AS IT IS 2014-11-11 Film Explores Battle War Veterans Face in Civilian Society In the movie The Last Patrol, filmmaker Sebastian Junger travels with two war veterans and a photographer who has worked in war zones. The four men walk 640 kilometers fro

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By Amra Alirejsovic Los Angeles, California 26 April 2007 Harun Mehmedinovic is a young Bosnian-American filmmaker who is studying at the American Film Institute (A.F.I.) in California, one of the most prestigious film schools in the world. His late

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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair testified before a public inquiry in London about the Iraq War. Mr. Blair remains adamant the decision to go to war against Saddam Hussein was right and necessary and he'd do it again. In long awaited testimon

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Greg Flakus | Houston 16 December 2009 Watch: Greg Flakus' video report Windows Media Gun battle on the streets of Juarez As 2009 comes to a close, drug-related violence in Mexico continues to rage along the border with the United States and in other

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Release of UN War Crimes Report Could Pressure Sri Lanka While the U.N.-commissioned report has not yet been made public, Sri Lanka's External Ministry rejected it Wednesday as fundamentally flawed. The ministry issued a statement saying the report d

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The last known American veteran of World War I died Sunday at his home in West Virginia. Former U.S. Army Corporal Frank Buckles was 110 years old. VOA Pentagon Correspondent Al Pessin had the chance to speak to Mr. Buckles several years ago and file

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Displaced Syrians Despair Over Civil War Late morning at the Bab al-Salama camp in northern Syria. Life has become routine and tedious as residents wait for places in Turkey's refugee camps. This camp has grown in 10 months from nothing into a small

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Iraqis Debate Impact of War For many, the day Iraqis -- aided by U.S. troops -- toppled the statue marked the the end of a brutal dictatorship and the beginning of a new hope. Today the square is bedecked with campaign posters for this month's local

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: The love story between Isabell and Preble Staver came quietly to an end last month. The couple was together for more than seven decades. The Stavers were two of the hundreds of World War II veterans who are dying each day. NPR's S

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AILSA CHANG, HOST: We're now going to talk about something pretty sensitive. So if you have small children around, you might want to listen to this later. We're going to hear about what happens to sexual relationships after servicemembers return from

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Venezuela's ongoing political and economic crisis has taken a toll on daily life there. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED BROADCAST) CARLOS: I cannot find basic food - I mean no rice, no chicken. Fruits are very expensive. So what has reall

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NOEL KING, HOST: Beijing says it will retaliate if President Trump goes ahead with plans to impose tariffs on more Chinese products. The U.S. and China are locked in what could become a full-on trade war. And China's economy is better positioned than

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Life is returning to normal in parts or northern Georgia - two months after open warfare there between Georgian and Russian troops and Russian-backed separatists from the enclaves of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Russian troops pulled out of their sel

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THIS IS AMERICA - Memorial Day: Honoring America's War Dead By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, May 30, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus.

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The firing came to an end. The horses calmed down. Thesmoky air began to clear. Clara handed Jack and Annie each a can-teen. Fill these quickly, she said. We have no time to waste.Jack's legs felt wobbly as he followed Annie to the creek. Theyfilled

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Clara Barton had turned the wagon around. She helped Jackand Annie lift the drummer boy into the back. The soldiers said he has heat stroke, Annie told Clara. Hisname is John.The boy lay down next to the sleeping Confederate soldier. He does have hea

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IN THE NEWS - Iraq War Anniversary and the Madrid Bombings By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Saturday, March 20, 2004 Broacast: March 20, 2004 This is Steve Ember with In the News, in VOA Special English. Pr

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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Minsk Tuesday he had ordered the closure of the gas transit to Europe via Belarus, until Gazprom pays the debt(债务) for the transit.Until they pa

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After Hitler invaded Poland in September of 1939, England and France declared war. This was the start of World War II. Italy sided with Germany. For the time being, the United Statesan ocean awaystayed out of the conflict. As for the little country o

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Demonstrations against the war in Iraq have been held across the United States on the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion. Several thousand protesters gathered near major landmarks and federal buildings in Washington. 美国领导的伊拉克战

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