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Red Cross sign used to free Colombia hostages (Globe and Mail)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT

A member of the military mission that tricked Colombian rebels into freeing 15 hostages wore the insignia of the International Red Cross during the operation, President Alvaro Uribe says.His government apologized to the Red Cross for the incident, which Mr. Uribe called an unauthorized error by a nervous soldier.

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Colombia: Red Cross symbol wrongly used in rescue (kansascity.com)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:15:00 GMT

A member of the military mission that tricked Colombian rebels into freeing 15 hostages wore the insignia of the International Red Cross during the operation, President Alvaro Uribe said Wednesday. His government apologized to the Red Cross for the incident, which Uribe called an unauthorized error by a nervous soldier.

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The Dark Side: Jane Mayer on The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned Into A War on American Ideals (Indybay newswire)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:53:58 GMT

Friday, July 18, 2008 : We spend the hour with New Yorker magazine investigative journalist, Jane Mayer about her new book, "The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned Into A War on American Ideals." In the book, Mayer reveals a secret report by the International Red Cross warned the Bush administration last year that the CIA's treatment of prisoners categorically...

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Putting aid workers at risk (The Economist)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:15:21 GMT

Red Cross deserves the apology it got INTERNATIONAL aid workers around the globe must be squirming. The Associated Press reports:The International Red Cross in Geneva has accepted an apology from Colombia's president, Alvaro Uribe, for what he called an unauthorised error by an army officer who wore a Red Cross tabard during the mission that tricked rebels into freeing...

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Colombia: Red Cross symbol wrongly used in rescue (OTB News)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:01:57 GMT

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A member of the military mission that tricked Colombian rebels into freeing 15 hostages wore the insignia of the International Red Cross during the operation, President Alvaro Uribe said Wednesday. His government apologized to the Red Cross for the incident, which Uribe called an unauthorized error by [...]

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Uribe: Red Cross Symbol Mistakenly Used in Hostage Rescue (Get Mash)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:24:02 GMT

Member of the military mission that tricked Colombian rebels into freeing 15 hostages wore the insignia of the International Red Cross during the operation, President Alvaro Uribe says. Read the full story

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Uribe: Red Cross Symbol Mistakenly Used in Hostage Rescue (Fox News)

foxnewsonline@foxnews.com — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:56:02 GMT

Member of the military mission that tricked Colombian rebels into freeing 15 hostages wore the insignia of the International Red Cross during the operation, President Alvaro Uribe says.

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Colombia Misused Red Cross Symbol in Betancourt Rescue (Outside the Beltway)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:20:21 GMT

The daring rescue of Ingrid Betancourt from FARC terrorists misused the Red Cross symbol in violation of the Geneva Conventions. A member of the military mission that tricked Colombian rebels into freeing 15 hostages wore the insignia of the International Red Cross during the operation, President Alvaro Uribe said Wednesday. Mr. Uribe said his government had apologized to the Red...

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Colombia's president says Red Cross symbol mistakenly used in hostage rescue mission (San Diego Union)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:19:04 GMT

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Well Done Uribe (matthewgood)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:59:57 GMT

Despite your views, or mine, regarding Colombia’s FARC rebels, the Colombian’s committed a very serious mistake during the recent rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages – they adorned those that freed the hostages with the emblem of the International Red Cross. Now, while some of you might view that as a fantastic rouse, [...]

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Colombian president says Red Cross symbol was used in hostage rescue mission (International Herald Tribune)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:38:48 GMT

President Alvaro Uribe says his government has apologized to the International Red Cross for the incident, which he said was not authorized.

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Rosh HaNikra: Bodies of IDF Soldiers Returned to Israel (Yeshiva World News)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:10:28 GMT

10:08AM IL: A short time ago, two coffins, presumably containing the remains of IDF reservists Sergeant-Major Ehud Goldwasser and Staff-Sergeant Eldad Regev, were returned to Israel by representatives of the International Red Cross. The first order of business is the identification process of the remains of the soldiers. The coffins are returned two years and four [...]

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Regev & Goldwasser are Confirmed Dead (Yeshiva World News)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:42:41 GMT

9:41AM IL: The International Red Cross has just shown the coffins of IDF soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, confirming intelligence reports that the two are not among the living. (Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)

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Soldiers Transferred to Red Cross (Yeshiva World News)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:16:52 GMT

9:16AM IL: International Red Cross spokesperson Yael Segev Eitan confirmed that IDF reservists Sergeant-Major Ehud Goldwasser and Staff-Sergeant Eldad Regev have been transferred by Hizbullah to Red Cross custody. (Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)

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Israel Waiting for a Signal from Hizbullah (Yeshiva World News)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:28:19 GMT

Israel’s Ofer Dekel is waiting at Rosh HaNikra from a signal from German mediator Gerhard Konrad, who played a pivotal role in negotiating the prisoner exchange deal with Hizbullah. Konrad is on the Lebanese side of the Rosh HaNikra crossing, presumably with International Red Cross and Hizbullah representatives. The actual handover of Eldad and Regev is [...]

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Goldwasser & Regev to Return Home at 9:00AM (Yeshiva World News)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:01:38 GMT

Captive IDF soldiers Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser are expected to return home to Israel on Wednesday morning at 9;00AM at the Rosh HaNikra Crossing to southern Lebanon. Representatives of the International Red Cross will actually transfer them the last distance into Israel. While it is presumed the two are dead, until the actual event, there [...]

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Red Cross paints bleak picture of Iraq (OTB News)

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:58:39 GMT

BAGHDAD, July 9 (UPI) — Internally displaced Iraqis, especially women and children, face a dire humanitarian situation, the head of the International Red Cross in Iraq said.

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Around The Clock (matthewgood)

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:48:17 GMT

Despite the fact that it’s absolutely beautiful here in Toronto today, this entry is going to be quite the opposite. First up on the agenda… Afghanistan According to the International Red Cross, some 250 Afghan civilians have been killed or wounded by coalition and insurgent attacks in the last six days alone. Not surprisingly, with regards to [...]

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A Couple Video Pieces I clipped from Senator Claire McCaskill (Somervell County Salon)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:37:59 GMT

I had C-span going the other day and had to stop and just enjoy how utterly Senator McCaskill pnwed Lt Beaver and Haynes. She is brilliant. Here are a few clips I made of my favorite parts (will add the other 2 in the morning) Beaver on whether the International Red Cross was deliberately kept away from the prisoners. Notice how Beaver tal.......

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Stigma leading to rise in HIV rates, says Red Cross (The Guardian)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:38:58 GMT

Many governments around the world do not want to help high risk groups such as drug users, prostitutes and gay men, the International Red Cross said today

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