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"We just had a child. We had to amputate both legs and the arms and the only crime they have done is been civilians, Palestinians living in Gaza. The relief now is not more doctors and more drugs the relief now is to stop the bombing immediately. This can not go on. It is a disaster"
Mads Gilbert
The Norwegian doctor who is working at a hospital in Gaza, was talking to Sky News.

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  • Coalition of navies sets up new counter-piracy task force
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  • Ex-prostitutes accuse South Korea, US military of sex trade during 60
  • Soldier Teaches Techniques to Iraqi Farmers
  • Afghan media learn about close-air support

    Iraq
  • Ten killed in three attacks on Iraqi soldiers
  • Sunnis marginalized in Iraqi politics
  • Iraq orders eviction of squatters
  • Six soldiers killed in Iraq as army patrol ambushed
  • 2009 Opens With New Milestones and More to Come in Iraq, Official Says
  • Adviser Hadley touts Bush legacy in Iraq

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