* Sri Lanka allows war-displaced to return home: UN Nov 6, 2009
Almost 300,000 civilians were forced from their homes and moved into the cramped camps in the north of the Indian Ocean island during the final months of Sri Lankas 25-year-old civil war against separatist Tamil rebels that ended in May. Zola Dowell, head of UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said that from August to the end of last month, around 90,000 people moved back to their areas of origin, with 30,000 returning just in the last 10 days. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Mozambique: Help for Landmine Victims Hard to Come By Nov 6, 2009
Landmines are the third leading cause of amputations in Mozambique, after diabetes and road accidents, and the threat they still pose - more than 17 years after peace came to the country following four decades of independence and civil wars - is deemed big enough for HI to spend 40 percent of its annual country budget on mine clearance ... Paulino Alfredo Sambo was a 15-year-old rebel soldier when he was caught in an ambush by government soldiers near Vilanculos in Inhambane Province in 1991, a... (allAfrica.com)
Sudan: Poor Start to Southern Voter Registration Nov 6, 2009
It is a key step towards the April 2010 polls that are seen as a landmark of the 2005 peace agreement that ended two decades of civil war between north and south ... The two sides are still divided by ideological, religious and ethnic differences over which the civil war was fought. (allAfrica.com)
Road signs erected to mark Old Tennessee Trail Nov 6, 2009
It is also the home of numerous Civil War artifacts, Native American relics and a moonshine still. The also brings attention to unique eateries as well as historic sites and scenic areas. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Clement Railroad Hotel Museum program brings history to life Nov 6, 2009
DICKSON Meet Civil War soldiers, railroad workers and others from Dickson County s early days as the Clement Railroad Hotel Museum presents A Night at the Museum a 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6 ... How would early 19th century industrialist Montgomery Bell react to meeting a freed slave of the post-Civil War era ... Opened in June, the Clement Railroad Hotel Museum exhibits the history of Dickson County with a special focus on the railroad and the Civil War. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Paranormal- Do You Believe in Spirits? Nov 6, 2009
mama kows wrote on Nov 5, 2009 2:15 PM:" YES! I believe in ghosts, I see my mother often, I see her as a mist, there is also a man spirt here in my house, other family members' have also seen him, we don't know who he is, he's dressed like in civil war time clothes', none of them has ever hurt us in any way, but it still scares; the heck out of us.We are told when the civil war was going on ,and the shadows was headquarters, this side[Daspit school area] was a camp ground for the soliders'.We... (New Iberia, LA)
Zimbabwe: Govt Escapes Diamond Trading Ban Nov 6, 2009
In the KPCS review team's report, addressed to Obert Mpofu, Zimbabwe's minister of mining, Fiya said: "Sir, I was in Liberia throughout the 15 years of civil war, and I have experienced too much senseless violence in my lifetime, especially connected with diamonds. In speaking with some of these people [in Zimbabwe], minister, I had to leave the room. This has to be acknowledged, and it has to stop.". A report in June 2009 by the international watchdog, Human Rights Watch, accused Zimbabwean... (allAfrica.com)
Mozambique: Demining - the Devil is in the Detail Nov 6, 2009
In one of the world's longest running search-and-destroy operations they have hunted landmines for 17 years across all the terrains of Mozambique, destroying hundreds of thousands of mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from independence and civil wars spanning four decades ... In the absence of records, maps or data, distinct patterns show the extensive use of landmines during the war of independence against Portugal's colonial administration, and the subsequent civil war by Frelimo,... (allAfrica.com)
Jacks ready to get after Tumwater Nov 6, 2009
In last Friday s Civil War loss to Mark Morris, R.A. Long showed glimpses of the level of football that will be necessary to succeed against Tumwater ... Everyone and his cousin had an opinion on the Jacks Civil War game plan more short passes, more rushing attempts, more defenders in the box, more run blitzing, etc. (Longview Daily News, WA)
