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More Than 100 Countries Sign Cluster Bomb Ban
voanews.com - 12/4/2008
More Than 100 Countries Sign Cluster Bomb Ban
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Related report by Leta Hong Fincher - Download (WM) video clip Related report by Leta Hong Fincher - Watch (WM) video clip Representatives of more than 100 countries are in Oslo, Norway Wednesday to sign a treaty banning cluster bombs. Norway, which has led efforts to ban cluster bombs, was the ...
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The Associated Press: 92 nations sign cluster-bomb ban; US, Russia don't
— google.com — Norwegian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jonas Gahr Stoere, right, welcomes the Afghan cluster bomb survivor Soraj Ghulam Habib, to the dinner in honor of the signing conference on the Convention On Cluster munition at Akershus Castle in Oslo, ... (more) The Associated Press: 92 nations sign cluster-bomb ban; ...

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nytimes.com - 12/3/2008
Afghanistan Signs Cluster Bomb Treaty
— nytimes.com — 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 ... (more) Afghanistan Signs Cluster Bomb Treaty

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Perino Can’t Explain Why Bush Administration Opposes Cluster Bomb Treaty
thinkprogress.org - 12/4/2008
Perino Can’t Explain Why Bush Administration Opposes Cluster Bomb Treaty
— thinkprogress.org — Today in Oslo, Norway, over 100 countries began signing a treaty against cluster bombs. The nations signing the Convention on Cluster Munitions argue that the unexploded munitions posed a “ deadly hazard to children , farmers and others long ... (more) Perino Can’t Explain Why Bush Administration Opposes ...

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Perino Can’t Explain Why Bush Administration Opposes Cluster Bomb Treaty
Think Progress — Today in Oslo, Norway, over 100 countries began signing a treaty against cluster bombs. The nations signing the Convention on Cluster Munitions argue that the unexploded munitions posed a “deadly hazard to children, farmers and others long after a conflict ends.” In a surprising last-minute change of policy, Afghanistan agreed to join the treaty. Russia and the U.S. remain two of the key holdouts to the agreement. Today during the White House press briefing, long-time reporter Helen Thomas pressed Press Secretary Dana Perino to ...

Clusterwha?
Matthew Yglesias — In an amusing moment yesterday, White House Press Secretary Dana Perino couldn’t remember why the White House opposes the Convention on Cluster Munitions that over 100 nations signed in Norway: The basic answer is that the US opposes the treaty because despite the “legitimate humanitarian concerns” about the impact of cluster bombs on civilians, “The United States relies on them as an important part of our own defense strategy”. This is a ...

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