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Nov 7 2009, Alyasin

The Democratic Republic of Congo army has used vaccination clinics as “bait” to attack civilians, says aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).

Thousands of Hutu civilians were targeted when they visited sites set up to combat a measles epidemic,...

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Former Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, retired U.S. Army Gen. Wesley Clark, addresses an audience at SMU in Dallas, Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. Clark spoke on the topic of “The Future of Conflict: Military Roles and Mission.”