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...television interview, MILF chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim called on insurgents to end their attacks. But military spokesman Lt. Col. Ernesto Torres says the group may have lost control of its more radical military field commanders. "We consider these groups just plain criminals because they have defied the orders of MILF leadership," he says of the rogue insurgents. "We feel it's our responsibility to go after them and bring them to the bar of justice...
...nation accustomed to being a peacemaker or onlooker in international conflicts is now in a political imbroglio of unprecedented proportions, sparked by the arrest of Col. Mummar el-Gaddafi's son Hannibal in Geneva last week...
...they ate they were joined by soldiers from their respective states - Illinois, Nebraska and Rhode Island - for convivial conversations about what was going on in Afghanistan, life back at home, and the presidential campaign. "The food was good, but the companionship and friendship was even better," says Lt. Col. David Johnson, a public affairs officer who attended the event...
...emotion of watching someone do what Riccò did on Sunday. Two-thirds of the way through the torturous ninth stage, the rail-thin blond, who had emerged with a second-place finish in last month's Giro d'Italia, burst from the pack on the category-one Col d'Aspin ascent, blowing past opponents in a stunning display of power...
...Philippine military officials believe the MILF-controlled areas are key boltholes for the bombers. "It's someplace safe where they can do their business without having to worry about local informants, because there are some hefty rewards out," says Col. Bill Coultrup, head of the U.S. Joint Special Operations Task Force that is helping the Philippine military hunt terrorists. MILF spokesman Eid Kabulu says there are no formal links between his group and terrorists. However, he says, "there might be some individuals who these people are close to or have some relationship with and who they're in some...