Freed Colombian hostage Clara Rojas reunites with son Emmanuel
Clara Rojas, freed from FARC captivity after six years, is reunited in Bogota with her son Emmanuel who was fathered by a guerrilla member and removed from her at eight months old. The boy has spent two years in foster care. Authorities plan to place Emmanuel in Rojas's permanent custody soon. Rojas declined to identify Emmanuel's father or his awareness of the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Bogota
Colombia
Clara Rojas
Rojas
Emmanuel
Colombian Social Services
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
FARC
Consuelo Gonzalez
Iraqi lawmakers from rival sects challenge Kurdish power
Shiite and Sunni lawmakers denounce Kurdish oil deals and influence in Kirkuk arguing they threaten national unity. The declaration steers clear of naming the Kurdish government but presses for a wealth sharing formula while regional tensions rise. A roadside bombing north of Baghdad killed a U S soldier and four were wounded in Ninevah. in Basra a senior official tied to Muqtada al Sadr was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baghdad
Kirkuk
Iraq
Osama al-Nijifi
Washington
Saddam Hussein
Tion
Mohamoud Othman
Kurdistan
Oil
Massoud Barzani
Ninevah
Basra
Muqtada al-Sadr
Fayadh al-Moussawi
al-Sadr
Mahdi Army
Awakening Council
Haj Udai Hameed Sultan
Khalis
Joint Chiefs chair backs closing Guantanamo prison
Admiral Mike Mullen said closing Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp would improve the United States image, calling the ongoing publicity damaging. He added the decision is not his to make and legal questions remain, even as Bush and Gates have urged closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Cuba
U.S
United States
Adm
Mike Mullen
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Guantanamo Bay
Camp Six
Mullen
Joint Chiefs
U.S. Navy
Bush
Defense
Robert Gates
Also Mentioned on This Page
Family Welfare Institute
THE
Mntirag.com
Gitmo
Aas Te Area
Oodburyinancial Services
Joyce Smith
Woodbury Financial Services, Inc
Woodbury Financial Services
Investment Advisor Magazine
FINRA
SIPC
PO. Box
St. Paul
Woodburyfinancil.com
JS Parkway
Odessa
North
Ifde
Sela