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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= U.S. Truant as Cluster Bomb Treaty Is Signed One hundred eleven countries have signed a <a href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-05-30-voa36.cfm" title="comprehensive ban">comprehensive ban</a> on the use, production, transfer and stockpiling of cluster bombs, concluding a 12-day meeting on the issue in Dublin. Notably absent from the list of signatories was the U.S.—the largest cluster bomb manufacturer in the world—as well as military heavyweights Israel, Russia, China, India and Pakistan. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080530_us_truant_as_cluster_bomb_treaty_is_signed/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080530_us_truant_as_cluster_bomb_treaty_is_signed/</a> Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= U.S. Truant as Cluster Bomb Treaty Is Signed One hundred eleven countries have signed a <a href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-05-30-voa36.cfm" title="comprehensive ban">comprehensive ban</a> on the use, production, transfer and stockpiling of cluster bombs, concluding a 12-day meeting on the issue in Dublin. Notably absent from the list of signatories was the U.S.—the largest cluster bomb manufacturer in the world—as well as military heavyweights Israel, Russia, China, India and Pakistan. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080530_us_truant_as_cluster_bomb_treaty_is_signed/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080530_us_truant_as_cluster_bomb_treaty_is_signed/</a> Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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