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Last week General Arias said the southern territory's reconquest would come when--not if--the truce covering the zone failed to get renewed Jan. 31. As he spoke, the army sent 3,000 troops to reinforce positions on the zone's borders. Pastrana, who had not ordered the movements, cut short his trip. Before he got back to Bogota, however, the military declared that it recognized his authority. While it may have backed off, the military still managed to send a warning, though it came across less discreetly than planned. "The general," a military source said, "talked more than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Colombian General Flexes Muscles | 2/5/2001 | See Source »

...LANKA Hopes Grow Adding to the impetus for peace, the opposition People's Alliance said it supported government efforts to end the country's 18-year civil war, including the possible lifting of a ban on the Tamil Tiger group. Norwegian-led truce talks were also being held in London...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Watch | 2/4/2001 | See Source »

...think the truce will lead Hamas to declare war against the Palestinian Authority...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Patience for a Peace Deal | 11/13/2000 | See Source »

...Peres-Arafat truce had been an unlikely end to a day of gun battles that claimed the lives of six Palestinians and three Israeli soldiers. The escalation of the shooting war had prompted Barak to prepare new harsh counter-measures Wednesday, but those were suspended after the latest truce agreement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Cease-Fire Faces an Immediate Test | 11/2/2000 | See Source »

...Truce between hammerheads and sharpnoseds is over b) Alcohol level in Panama City urine is abnormally high c) Of Pol Pot shark d) No one knows...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Quiz Oct. 30, 2000 | 10/30/2000 | See Source »

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