Ottawa Treaty

Infestation of Anti-personnel land mines Rwanda declared free On 2 December 2009, Rwanda became the first country to be declared free of landmines. http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/war-3.php
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Owens Avatar
December 3, 2009 at 8:06 PM
Very nice James..enjoyed...Marty
Meade Stephenson Avatar
December 3, 2009 at 2:19 PM
Thank God...now hopefully other nations will strive to rid to accomplish the same...powerful message...thanks for sharing..Great job James~Mary
Austin Avatar
December 3, 2009 at 11:33 AM
Great news! Love, daver
Pickett Avatar
December 3, 2009 at 9:53 AM
Nice.... I like this Senryu friend.... Keep up all your good work..... :JP}
Haick Avatar
December 3, 2009 at 7:20 AM
Excellent Senryu, my friend James! Just goes to show anything can be accomplished with sustained collaboration. Peace and love, Audrey
Devonshire Avatar
December 3, 2009 at 7:02 AM
Outstanding senryu, James!!! I hope other nations can follow Rwanda's lead. Awesome, Highlander! Love you, Carolyn
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December 3, 2009 at 2:21 AM
Great work James, it was very sad to what happened in Rwanda...Raul
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December 2, 2009 at 9:38 PM
This is good news indeed ..IF all the other countries would follow,(you got me a memory of the past'Princess Di'.Landmines was something she really opposed,tnks for the memory...James....Charma
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December 2, 2009 at 7:36 PM
Hmm not sure how to write a message with soup mail, sorry, not familiar. I usually get mail, then I reply. Following your comments on my poem, "the smile of a child", I wanted to know how many children you have and how old they are. I feel that you love children very much. If you want to email me, feel free to do so. Thanks again, James, your poet friend, Caroline.
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December 2, 2009 at 7:30 PM
WOW! Great Senryu and information. Thank you for sharing this. Your poems are always interesting to me. Thanks so much for all the nice reviews on my poetry today. Your comments and encouragment are much appreciated. You have soup mail. Best wishes, Caroline.
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December 2, 2009 at 6:25 PM
Thank you for the info and senryu. I would think something to be happy about. so little good news. Thank you for this,James.
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December 2, 2009 at 5:38 PM
nice history and tribute
Kendrick Avatar
December 2, 2009 at 5:29 PM
Glad to hear of this info for these weapons of war are a threat to so many innocent people especially children. Thanks for writing this one. Keep the magical pen flowing. Sara
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December 2, 2009 at 5:01 PM
Powerful write Mr. Fraser,..concise and to the point ! Does USA have land mines here James ? I am definately not a military man, LOL the rest of the fam is, but I slipped by. Who'd ah thunk it ! Great write Sir ! james
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December 2, 2009 at 4:47 PM
Strength in your words here James and a moment in history too.. very informative your knowledge of these things... u are a special chap u know... thankxxx for sharing this info in poetry... blessings... luv... Linda-Marie, P.E.P.S. "Sweetheart"
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December 2, 2009 at 4:33 PM
Powerful way to make your point. As you probably already know, I treasure writers that can write concise forms effectively. Well done! Karen
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