trials to be abandoned. Many of the 385 inmates have been held for five years or more, unable to mount a legal challenge to their detention. "While the United States has an obligation to protect its citizens... that does not relieve the United States from its responsibilities to comply with human rights," the report said. "Statements by the Bush administration that these men are 'enemy combatants,' 'terrorists' or 'very bad people' do not justify the complete lack of due process rights," the group said....
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| Wife holds out hope missing man has amnesia Milwaukee executive hasn’t been seen for two weeks; he had a head injury |
Banking executive Keith Gores was so devoted to his work that he always arrived ahead of time for meetings. "He taught me right away there's only one way to attend a meeting and that's five minutes early," said George Mort, Gores' colleague for 27 years at a downtown bank. "This was a guy that was very punctual." That's why colleagues and friends knew immediately that something was wrong when Gores failed to show up for a morning meeting on March 22. He had never missed a meeting in more than three decades of banking. Two weeks later, authorities are struggling to find leads in the case, and Gores' wife refuses to give up hope that her 56-year-old husband is alive. Sara Gores is convinced he may have become lost after suffering confusion or amnesia that developed after he slipped and struck his head....
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| Coalition Airstrike Hits Afghan House Afghan officials say coalition airstrike hits Afghan house, killing family of 9 |
A coalition airstrike destroyed a mud-brick home, killing nine people from four generations of an Afghan family during a clash between Western troops and militants, Afghan officials and relatives said Monday. It was the second report in two days of civilian deaths at the hands of Western forces. On Sunday, U.S. Marines fired on cars and pedestrians as they fled a suicide attack. Up to 10 Afghans died in that violence, and President Hamid Karzai condemned the killings. Both times, the U.S military blamed militants for putting innocent lives in danger. But Karzai has repeatedly pleaded for Western troops to show more restraint amid concern that civilian deaths shake domestic support for the foreign military involvement that the president needs to prop up his weak government _ increasingly under threat from a resurgent Taliban. In the latest incident, militants late Sunday fired on a U.S. base in Kapisa province, just north of Kabul, prompting the airstrike on Jabar village. ...
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