Six Flag Belgium
Department of State Washington File: Fact Sheet: Coalition Contributions to the War on Terrorism
-- An Air Force KDC-10 is currently deployed to Al Udeid, Qatar. To date, C-130 aircraft have completed three HA flights under national flag. The Netherlands will soon deploy one C-130 aircraft to Manas to assist with the logistics hub movement of cargo from that airport. ... -- The French Air Force, deploying C-160 and C-130 aircraft to Dushanbe, Tajikistan, have provided humanitarian assistance as well as national and coalition airlift support. Two KC-135 aircraft have deployed to Manas, Kyrgyzstan, to provide aerial refueling. Six Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft have also deployed to Manas to provide close air support (CAS) capability. ... [Read More]
Rwanda
The law does not require a person who wants to get married at a ceremony presided over by a government official to put his or her hand on the national flag, but this practice is enforced throughout the country. Jehovah's Witnesses have a very difficult time finding places to marry without this patriotic ceremony, to which they object on religious grounds. Jehovah's Witnesses claim that members of their faith have been beaten and imprisoned where the marriage certificates are issued due to their refusal to place their hands on the flag. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Fact Sheet: Coalition Contributions to the War on Terrorism
-- An Air Force KDC-10 is currently deployed to al-Udeid, Qatar. To date, C-130 aircraft have completed three HA flights under national flag. The Netherlands will soon deploy one C-130 aircraft to Manas to assist with the logistics hub movement of cargo from that airport. ... -- The French Air Force, deploying C-160 and C-130 aircraft to Dushanbe, Tajikistan, have provided humanitarian assistance as well as national and coalition airlift support. Two KC-135 aircraft have deployed to Manas, Kyrgyzstan, to provide aerial refueling. Six Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft have also deployed to Manas to provide close air support (CAS) capability. ... [Read More]
International Religious Freedom Report 2002: Rwanda
The Government, within its limited financial means, has sponsored or participated in a number of religious fora aimed at increasing interfaith understanding and support. In 2001 more than 100 religious organizations also participated in a national conference of independent sections; prior to 1994, the Government allowed only six religious organizations to operate in the country. Relations between the Government and the Catholic Church continued to improve because of collaboration and dialog in the areas of education and reconciliation. ... [Read More]
Background Notes: Israel
Background Notes: IsraelPA/PCSource: Office of Public Communication, Bureau of Public AffairsDate: Jan 15, 19911/15/91Category: Country DataRegion: MidEast/North AfricaCountry: IsraelSubject: Cultural Exchange, Resource Management, Military Affairs, History, Trade/Economics, International Organizations, Regional/Civil Unrest[TEXT]Official Name: State of IsraelPROFILEGeographyArea: 20,325 sq. km(1). (7,850 sq. mi.); about the size of NewJersey. Cities: Capital(2)-Jerusalem. Other cities-Tel Aviv, Haifa.Terrain: Plains, mountains, desert, and coast. Climate: Tem ... [Read More]
Interview with Reporters from the Seven New NATO Member Nations
SECRETARY POWELL: It will be more challenging. It will take more work. But the alternative is that you ignore the views of some members. That really has not been the history or the tradition of NATO, to say that us sixteen of twenty-six, or ten of sixteen, or sixteen of nineteen, we decide what the others will do. Because the whole basis of the Alliance is that everybody must agree. This has worked well and I don’t see any reason to change it. There may be instances where you can’t achieve consensus, in which case then NATO is unable to act as a full Alliance, but maybe members of the Alliance will respond, as was the case with Turkey. ... [Read More]
Mauritania (03/05)
... Education: Years compulsory--six. Attendance--student population enrolled in primary school 89%. Adult literacy--41%. Health: Infant mortality rate--108/1,000. Life expectancy--51 yrs. ... [Read More]
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