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Colombia’s 4 million guns aid and exacerbate the violence...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:29:57 +0000

Colombia’s 4 million guns aid and exacerbate the violence that women and girls face in society and at home. Rebecca Gerome, AP Fellow, documents the devastating impact.

Haiti: the healing has begun | Oxfam International Blogs

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:10:55 +0000

Haiti: the healing has begun | Oxfam International Blogs:

Raymond C. Offenheiser, Oxfam America’s president, recounts his impressions of the ravaged Haitian capital after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the city leaving 230,000 people dead and…

HAITI: U.S. Acts Quickly on Debt Relief Ahead of Preval Visit - IPS ipsnews.net

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:10:55 +0000

HAITI: U.S. Acts Quickly on Debt Relief Ahead of Preval Visit - IPS ipsnews.net:

HAITI: U.S. Acts Quickly on Debt Relief Ahead of Preval Visit
By Jim Lobe*

WASHINGTON, Mar 8, 2010 (IPS) - With U.S. President Barack Obama preparing to host Haitian…

Weapons recovered in Bamyan, Afghanistan

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:05:01 +0000

Weapons recovered in Bamyan, Afghanistan:

Date:

Monday, March 8, 2010

Description:

Members of New Zealand’s Kiwi Team 2 recovered three weapons caches, March 6-8. The caches consisted of 15-107 mm rockets, 6-82…

NFL stars raise morale at Bagram Airfield

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:05:01 +0000

NFL stars raise morale at Bagram Airfield:

Date:

Friday, March 5, 2010

Description:

Senior Airman Darcell C. Brown from Chesapeake, Va., poses with Dallas Cowboy Jason Witten during a meet and greet session with…

American platoon dismantles Taliban bombs.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:28:21 +0000

American platoon dismantles Taliban bombs.:

Date:

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Description:

Task Force Paladin respond to located IED, roadside bombs and landmines laid by the Taliban and their affiliates. The platoon…

Meet the World's Military Dictators

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:18:36 +0000

Meet the World's Military Dictators:

Last week, Change.org’s War and Peace blog reported on some of the military coups that have taken place in recent years, but that only tells half of the story. There are too many military…

Somalia Boilerplate for Learning Mechanics of War and Peace

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:18:36 +0000

Somalia Boilerplate for Learning Mechanics of War and Peace:

The Raging Battle for Mogadishu (part #253?), and the U.S. role in supporting an ever-changing government-in-progress in Somalia reminds us yet again how incredibly dynamic war can be….

Is the Iraq War Over?

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:18:36 +0000

Is the Iraq War Over?:

During the U.S. presidential election in November 2008, I have to confess that I didn’t vote for Obama. I had planned to, but actually had to go to Iraq for two months to review a countrywide…

Race for top human rights post heats up

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:18:35 +0000

Race for top human rights post heats up:

A full-fledged lobbying fight has broken out at U.N. headquarters for a newly created top human rights post, with the behind-the-scenes race turning into another referendum into how the cautious…

ANA and US Army Operations in Qsime

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:41:35 +0000

ANA and US Army Operations in Qsime:

Date:

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Description:

The Afghan National Army train while the US Army Chinook helicopter deliver humvees to the front line. March 4, 2010. Southern…

Discovery of arms cache

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:17:14 +0000

Discovery of arms cache:

Date:

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Description:

A member of the Afghan national police goes through ammunition found in a cache in the village of Jabber Khel in Paktika…

Beyond the Red Carpet: America's Avatar Problem

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:36:18 +0000

Beyond the Red Carpet: America's Avatar Problem:

By all accounts, director James Cameron is poised to win big at tonight’s 82nd annual Academy Awards for his truly remarkable blockbuster film, Avatar. The film is nominated for nine…

ANA soldiers and U.S Marines rid Marjah of Taliban presence

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:48:25 +0000

ANA soldiers and U.S Marines rid Marjah of Taliban presence:

Date:

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Description:

The ANA soldiers and U.S Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, patrolled through a residential section…

ANA Medical Air Corps Clinic

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:48:25 +0000

ANA Medical Air Corps Clinic:

Date:

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Description:

Afghan National Army Air Corps medical facility located at Kabul International Airport ensures soldiers and airmen are fit to…

News round-up: Lafontaine, corruption scandals and Nkunda

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:23:27 +0000

News round-up: Lafontaine, corruption scandals and Nkunda:

A few tidbits:

Africa Confidential reports this week on a Congolese parliamentary investigation into mismanagement of public funds. (subscription required) The highlights are allegations that…

Gordon Brown & President Jacob Zuma Reconfirm Need for #ArmsTreaty

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:43:53 +0000

Gordon Brown & President Jacob Zuma Reconfirm Need for #ArmsTreaty:

The joint statement of Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the UK and President Jacob Zuma of South Africa after their recent meeting included the following:

“The ultimate goal of a world free of nuclear weapons requires cooperation on a number of important international initiatives. The UK and South Africa therefore look forward to President Obama’s Nuclear Security Summit next month and progress in the international treaty framework to stop nuclear proliferation, control the number of nuclear weapons and approve a new international conventional arms trade treaty through the UN. There was recognition that Iran remained in breach of five UN Security Council Resolutions on its nuclear programme and, that in order to pursue a legitimate nuclear energy policy, it should engage positively with the international community and the IAEA.”

As peace returns to the Congo, the UN leaves

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:42:00 +0000

As peace returns to the Congo, the UN leaves:

What’s wrong with the title of this blog?

The head of UN peacekeeping Alain Le Roy announced two days ago after meeting with President Kabila that they would begin drawing down the UN…

India to expand arms trade with Israel - Israel Business, Ynetnews

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:56:42 +0000

India to expand arms trade with Israel - Israel Business, Ynetnews:

Israel’s arms trade with India stands to expand dramatically following New Delhi’s decision to increase its defense budget to $32 billion.

“India plans to rebuild substantial parts of its armed forces and we will be there, offering everything they need,” a source within the Israeli Military Industries said.

DRC: Dams, rivers and stolen millions « Afronline – The Voice Of Africa

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:57:21 +0000

DRC: Dams, rivers and stolen millions « Afronline – The Voice Of Africa:

Foreign investors are pouring billions of dollars into large extractive projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo, writes Peter Bosshard, but in ‘a classic case of the resource curse’, the projects ‘are not promoting the country’s long-term development’, but attracting ‘short-term profiteers, conflict, and corruption’. The World Bank’s rehabilitation of the Inga 1 and 2 hydropower dams are the latest example of this trend.