Saturday, November 18 06 (2)

Sri Lanka President Rajapakse asks Tamil rebel leadership to stop violence. The moral standing of allied terror bombing in WWII still sparks debate. Hereditary rule is challenged by rioters in Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa, as 150 Australia/New Zealand peacekeepers dispatched without delay. NATO political talks achieve two-stage consensus about Afghanistan crossroads: everyone agrees additional troops urgently needed, however still nobody willing to contribute. NATO faces endgame challenges in Kosovo, where the war to save Albanians now leaves them in state of enforced limbo. U.N. Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and U.S.-based not-for-profit Afropop Worldwide will combine to enhance local communications in African U.N. peace operations.