SLeone 'child-smuggler' arrests Nov 6, 2009
The 10-year civil war has left many orphans and great poverty. Three people have been arrested and charged with smuggling 29 children to the United States for adoption, say police in Sierra Leone. (Yahoo News -- Sierra Leone)
S Leone war crimes court slammed Nov 6, 2009
After smiling during his 10-minute speech, Mr Norman took notes as a 52-year-old farmer, referred to as TF2-198, testified about the torture he says he underwent during the 10-year civil war ... Flashback: Sierra Leone civil war. (Yahoo News -- Sierra Leone)
After long decline, state's welfare rolls surge Nov 6, 2009
Dahabo Hassan was pregnant with her fifth child when her husband was hacked to death in their home as she watched during Somalia's brutal civil war. Hassan spent the next five years in a dusty refugee camp in Kenya, waiting for permission to enter the United States. (Yahoo News -- Welfare Reform)
Hamas adopting a moderate stance? Nov 6, 2009
What is striking about Hamas' recent shift of opinion toward the peace process is that it has come at a trying time for the Islamist organization which, in the last two years, has faced critical challenges from al Qaeda-like jihadist groups, a low-intensity civil war with rival Fatah, the ruling party of the Palestinian Authority, and a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza. Last summer a militant group called Jund Ansar Allah, or the Warriors of God, one of a handful of radical al... (CNN -- International)
Undoing the past in Cambodia Nov 6, 2009
Heng Ratana, director general of the government's demining agency --- the Cambodian Mine Action Centre --- said the major period of landmine use in the country was from 1970 to 1998, a period that covered civil war, take over by the , invasion and occupation by the Vietnamese and further fighting between the government and Khmer Rouge after the Vietnamese left. Ratana said 500 square kilometers of the country have been cleared of 2. (CNN -- International)
Rebels face Sierra Leone tribunal Nov 6, 2009
The RUF is blamed for killings, rapes and abductions during a decade of civil war that ended in 2002. But the first three defendants - who include the RUF's final military leader Issa Sesay - are refusing to acknowledge the court's legitimacy. (Yahoo News -- Sierra Leone)
Forum: Tea-baggers failed as N.Y. carpetbaggers Nov 6, 2009
The Republican Party has been torn by a civil war between its establishment and insurgents on the right. The battle of New York's 23rd could be the Gettysburg that determines the winner. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Strike suspended in Sierra Leone Nov 6, 2009
Trade Unions have suspended the first general strike in Sierra Leone to be held since the civil war ended three years ago ... Living standards are extremely low in Sierra Leone which is still struggling to rebuild itself after years of civil war. (Yahoo News -- Sierra Leone)
UN chopper crash in Sierra Leone Nov 6, 2009
The UN has deployed about 11,000 peacekeepers in Sierra Leone since the country's 1991-2002 civil war. There have been no known attacks on UN officials since the fighting stopped. (Yahoo News -- Sierra Leone)
Philip Maddocks: Google will offer humans their thoughts back in real time Nov 6, 2009
"His speeches were good remarkable, even, given the limited technology of his day. But imagine what he might have been able to do with is Gettysburg Address if he had access to Rodin. Picture how much more he could have elaborated on his own thoughts ranked them even if he had real-time access to them? As it was, he had to limit himself to the narrow scope of invoking the principles of human equality espoused by the Declaration of Independence and redefining the Civil War.". Rodin will not only... (Wakefield Observer, MA)
Ryan Hess is battling cancer, but he’s not alone. He lives in Sahuarita with his wife, Margie, and their children, Hallie and Max. Nov 6, 2009
He is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and is a past member of the Medical History Society of New Jersey and the Museum of Civil War Medicine. Maron studied in many countries, including Israel where he spent time in Tel Aviv. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
War still a key issue for troops Nov 6, 2009
