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Wednesday, July 09, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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A commando unit for the AFP
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ON July 2, a former senator who once ran as a Green candidate for
president in Colombia, Ingrid Betancourt, and 14 other hostages were
freed from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The
rescue, which was shown in all its real-life drama on TV channels
all over the world, is hailed as a daring and effective operation
carried out by Colombian military commandos. The Colombian security
forces tricked the FARC into believing they were a leftist
non-governmental organization.
For the first time in six years of captivity in
Colombia’s jungles, Betancourt breathed the air of freedom again.
She and her fellow hostages—three Americans and 11 Colombians—
are now happily reunited with their families.
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O T H E R C O L U M N S A
N D F E A T U R E S
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BIG
DEAL
By Dan Mariano
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Sore thumb at
Olympics
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Contrary to earlier reports, Maria Sharapova will not be the Russian
flag bearer at the opening of the Beijing Olympics. She will still
lead her country’s tennis team in the 2008 Games, but her handlers
feel that making her carry the flag for her country’s contingent
would make her “needlessly tired” before her matches.
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ENTHUSIASMS
& FOREBODINGS
By Rene Q. Bas
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Chummy US-NK upsets
Seoul
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Seoul, most especially, and Tokyo and Beijing got upset and jittery
when President Bush announced that he was taking North Korea off the
list of countries labeled as “state sponsors of terrorism.”
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Where do we go
from here?
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The alarming resurgence of al-Qaeda and the
Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan makes it even more imperative
for the United States to begin planning for a swift and orderly
withdrawal from Iraq.
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SUNDAY
STORIES
By Marlen V. Ronquillo
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Bono Adaza: The
outside man
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JOE Burgos’ Malaya sold more copies than the three major
broadsheets in 1984 and 1985. The young, brash and daring editors
working under Joe’s guidance precisely knew what stories to place
on page 1 as the paper went to bed: anti-Marcos stories that
suggested that Marcos’ time was near.
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INSIDE
CONGRESS
By Efren L. Danao
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Why not compromise
on E-VAT on oil?
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The unbending stand of those for and against the imposition of
expanded value-added tax (E-VAT) on oil means that the status quo
will remain. Why not compromise to ease the burden of high oil
prices while ensuring the funding of vital public services?
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New programs strengthen special RP-US
bonds
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[Impromtu talk given by US Assistant Secretary of
State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Goli Ameri at the
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila July 7, 2008.]
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President Tamano, distinguished guests, I truly
am so moved—I need to take a breath here – just allow me one
moment. I’ve been to the Philippines once before and certainly I
have numerous Filipino-American friends back home.
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