U.S. soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in the western section of the Iraqi capital while his unit was engaged in "route clearance operations," the military said Friday. A statement said the soldier died Thursday, but gave no other details. ...
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 Rep. Ron Paul on War, Peace, and the News Media |
Congressman Ron Paul is a Republican from Texas. An obstetrician by profession, Paul is noted for never voting for legislation unless it is authorized by the U.S. Constitution. He is an advocate of limited government. He has also opposed U.S. military interventions overseas, including Iraq. Michael Shank: You’ve said that “It’s nothing more than a canard to claim that those of us who struggled to prevent the bloodshed and now want it stopped are somehow less patriotic and less concerned about the welfare of our military personnel.” During wartime this is often the case. How can one work to counter this tendency to claim that those who question or work to stop a war are unpatriotic? Rep. Ron Paul: It’s very difficult because the executive branch, and particularly the president, always has the bully pulpit. He can say it over and over and over again, and it’s always heard: “If you don’t vote for the money and you don’t support the policy, you don’t support the troops.” ...
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Editor - 23:52:00 03-22-07
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| U.S. Mining Company Denies Relationship With Colombian Death Squads |
An Alabama mining company on Thursday denied having any relationship with right-wing death squads in Colombia and said it has no intention of settling a related U.S. lawsuit.A federal judge in Alabama last month allowed a civil suit to go forward against Drummond Co. Inc. for allegedly paying a hit squad to kill three union leaders in 2001 at one of its Colombia mines.In a related move, Colombia's chief prosecutor announced a formal criminal investigation into Drummond Tuesday for alleged ties with to paramilitaries."Drummond publicly states that it has not nor will it make any payments, agreements or transactions with illegal groups and emphatically denies that the company or any of its executives has had any involvement with the murder of three labor union leaders," the company said a statement issued at a news conference. "It will not settle with the plaintiffs."...
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| Immigration bill moves to tighter enforcement |
The chief House proponents of a path to citizenship for illegal aliens yesterday also embraced stricter enforcement, arguing they need to move that direction if they hope to pass a bill this year. They introduced a new immigration overhaul that still grants almost all illegal aliens a path to citizenship, but would also speed up the requirement that they learn English, make them leave the country before they can start the path to citizenship, and make the entire program turn on the government showing it is making progress on border security and interior law enforcement. With Democrats now in control in the House, the bill marks the first step in a renewed push to get immigration reform passed and says much about how far the debate has come since Congress deadlocked last year and the elections intervened....
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| Attack misses Ban, hits support for country's security |
A mortar attack rattled U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday during an unannounced trip to Baghdad, potentially undermining his message of U.N. support for the security and stability of Iraq. Mr. Ban, who was in the middle of a press conference with Iraqi President Nouri al-Maliki, looked stunned and ducked at the sound of the explosion. Mr. al-Maliki scarcely reacted, while some reporters raced for the doors. A small U.N. contingent arrived in Baghdad yesterday for meetings relating to the International Compact for Iraq, a five-year effort to increase international technical and financial support for the Iraqi government. Before the rocket hit about 50 yards away outside the building in the fortified Green Zone, Mr. Ban told reporters that he had a "very good meeting" with Mr. al-Maliki and international diplomats based in the Iraqi capital. He also expressed support for the Iraqi government....
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| Blast hits Spanish embassy in Congo |
A grenade or mortar shell struck the Spanish Embassy during fighting between factions in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, a Spanish Foreign Ministry spokesman told CNN.The blast caused no injuries but prompted the evacuation of Spanish diplomats in U.N. armored vehicles, the spokesman said.Spanish-speaking troops from Uruguay, part of the 17,000-strong U.N. force in the country, moved in quickly after the shell hit the embassy amid ongoing disturbances that included gunfire, the spokesman said.The diplomats were taken to a secure U.N. building in Kinshasa, the nation's capital.The Spanish Embassy is near the residence of former rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba, who lost a presidential election last October to Joseph Kabila....
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