"In some sectors of the society, those without employment, without work, sometimes they have to join armed groups to earn a salary, to be able to survive, " Bohorquez said.

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During the day these checkpoints are lightly manned, sometimes by one young man armed with a wooden stick, or by a handful of young boys, their skinny limbs browned from the sun.

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Dr. Dlamini-Zuma recalled the objectives of PAWO and the pioneering spirit of African women who founded it, many of whom took part in national liberation movements and other political and armed struggles, sometimes even at the highest price of their lives.

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But armed robbery, ending sometimes in murder, has a wider social reach.

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We want to earn our money, give back to society and have a bit of normality during what can sometimes can be a really turbulent time being in the Armed Forces.

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Preparation for armed conflict engages numerous high-level diplomats, lawyers, intelligence analysts and, sometimes, legislators.

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Park officials and Hale family members, both armed (against bears, says Mr Hale), eyed each other warily, sometimes videotaping one another's actions.

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