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U.S., Philippines launch joint hunt for Islamic gang
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt's called "Balikatan," or "Shoulder to Shoulder," and it will soon be the biggest U.S. military operation in a combat zone outside Afghanistan since the war on terror began. The Pentagon has committed 650 soldiers, including 160 Special Forces troops,...Tags: Crimes, U.S. Embassy, Washington (U.S. state), Kidnapping, Osama bin Laden
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Bridging Philippines' Islands of Faith
Times Staff WriterMANILA — Baclaran Redemptorist Church is a cavernous, seven-story structure with a vaulted ceiling and hundreds of pews. Throughout the day Wednesday, 120,000 Catholics came to worship, as they do every Wednesday. Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass...Tags: Benedict XVI, AIDS, Activism, Osama bin Laden, The Pope
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When a wave of torture and murder staggered a small U.S. ally, truth was a casualty.
Sun Staff(First in a series) TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - The search for Nelson Mackay Chavarria - family man, government lawyer, possible subversive - began one Sunday in 1982 after he devoured a pancake breakfast and stepped out to buy a newspaper. It ended last...Tags: U.S. Embassy, Washington (U.S. state), Government, Kidnapping, Breast
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Former envoy to Honduras says he did what he could
Sun StaffJohn D. Negroponte, U.S. ambassador to Honduras during the early 1980s, when the Honduran military kidnapped, tortured and murdered hundreds of people, said this week that he worked diligently behind the scenes to prevent the abuses. "When allegations of...Tags: Crimes, U.S. Embassy, Washington (U.S. state), U.S. Department of State, Kidnapping
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Unearthed: Fatal Secrets
Sun StaffThe search for Nelson Mackay Chavarria - family man, government lawyer, possible subversive - began one Sunday in 1982 after he devoured a pancake breakfast and stepped out to buy a newspaper. It ended last December when his wife, Amelia, watched as...Tags: U.S. Embassy, Washington (U.S. state), Government, Kidnapping, Breast
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From the archives: Marcos Dies in Bitter Exile in Honolulu at 72
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFerdinand E. Marcos, the crafty, controversial and ruthless former Philippine ruler, died of kidney, lung and heart ailments Thursday in Honolulu, where he had been in bitter and defiant exile for more than 3 1/2 years after fleeing a popular uprising and...Tags: Illnesses, History, Polls, Washington (U.S. state), Government
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