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(June 28, 2009) BUKAVU, DRC – Like everything else, reading material is scarce and expensive here. There isn’t a daily newspaper in…
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In my question/answer about the Canada Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), I cited a report by the International Crisis Group (ICG), an…
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The Sri Lankan military now (May 16/09) controls virtually all of the territory that was once controlled by the Tamil Tiger (Liberation…
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