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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Lydia Polgreen / The Bulletin
December 15, 2008
AIR MOUNTAINS, Niger — Until last year, the only trigger Amoumoun Halil had pulled was on his vaccination gun.
This spring, a battered Kalashnikov rifle rested uneasily on his shoulder. When he donned his stiff fatigues, his lopsided gait and smiling eyes stood out among guerrilla....
