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American apologizes for aiding rebels in Peru (AP)

August 16th, 2010

U.S. activist Lori Berenson attends her hearing at court in Lima, Peru, Monday Aug. 16, 2010. Berenson, from New York, addressed a criminal appeals court as prosecutors called for her parole to be revoked and for her to be sent back to prison to finish her 20-year sentence for aiding the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)AP - American Lori Berenson apologized Monday for aiding leftist rebels and asked a Peruvian court to let her remain free on parole after serving 15 years of her 20-year…

Rogue Thai general aiding protesters shot in head (AP)

May 13th, 2010

Maj. Gen. Khattiya Sawasdiphol, a renegade army general accused of leading a paramilitary force among Thailand's Red Shirt protesters, is treated by doctors and nurses at a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand after he was shot in the head Thursday, May 13, 2010. In an interview with The Associated Press about 90 minutes before he was shot apparently by a sniper, Khattiya said he anticipated a military crackdown soon, as security forces moved to seal an area of central Bangkok which has been occupied by thousands of the protesters for weeks. (AP Photo)AP - A rogue army general working with anti-government protesters was shot in the head Thursday while talking to reporters in downtown Bangkok, triggering more clashes that left one demonstrator…

Rogue Thai general aiding Red Shirts shot in head (AP)

May 13th, 2010

FILE - In this May 1, 2010 file photo, Thai Maj. Gen, Khattiya Sawasdipol, center, also known as 'Seh Daeng'  a rogue commander for the anti-government 'Red Shirts' gathers with others during a dispute over a barricade near Chulalongkorn Hospital.  The renegade army officer accused of marshaling a paramilitary force among Thailand's Red Shirt protesters was shot in the head Thursday, May 13, 2010, apparently by a sniper, an aide said. (AP Photo/David Longstreath, File)AP - A renegade army general accused of leading a paramilitary force among Thailand’s Red Shirt protesters was shot in the head Thursday, apparently by a sniper, an aide said,…