At least, let us feel we've done something," says Broberg, 26, a U.S. Army reservist who was based in Taji in 2004 and now attends UW-Milwaukee. In recent weeks, debate over the war has receded as voters focus on the economy as the top issue of the campaign, according to exit polls from various primaries. But that doesn't mean the war doesn't still weigh heavily on voters, especially in Wisconsin. Since the war began in March 2003, thousands of Wisconsin troops, including Quillen and Broberg,... (Yahoo News -- FYI)
Dislocated children in Pakistan face uncertainty Nov 6, 2009
Mubeen's family moved to the refugee camp 40 years ago due to the civil war back home. To Gul Nabi, now 24, the change in attitude and approach of the host country toward Afghan refugees is obvious. (Xinhuanet, China)
History Center hosting 'thank you' party for veterans, supporters Nov 6, 2009
The FHC is looking for any artifacts related to the Civil War (pre and post) for its exhibition during the upcoming sesquicentennial (150th anniversary) in 2011. Loading commenting interface. (Framingham TAB, MA)
Viewpoints: GOP moderates face revolt from their own radical right Nov 6, 2009
But the Democrats' soul-searching is far less compelling than the Republicans' civil war. The "tea party" conservatives led by Palin, Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Dick Armey and others fed up with the GOP "establishment" managed to get Democrat Bill Owens elected in a solidly Republican upstate New York congressional district. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Focus key to No. 7 Ducks' success Nov 6, 2009
After the Cardinal, the Ducks host Arizona State, visit No. 21 Arizona and wrap up at Autzen against Oregon State in the annual Civil War rivalry game. From the disappointment of that loss to Boise State, Oregon has emerged as the current favorite to wrestle the Pac-10 crown from Southern California, which has won the title for the past seven straight years. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Sports)
Fort Hood: US Army's largest, mightiest post Nov 6, 2009
It was named after the famous Confederate general John Bell Hood, who gained recognition during the Civil War as commander of Hood's Texas Brigade, and is home to the First Cavalry Division and Fourth Infantry Division. The base, which officially opened in September 1942, has a proud history, having provided fighting forces to every major US military conflict since the Vietnam War. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Power of the Media, History of Mass... Nov 6, 2009
Indeed with the World Wars and the interwar period in encompassing the rise of fascism, communism and the Spanish Civil War, this is hardly surprising. Whilst the theory was discredited very early on and a number of theories on the power of the media postulated. (Suite101.com)
Liberia discovers 'ghost' workers Nov 6, 2009
Liberia, under the helm of Africa's first woman president, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, is in the process of re-building following its 14-year civil war. Bookmark with. (Yahoo News -- Liberia)
Fast Facts: Fort Hood Nov 6, 2009
Fort Hood was named for Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood, who gained notoriety as the commander of Hood's Texas Brigade during the Civil War. The area was created during World War II as Camp Hood, when the Army needed a wide open space to test tank destroyers created to counter the German Blitzkrieg. (CBS News -- US)
Liberia's Taylor trial adjourned Nov 6, 2009
Mr Taylor has been indicted on 11 charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and violations of international humanitarian law over his alleged role in the brutal civil war in Sierra Leone ... Mr Taylor started Liberia's civil war in 1989 and became one of a number of warlords competing for control in the West African country. (Yahoo News -- Liberia)
Taylor trial delayed until 2008 Nov 6, 2009
Mr Taylor is accused of responsibility for the actions of rebels during the 1991-2001 civil war in Sierra Leone. That includes, among other crimes, unlawful killings, sexual slavery, use of child soldiers and looting. (Yahoo News -- Liberia)
Guatemala rights scientist honoured Nov 6, 2009
Since 1992, the Foundation has been investigating human rights abuses committed during Guatemala's 36-year civil war, particularly the 18-month period in the early 1980s when General Efrain Rios Montt pursued what has been described as a "scorched earth policy" ... Altogether, it is estimated about 200,000 people were killed or "disappeared", making the civil war one of Latin America's bloodiest. (Yahoo News -- Guatemala)
