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Fiji says Syrian rebels issue demands for captives

SUVA, Fiji (AP)—Fiji’s military commander said Tuesday that Syrian rebels have issued three demands for the release of 45 Fijian peacekeepers they’ve held captive for five days. Brig. Gen. Mosese Tikoitoga said the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front wants to be taken off the U.N....

Posted On Sep 03 2014 04:00

, By Jun Dayao

Just a drop in the bucket

I read with interest the article you published on Aug. 22 (LA Times) on the Syrian chemical weapons and John Kerry’s statement on the 600 tons of sarin/mustard agents captured and destroyed on the MSC military cargo ship in the Mediterranean. I believe the 600 tons is a drop in...

Posted On Sep 02 2014 04:00

, By Jun Dayao

By the River Jordan

I hung out with adults in church gatherings. My father, a Methodist pastor, had a co-Ilocano gentleman bishop who was “family.” His wife gathered the women while the men (women ordination came later) went about their business. I tagged along with mother. I remember the bishop’s...

Posted On Apr 14 2014 08:11

, By Jaime R. Vergara

Amis du Peuple Syrien

Last week’s third meeting of the Friends of Syria hosted by France saw our Secretary of State Hillary Clinton take the conference podium and turn it into a Methodist pulpit, excoriating the lukewarm fence sitters among the more than a hundred country reps for not doing more to...

Posted On Jul 12 2012 06:09

, By Jaime R. Vergara

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Fiji says Syrian rebels issue demands for captives

Just a drop in the bucket

By the River Jordan

Amis du Peuple Syrien

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