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...Dimmer Glimmer CHECHNYA Rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov's declaration of a unilateral truce earlier this month brought a ray of hope in the brutal 10-year war with Russia. Maskhadov said he wanted to start peace talks with the Kremlin and involve the international community in negotiating an end to the fighting. Thus far, Russian President Vladimir Putin has remained silent, sparking fears of fresh terrorist attacks when the truce expires...
...tragedy. In the past years, national unity in this country has been forgotten. We did not bat an eye over the agony of those Sri Lankans who became refugees in their own land because of internal conflict. War has caused incredible damage to our beloved country. Our government officials, rebel leaders and politicians must work to rebuild a devastated country. Now that we have faced the tsunami together, we must understand the agony of displaced and bereaved people and of those who have lost everything but their lives. Prasanna Aryaprema Panadura, Sri Lanka...
...failure, it's true. In those 14 years, Nepal has had 14 different governments, and the public's mounting contempt for politicians has helped fuel a Maoist insurgency that has cost the lives of 11,000 people since 1996. Having witnessed the Maoist movement's transformation from a ragtag rebel group to a ruthless force of 10,000-15,000 that controls some two-thirds of Nepal, the King said he had lost faith in the politicians' ability to stop the conflict. "Even when bloodshed, violence and devastation have pushed the country to the brink of destruction," he said, "those...
...government must decapitate the rebel leadership, a task that will require investment in high-quality intelligence. The government should offer attractive rewards for information leading to the arrest or death of insurgents and detection of camps, safe houses and weaponry. The police and army should also be rewarded with bonuses and promotions for hunting down the Maoists. The military should recruit members of families that have suffered from the insurgency...
...tragedy. In the past years, national unity in this country has been forgotten. We did not bat an eye over the agony of those Sri Lankans who became refugees in their own land because of internal conflict. War has caused incredible damage to our beloved country. Our government officials, rebel leaders and politicians must work to rebuild a devastated country. Now that we have faced the tsunami together, we must understand the agony of displaced and bereaved people and of those who have lost everything but their lives. Prasanna Aryaprema Panadura, Sri Lanka Torture and Terrorists In his column "where...