RAW DATA: Fort Hood Nov 6, 2009
Fort Hood was named for the famous Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood, an outstanding leader who gained recognition during the Civil War as the commander of Hood's Texas Brigade. The original site was selected in 1941, and construction of South Camp Hood began in 1942. (Fox News)
Shiite Militias Move Into Oil-Rich Kirkuk, Even as Kurds Dig In Nov 5, 2009
KIRKUK, Iraq -- Hundreds of Shiite Muslim militiamen have deployed in recent weeks to this restive city -- widely considered the most likely flash point for an Iraqi civil war -- vowing to fight any attempt to shift control over Kirkuk to the Kurdish-governed north, according to U.S. commanders and diplomats, local police and politicians. Until recently, the presence of the militias here was minimal. (Yahoo News -- Kurdish Issues)
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It's a link to the boys who lived in that same house and loved that same tree before they went off to fight and die in the Civil War. On the other hand, I'm perfectly willing to cut down the trees at far end of the field that block my view directly to the south, where it matters most. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Berlin Wall now in pieces across USA Nov 5, 2009
Her reaction to the wall section here is "completely different" than most Americans, she says, because the end of the Iron Curtain paved the way for a civil war "that made life worse for my country.". She's from Mostar, a city in what is today Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Pensacola News Journal)
Liberian President Backs Bid To Move Taylor Trial to Hague Nov 5, 2009
The U.N.-backed special court in Sierra Leone, where Taylor faces an 11-count indictment for his role in that country's civil war, requested that the trial be conducted on the premises of the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands. The Sierra Leone court would retain jurisdiction over the case. (Yahoo News -- Hague War Crimes Tribunal)
Agathos fourth-graders visit Carter House Nov 5, 2009
Agathos fourth-graders recently visited the Carter House in Franklin as part of their study of the Civil War. The visit gave students an insight into life during the war and a history of the Battle of Franklin. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
A central lesson in the 23rd Nov 5, 2009
Moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava, who might have pulled this one out for the GOP, was so battered by both sides that she quit the race and supported Mr. Owens, the first Democrat to win the seat since the Civil War. If you compare the results of this race with last year's presidential election, you'll see there hasn't been much change. (Albany Times Union)
Francisco Ayala; Spanish novelist, sociologist, scholar spent years in exile Nov 5, 2009
His life as a young man turned into a flight from the horrors of the Spanish Civil War and the ensuing dictatorship of General Francisco Franco ... La Cabeza del Cordero (The Lamb s Head) is a collection of short stories on similar themes centering on the Spanish Civil War ... Spain s transition [from dictatorship to democracy], the moral reconstruction of this country, would have been more difficult, had it not been inspired by the democratic legacy that was destroyed by the Civil War but which... (Boston Globe)
Library corner 11-5 Nov 5, 2009
The long-time student and scholar of the Civil War, African-American History and the Antebellum era will regale the collective audience in Wyanet with the story of ;Elijah and Owen Lovejoy: Heroes of Anti-slavery in Illinois. The general public is welcome to attend. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Africa's Mountain Gorillas Rebound, Says New Census Nov 5, 2009
Starting in 1990, civil war in Rwanda, and later the DRC, rendered the situation too dangerous for a full survey. "There are not many great success stories in conservation today this is tremendously gratifying," said Amy Vedder, former Virunga gorilla researcher and vice president of the Living Landscapes Program at the New York City-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). (Yahoo News -- Pan-Africa)
Iraqis divide ahead of elections Nov 5, 2009
Had he wanted an easy comeback to power during the civil war years (2005-2008) he could have given the Iraqi street what it wanted to hear: plenty of sectarian rhetoric. He refused, however, living by his convictions that only in a secular and united nation will ordinary Iraqis find normalcy. (Asia Times Online)
