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Friday, October 11, 2002

IRAQ

- Congress passes Iraq war resolution (Washington Post)
- France signals wish to fall in with America over Iraq (London Times)
- Poll sees Americans taking Bush line on Iraq (Reuters)
- US has a plan to occupy Iraq, officials report (NY Times)
- Russian rebuff for Blair over Iraq (Guardian)

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TERRORIST THREAT

- State Dept. warns Americans abroad (Washington Post)

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SEPTEMBER 11 INVESTIGATION

- 9/11 inquiry eyes a possible 5th pilot (NY Times)

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LIMBURG TANKER EXPLOSION

- Tanker blast likely a terror attack, French say (LA Times)
- Traces of TNT found on Yemen tanker (WFTV-TV Orlando FL)

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TERROR SUSPECTS

- Al Qaeda suspect arrested in Malta (Di-Ve)
- Lawyer applies to court to declare Ahmed's deportation void (Malaysian National News Agency)

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INVESTIGATION

- Gunmen who attacked Marines 'not acting alone' (Ireland Online)
- Kuwaiti official: Attackers of US Marines planned other assaults (Canoe)

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SEPTEMBER 11 TRIAL

- Pilots against Moussaoui cockpit tape (ABC News)

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Pietro 10:17 AM

Thursday, October 10, 2002

INCIDENT - TERRORISM

- Man draws gun on US troops (Washington Post)
- Bomber kills one in Israel; two dead in Gaza raid (Reuters)
- 6 die in Philippines blast (Guardian)

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IRAQ

- Saddam acquiring technology for 'long-range supergun' (UK Independent)
- A command center rises from the desert (LA Times)
- US, British jets again hit Iraq defenses (Reuters)

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TERRORIST THREAT

- FBI warns of possible US attack (AP)
- Threat of terrorism prompts call on Russia to secure weapons (Portsmouth Herald)

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HOMELAND SECURITY

- US list seeks to assess terrorism vulnerabilities (Washington Post)

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SEPTEMBER 11 INVESTIGATION

- Sept. 11 hijacker made test flights (CBS News)

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LAX SHOOTINGS

- Panel probes LAX gunman (LA Times)

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TERROR SUSPECTS

- After indictment, protesters rally (NY Times)
- Man suspected of aiding 9/11 hijackers arrested (KSBW-TV Monterey CA)
- US militant suspect deported from Malaysia (WOOD-TV Grand Rapids MI)
- Twenty arrested for trying to buy fake drivers' licenses (Naples Daily News)

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AL QAEDA

- Officials: Al Qaeda still dangerous (Wichita Eagle)

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LIMBURG TANKER EXPLOSION

- Official: Terrorism can't be ruled out in tanker explosion (KTUL-TV Tulsa OK)
- US thinks ship blast near Yemen may be terrorism (Reuters)

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DANIEL PEARL

- Birthday tribute for slain reporter Pearl (CNN)

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GITMO DETAINEES

- Arab TV cameraman held at Guantanamo (Austin American-Statesman)

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Pietro 6:49 AM

Wednesday, October 09, 2002

IRAQ

- Viewers tap cable for Bush (TV Insite)
- Moscow losing sympathy for Iraq as $10 billion debt goes unpaid (World Tribune)
- Saddam gave $15m to bombers' families, wounded (Jerusalem Post)
- US deploys armed drones in Iraq (MSNBC)
- Bush gains Democratic support on Iraq (AP)

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TERRORIST THREAT

- Tape threatens more attacks on US (Washington Post)

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HOMELAND SECURITY

- Ridge: Businesses must respond to terror threat (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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TERROR ARRESTS

- Kuwait makes arrests for attack on US Marines (Reuters)

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LIMBURG TANKER EXPLOSION

- US terror exports join French teror probe (Reuters)

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INVESTIGATION

- Seeking terrorist plots, FBI is tracking hundreds of Muslims (NY Times)

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TERROR SUSPECTS

- Portland suspect seeks asylum after arrest in Malaysia (Olympian)
UPDATE: Terror suspect ordered back to US (Guardian)
- Head of US Muslim charity indicted (ABC News)

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SEPTEMBER 11 INVESTIGATION

- Atta's roommate outlines 9/11 plot (CBS News)
- Visas that should have been denied by Joel Mowbray (National Review)

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AL QAEDA

- Al Qaeda says terrorist cell may already be in Australia (Australian Broadcasting Corp.)
- Al Qaeda linked to attack on Marines (CNN)
- Southeast Asia easy source of al Qaeda recruits (Christian Science Monitor)

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OSAMA BIN LADEN

- Osama appears in writing to call for coup (S Africa Independent)

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WAR ON TERROR

- Our man in Pakistan (ABC News)
- Pinprick attacks on US forces mount worldwide (Christian Science Monitor)

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Pietro 7:37 AM

Tuesday, October 08, 2002

INCIDENT - TERRORISM

- Sources: Shootout in Kuwait leaves two people dead, one American soldier injured (Al Bawaba)

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AL QAEDA

- US says al Qaeda exploring Russian market for weapons (Washington Times)
- Al Qaeda still strong in Yemen (Pakistan Daily Times)

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IRAQ

- Bush talks, but networks speechless (Washington Post)
- Bush warns Saddam Hussein to disarm (Guardian)
- Two top Iraqi MPs dismiss Bush's speech as 'lies' (Miami Herald)
- Blair 'will issue battle orders by November' (Daily Telegraph)
- PHOTO: Rebuilt Iraqi weapons production sites (AP)
- Experts: Iraq may have smallpox (Newsday)
- Expert sees Iraq biowar link to extremists (SwissInfo)

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ISRAEL AND PALESTINE

- Suicide bomber's father says his heart is broken (CNS News)
- Sharon defies Gaza attack critics (BBC)
- Hamas activists throw grenades at Palestinian policemen (Jerusalem Post)
- IDF enters Hebron after four Israelis injured in shooting (Jerusalem Post)

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LACKAWANNA SLEEPER CELL

- An anxious wait (Buffalo News)
UPDATE: One man in Buffalo, New York, al Qaeda case freed (Reuters)

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LIMBURG TANKER EXPLOSION

- Tanker chief officer says three explosions occurred (Bloomberg)
- Tanker blast: Experts cry 'Osama!' (Asia Times)

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OSAMA BIN LADEN

- Rumsfeld downplays bin Laden tape (CNN)

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TERROR SUSPECTS

- American terror suspect fights deportation from Malaysia (Voice of America)
UPDATE: Suspected terrorist granted Ex Parte stay order (Malaysian National News Agency)
- Unraveling the mystery of a man detained (Paterson Herald News)
- Al-Arian takes Al-Najjar's case to the masses (USF Oracle)
- Relative describes Oregon terror suspect as 'militant Islamist' (KATU-TV)
- Terror suspect says trip was spiritual (Oregonian)

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CARLOS THE JACKAL

- The jackal's eyes gleam (Asia Times)

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THE QUESTION 'WHAT IF?'

- Ex-FBI head rejects 9/11 criticism (Washington Post)

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TERRORIST THREAT

- Terrorism threat survey 2002 (Jane's)

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HOMELAND SECURITY

- Survey: Schools unprepared for terrorism (CNN)

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WAR ON TERROR

- GERMANY: German police smash Islamic terrorist cell (Scotsman)

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Pietro 6:50 AM