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nytimes.com - 12/3/2008
Afghanistan Signs Cluster Bomb Treaty
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OSLO — In a last-minute change, President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan agreed on Wednesday to join some 90 other nations signing a treaty banning the use of the cluster munitions that have devastated his country in recent years. The decision appeared to reflect Mr. Karzai’s growing independence ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/8/2008
Terror, recession, oh, workout fiend Obama's still a smoker
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — While you were watching football this morning and afternoon President-elect Barack Obama had a busy day, though... part of it was pre-recorded on Saturday. We have three news videos below, plus the transcript of Obama's Sunday morning interview on ... (more) Terror, recession, oh, workout fiend Obama's still a smoker

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Official Calls for Sensitivity to Afghan Demands
nytimes.com - 12/8/2008
Official Calls for Sensitivity to Afghan Demands
— nytimes.com — The chief of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan said that military operations should be conducted with more... care and cultural sensitivity. > (more) Official Calls for Sensitivity to Afghan Demands

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Taliban in 72 Percent of Afghanistan, Think-Tank Says
abcnews.go.com - 12/8/2008
Taliban in 72 Percent of Afghanistan, Think-Tank Says
— abcnews.go.com — KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban hold a permanent presence in 72 percent of Afghanistan, a think-tank said... on Monday, but NATO and the Afghan government rejected the report, saying its figures were not credible. The findings by the International Council ... (more) Taliban in 72 Percent of Afghanistan, Think-Tank Says

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Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News:  Afghanistan Says It Will Sign Cluster Bomb Treaty: Break with Bush administration

Comments from Left Field:  Almost 100 Nations Sign New Ban on Cluster Munitions

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Afghanistan Says It Will Sign Cluster Bomb Treaty: Break with Bush administration
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... nations that has most suffered the effects of cluster munitions, especially in terms of civilian casualties, Afghanistan had been a significant holdout from the treaty. “It’s a huge deal because no one here was expecting it,” said Marc Garlasco, senior military analyst for Human Right Watch and a former Pentagon military analyst, in Oslo. A group of Afghan survivors of cluster bombs, most of them in wheelchairs or on crutches, burst into tears when they heard, he said.... Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/world/04cluster.html?...

Almost 100 Nations Sign New Ban on Cluster Munitions
Comments from Left Field — A new treaty banning the production, use, stockpiling, and transfer of cluster munitions was signed by over 100 nations during a ceremony in Oslo, Norway, that took place Wednesday and Thursday. The text of the treaty was adopted on May 30, 2008, in Dublin, Ireland. Here is how a cluster bomb works. State parties to the treaty (officially titled the Convention on Cluster Munitions) also obligate themselves to destroy existing stockpiles (for those nations that still have stockpiles), to aid in clearing contaminated areas, and to develop programs and services to assist injured and maimed survivors and their ...

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