Region blamed for Ivorian horror Nov 5, 2009
Liberation says the UN report documents a catalogue of human rights abuses and violence over more than two years of civil war. The newspaper says that French and UN peacekeepers filmed many of the abuses, and evidence could later be used in war crimes prosecutions. (Yahoo News -- Ivory Coast)
Mbeki seeks to push Ivorian peace Nov 5, 2009
Former rebels in Ivory Coast have warned that a row over a controversial nationality law could rekindle the country's civil war ... South African President Thabo Mbeki met Mr Gbagbo on Tuesday in a further effort to end the civil war. (Yahoo News -- Ivory Coast)
Ivory Coast First Lady Leads Death Squad, Report Alleges Nov 5, 2009
The U.N. Security Council established a commission of inquiry last summer to investigate human rights abuses by both sides during the country's civil war. The contents of the commission's 100-page report, which omits the names of the accused, were first leaked to the Ivory Coast press last month. (Yahoo News -- Ivory Coast)
Ivorian abuse 'rife', says report Nov 5, 2009
Liberation says the unpublished report accuses both sides in the Ivorian civil war of violations of human rights ... Liberation says the UN report documents a catalogue of human rights abuses and violence over more than two years of civil war. (Yahoo News -- Ivory Coast)
Liberia's Taylor trial adjourned Nov 5, 2009
Mr Taylor has been indicted on 11 charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and violations of international humanitarian law over his alleged role in the brutal civil war in Sierra Leone ... Mr Taylor started Liberia's civil war in 1989 and became one of a number of warlords competing for control in the West African country. (Yahoo News -- Liberia)
Liberia discovers 'ghost' workers Nov 5, 2009
Liberia, under the helm of Africa's first woman president, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, is in the process of re-building following its 14-year civil war. Bookmark with. (Yahoo News -- Liberia)
Taylor trial delayed until 2008 Nov 5, 2009
Mr Taylor is accused of responsibility for the actions of rebels during the 1991-2001 civil war in Sierra Leone. That includes, among other crimes, unlawful killings, sexual slavery, use of child soldiers and looting. (Yahoo News -- Liberia)
Mercenary points finger at Thatcher's son over coup plot Nov 5, 2009
Mann and Du Toit helped set up Executive Outcomes, which operated from Pretoria and helped the Angolan government protect its oil installations from rebels during that country's long civil war. Mann, who lived in the Cape Town suburb of Constantia - also home to Charles Spencer, brother of the late Princess Diana, and until recently Mark Thatcher - allegedly used the 'old boy' network to finance his deals. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
German student enjoys U.S. stay Nov 5, 2009
I was a little disappointed because we just had the topic of the Civil War here and it s just one chapter, Birkenheier said. It was maybe one week and I thought we would discuss it a little more and it wasn t more than what we did in Germany. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
SFLM opens new NR-1 exhibit Nov 5, 2009
Milestones from the ship's illustrious 40-year career are highlighted through various panel displays and artifacts, including its role in recovery efforts following the space shuttle Challenger tragedy in 1986; its success in locating the turret of the civil war era USS Monitor; and its accomplishment in retrieving a Phoenix missile from a fallen F-14 aircraft during the Cold War. Adding personal narratives to such NR-1 feats on the grand opening evening were Commander John McGrath, the last... (The Dolphin, CT)
No bad news here! Nov 5, 2009
Democrat Bill Owens won the seat in the wake of what some called a "civil war" within the Republican Party. Third-party conservative candidate Doug Hoffman, backed by "Tea Party" conservative activists and national conservatives like former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, forced Republican Dede Scozzafava out of the race. (TheHill.com)
Venezuela vs. Colombia: The Battle Over Emigres Nov 5, 2009
But he's not quite like the hundreds of thousands of Colombians who have fled their country's bloody 44-year long civil war for the safety of the land of Hugo Ch;vez ... But the number of working-class Colombians bolting for Venezuela hints that Uribe has yet to make that new wealth trickle down a failing that could simply continue the kind of inequality that has fueled civil wars in Colombia for centuries. (Time.com)
