Bush and Cold War Warriors Face World of Low-Intensity Conflicts
The National Defense Council Foundation estimates 68 countries are in conflict this year, up from 65, with Afghanistan identified as most dangerous. The report contrasts with CIA counts and notes rising violence in places like Albania, Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Liberia, and Spain while cautioning on limited U.S. intervention and rethinking defense spending.
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George W. Bush
National Defense Council Foundation
Afghanistan
Andy Messing Jr
Alexandria
Cameroon
Foundation
Bush
U.S
Messing
Joint Chiefs
Colin Powell
Defense
Dick Cheney
Donald Rumsfeld
Department of Defense
Congress
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Mark Mansfield
Center For Defense Information
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Army
Daniel Smith
Spain
Taliban
China
Uzbekistan
Tajikistan
Chechnya
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Ivory Coast
Tanzania
Liberia
Laos
Bolivia
el Salvador
Kazakstan
Korean Peninsula
Armenia
Greece
Kenya
Niger
Congo
Conflicts Rise in Global Hostilities Survey
The National Defense Council Foundation reports 68 of 193 countries studied are in conflict, up from 65 last year. Civil unrest, drug wars, and other small wars join population growth and weapon proliferation as perils in the new millennium.
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National Defense Council Foundation
Seven killed in drug execution at row house in Philadelphia
Seven people were killed when four masked intruders shot them in a Philadelphia row house. Six men and one woman died, with three others wounded. Police noted a robbery motive but imply a deeper cause. two victims had begun selling drugs, and a small amount of crack was found inside. The neighborhood is described as crime ridden and largely derelict.
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Philadelphia
James Brady
Brady
Steve Hawkins
Massachusetts
East Coast braces for monster snowstorm
East Coast shoppers hurried to stock up as two merging storms threaten the region with heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions. Airlines canceled flights, road crews prepared, and stores in New Jersey reported brisk sales of shovels salt and winter gear while residents stocked up for the weekend.
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East Coast
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Boston
Midwest
Appalachians
Airlines
TWA
Continental Airlines
New York City
Baltimore-Washington International
Satuday
Delta Air Lines
Russ Williams
Northeast
Shore True Value Hardware
Somers Point
N.J
Austin Gibbons
Pennington
Pelican Ski & Snowboard
Morris Plains
Pelican Ski
Ken Spilatro
Ghana runoff ends with Kufour victory in presidential race
Ghana's opposition leader Kufour defeats Mills in a runoff to succeed President Rawlings. With 194 of 200 constituencies counted Kufour had 57 percent to Mills 43. Rawlings praises smooth transition as tensions from polling day surface in Accra Tema and Volta. UN Secretary General Annan applauds peaceful conduct and Ghanaian democracy.
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Ghana
Jerry Rawlings
John Atta Mills
Kuffuor
Kuffuer
Mills
National Democratic Congress
Rawlings
Tema
Volta
U.N
Kofi Annan
Africa
Manuel de Almeida E Silva
Kuffner
Colombian peace negotiator killed in Colombia attack
Gunmen shot and killed Rep. Diego Turbay who headed a peace committee along with his mother and four bodyguards in Caqueta. Police blame FARC. right wing groups active. Presidential call for security escalation as peace talks stall amid renewed violence.
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Bogota
Colombia
Congress
Diego Turbay
Caqueta
Alfredo Salgado
Florencia
Puerto Rico
Andres Pastrana
FARC
Ottawa Kansas adopts two ordinances and probate notice
Ottawa Kansas publishes Ordinance 3357 00 repealing section 5-309 of the city code and Ordinance 3358 00 establishing moving permits with fees and reimbursements for moves within the city limits plus a probate notice for Wanda Briggs estate and creditors filing deadlines.
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Kansas
College Park
City Hall
First and
Hickory Streets
City Park
Richard Jackson
District Court OF
Franklin County
Wanda Briggs
Mary Wanda Briggs
State OF
Charles F. Lay
Inspection Department
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