Bogota, Columbia
15 hostages of Colombian rebel groups have reportedly been rescued by the Colombian military. Among the rescued are three Americans, former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, and eleven Colombian soldiers and police officers. Some of them have been held captive for years. Juan Manuel Santos, the Colombian Defense Minister, says no one was hurt during the rescue operation. Instead, soldiers captured some of the rebels guarding the hostages and convinced them to talk their comrades into freeing the captives.
Residing in Paris, Bentacourt's son Lorenzo Delloye-Betancourt says his mother's release after six years, "if true, the most beautiful news of [his] life."
Read the full story at http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,375481,00.html
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Public Saftey Increasing in Formerly War-torn Kosovo
KOSOVO, BALKANS
The Independent Republic of Kosovo, where for centuries opposing ethnic clans have been waging war against one another, was commended for its improvements in public saftey in a recent report issued by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
The Chief of OSCE in Kosovo, Tim Guildmann, reports that "the general opinion regarding the work and responsibility of the security public organs is very good."
Kosovo borders Albania to the west, Central Serbia to the north and east, the Republic of Macedonia to the south, and Montenegro to the northwest. While violent unrest was still a major problem as recently as 2004, Kosovo issued its own declaration of independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008. This weekend as we in the States are celebrating our own independence, it's nice to know that other war-fatigued countries are also feeling the positive effects of peace, liberty, and justice for all.
The original link:
http://www.newkosovareport.com/200807021010/Society/OSCE-Kosovo-public-safety-improving.html
To see just how important this improvement is, a look at where they're coming from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unrest_in_Kosovo
The Independent Republic of Kosovo, where for centuries opposing ethnic clans have been waging war against one another, was commended for its improvements in public saftey in a recent report issued by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
The Chief of OSCE in Kosovo, Tim Guildmann, reports that "the general opinion regarding the work and responsibility of the security public organs is very good."
Kosovo borders Albania to the west, Central Serbia to the north and east, the Republic of Macedonia to the south, and Montenegro to the northwest. While violent unrest was still a major problem as recently as 2004, Kosovo issued its own declaration of independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008. This weekend as we in the States are celebrating our own independence, it's nice to know that other war-fatigued countries are also feeling the positive effects of peace, liberty, and justice for all.
The original link:
http://www.newkosovareport.com/200807021010/Society/OSCE-Kosovo-public-safety-improving.html
To see just how important this improvement is, a look at where they're coming from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unrest_in_Kosovo
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