Sri Lankan Army Chief Exits U.S. Without Facing Queries on Rights Abuses Nov 5, 2009
Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka said its army chief left the U.S. without undergoing questioning about alleged human rights abuses during the civil war, after the government protested plans to interview him. General left yesterday after Sri Lanka told the State Department in Washington and the U.S. ambassador in Colombo that any information the chief of defense staff obtained while undertaking his duties is privileged, the government. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
'WE WON LAST NIGHT' Nov 5, 2009
"We had one race that we were engaged in, it was in northern New York, it was a race where a Republican has held the seat since the Civil War. And we won that seat. So, from our standpoint, no, a candidate was victorious who supports health care reform, and his remarks last night said this was a victory for health care reform and other initiatives for the American people." ... First of all, the last time a Dem held that seat was 1993, not the Civil War ... a republican seat since civil WAR.. (The Drudge Report)
King Cotton has not so royal past Nov 5, 2009
Dattel said there was brutal racial hatred and exclusion toward African-Americans in the North before the U.S. Civil War and a direct and indirect containment policy of keeping blacks in the South after the Civil War ... Among facts not widely known, Dattel said is that 35 percent of all cotton revenue, before the Civil War, ended up in New York City ... Cotton was the country s leading export for more than a hundred years and it caused the Industrial Revolution, the American Civil War and the... (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
MARSHFIELD STATEHOUSE ROUNDUP: Casinos are not certain Nov 5, 2009
Named for Joseph Hooker, the Civil War major general, the entrance is now graced by this black-and-gold leviathan, which FOX25 reported fetched $15,000 and a bit of optical discomfort for those on the Hill greeted, daily now, on their way into the building and their offices by activists questioning why services are disappearing. The governor last week began calling them citizen advisers. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
War still a key issue for troops Nov 5, 2009
At least, let us feel we've done something," says Broberg, 26, a U.S. Army reservist who was based in Taji in 2004 and now attends UW-Milwaukee. In recent weeks, debate over the war has receded as voters focus on the economy as the top issue of the campaign, according to exit polls from various primaries. But that doesn't mean the war doesn't still weigh heavily on voters, especially in Wisconsin. Since the war began in March 2003, thousands of Wisconsin troops, including Quillen and Broberg,... (Yahoo News -- FYI)
Strike suspended in Sierra Leone Nov 5, 2009
Trade Unions have suspended the first general strike in Sierra Leone to be held since the civil war ended three years ago ... Living standards are extremely low in Sierra Leone which is still struggling to rebuild itself after years of civil war. (Yahoo News -- Sierra Leone)
UN chopper crash in Sierra Leone Nov 5, 2009
The UN has deployed about 11,000 peacekeepers in Sierra Leone since the country's 1991-2002 civil war. There have been no known attacks on UN officials since the fighting stopped. (Yahoo News -- Sierra Leone)
S Leone war crimes court slammed Nov 5, 2009
After smiling during his 10-minute speech, Mr Norman took notes as a 52-year-old farmer, referred to as TF2-198, testified about the torture he says he underwent during the 10-year civil war ... Flashback: Sierra Leone civil war. (Yahoo News -- Sierra Leone)
SLeone 'child-smuggler' arrests Nov 5, 2009
The 10-year civil war has left many orphans and great poverty. Three people have been arrested and charged with smuggling 29 children to the United States for adoption, say police in Sierra Leone. (Yahoo News -- Sierra Leone)
Rebels face Sierra Leone tribunal Nov 5, 2009
The RUF is blamed for killings, rapes and abductions during a decade of civil war that ended in 2002. But the first three defendants - who include the RUF's final military leader Issa Sesay - are refusing to acknowledge the court's legitimacy. (Yahoo News -- Sierra Leone)
