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Three U.S. evangelical preachers are on the defensive after a three day speaking tour in Uganda last March. Less than a month after the Americans described the gay community as an "evil institution" Ugandan politicians introduced the "Anti-Homosexulaty Act of 2009" which would mandate the hanging of homosexuals.

Operative Clause 3.(2): "A person who commits the offence of aggravated homosexuality shall be liable on conviction to suffer death."
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Five Blackwater employees been cleared of the murder of 14 unarmed civilians in a crowded Baghdad plaza two years ago. The judge dismissed all charges, saying that prosecuters misused statements made by the shooters immediately following the incident.

A sixth Blackwater employee has already pleaded guilty. The Iraqi government has stated that it will pursue renewed charges against the 5 men because it believes the men committed a "serious crime" against the people of Iraq.
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Members of the Israeli Defense Force have shot and killed six Palestinians over the weekend. Three of the killed were trying to cross from the West Bank into Israel and three others were killed in a firefight during an attempted arrest. Israeli soldiers were serving an arrest warrant in the West Bank city of Nablus following the shooting death of an Israeli settler last Thursday.