Neither the Colombian government nor the armed forces are pursuing any policy of complicity with right-wing paramilitaries.

ECONOMIST: Soka Gakkai reply

This attempt to yoke a form of market forces into the health-care business is well worth pursuing, even if professionals and their trade unions squeal about it.

ECONOMIST: Health international

We have to trust our armed forces, and our national command authority with how they are pursuing the accomplishment of this war on terrorism, and understand that it's not a 100-yard dash, but a marathon.

CNN: General David Grange: Military strategy in Afghanistan

If one of the principal, stated rationalizations for this exercise is to expand the pool of personnel for the armed forces, it would be madness in time of war to be pursuing it when, on net, the effect will actually deprive it of far larger numbers of skilled, experienced troops and officers.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Gitmo 2

Syrian forces have reportedly fired shells into Lebanon and briefly crossed the border while pursuing rebels several times in recent months.

BBC: Syria crisis: Clashes spill over Lebanese border

Of course, the British government is not the only one pursuing a combined policy of QE, unstated currency devaluation, the suppression of market forces in the bond market and tacit toleration of high inflation.

BBC: The beginnings of 'financial repression'?

Since taking office in August 2010, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has made it clear he is open to pursuing peace talks with the country's biggest guerrilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc).

BBC: Colombia embarks on rocky road to peace again

The minister said the option to maintain eight forces with enhanced collaboration would not make the necessary savings, but stressed questions over pursuing one of the two other options had to be answered.

BBC: Scottish police force merger plan outlined