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Friday, April 18, 2003

"We were desperate when Baghdad fell so quickly. If we were not Muslims we would have done like the Japanese and committed suicide [but] . . . our religion forbids it." - Maj. Saleh Abdullah Mahdi Al Jaburi, Iraqi army

This here is a decent Muslim. One would only wish the Palestinians followed his example, not the example of the Japanese.

IRAQ WAR


- RECOMMENDED READ: Iraq playing cards (WNBC-TV New York)
- Only 3 in 10 Americans believe war is over (Gallup)
- Saddam golden gun found at Heathrow (Mirror)
- Bechtel wins first contract to rebuild Iraq (SF Chronicle)
- Expert thieves took artifacts, UNESCO says (Washington Post)
- Russia now admits training Iraqi spies (SF Chronicle)
- Another top Baath official caught in Iraq (AP)
- US believes capture of brother could lead to Saddam (Guardian)
- Australian forces find 50 MiGs in Northern Iraq (Reuters)

OPINION


- I confess by John Podhoretz (NY Post)

ABU ABBAS


- Hamas: Abu Abbas arrest suggests intifada heads targeted (Ha'aretz)

AXIS OF EVIL


- NORTH KOREA: N. Korea says reprocessing 8,000 nuclear fuel rods (Reuters)

ALGERIAN KIDNAPPINGS


- Algerian authorities negotiate with kidnappers (Die Welt [translated by Google])

HOMELAND SECURITY


- Some pilots set to begin carrying guns (Orlando Sentinel)

TERROR TRIALS


- Military nears al Qaeda trials (Washington Times)

TERRORIST 'THREAT'


- American Airlines flight diverted to Phoenix (Phoenix Business Journal)

Pietro 7:51 AM

Thursday, April 17, 2003

IRAQ WAR


- Syria pledges to help U.S. in rebuilding of Iraq (Washington Times)
- In cyberchat, Bush aide says Saddam likely dead (Reuters)
- US generals meet in palace, sealing victory (NY Times)
- 'Mass grave' found in Iraq (BBC)
- US urges UN to lift Iraq economic sanctions (MSNBC)
- Iraqi ledger of doom chronicles atrocities villagers witnessed (NY Times)
- Former US official says CIA aided Iraqi Baathists (Boston Globe)
- Saddam link to terror group (UK Daily Telegraph)
- 145 of my 150 men fled, says Guard officer (UK Daily Telegraph)

ABU ABBAS


- US won't release terror mastermind to the Palestinians (Arizona Republic)

TERROR SUSPECTS


- Terror case lawyer calls for a mistrial (Arizona Republic)

OPINION


- RECOMMENDED READ: In my name by Josh Chafetz (Tech Central Station)

Pietro 6:21 AM

Wednesday, April 16, 2003

SEPARATED AT BIRTH?


 

IRAQ WAR


- White House: 'We've won' (Washington Times)
- City teetering between war and anarchy (UK Daily Telegraph)
- Iraq army's western Anbar command surrenders (Sydney Morning Herald)
- US forces raid home of biological lab chief; Marines find terrorist training camp (Tampa Tribune)
- Saddam's missing billions and link to al Qaeda (Guardian)
- Captives buried alive (Sun)
- Is Saddam in Yemen? (Hindustan Times)
- Iraqi defeat jolts Russian military (Christian Science Monitor)
- US concentrating forces near Syrian border (World Tribune)
- Suspicious vehicle found to contain stolen Army duffle bags (Stars & Stripes)
- Mother sees unforgettable images of son fighting from his stretcher (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- The smoking gun's charred trail (ABC News)
- Joint Chiefs head still worried about Iraqi chemical weapons (Fox News)
- Marines free 123 from Iraq hellhole (Straits Times)

CAPTURED: ABU ABBAS


- Palestinian Authority demands US free Abu Abbas (Washington Post)
- US eyes options after Abbas capture (AP)
- Italy seeks Abbas extradition (BBC)
- Ship hijacking victim's daughter hails Abu Abbas capture (Voice of America)
- US says Abu Abbas not immune under 1995 deal (Reuters)

AXIS OF EVIL


- NORTH KOREA: North Koreans and U.S. plan talks in Beijing next week (NY Times)
- SYRIA: Syria's Iraqi oil cut off (NY Daily News)

SEPTEMBER 11 TRIALS


- Court seeks compromise in Moussaoui case (Miami Herald)
- Moussaoui was to fly fifth plane, prosecutors say (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

DISSENTING COWARDLY VIEWS


- US boycott being felt, French say (Washington Post)
- Robbins rants over critics of his antiwar views (WNBC-TV New York)

WAR ON TERROR


- FRANCE: France may expel Islamic extremists (AP)

HOMELAND SECURITY


- Terror alert falls from orange to yellow (AP)

Pietro 9:06 AM

Tuesday, April 15, 2003

IRAQ WAR


- Arms scientists said to have fled to Syria (Washington Times)
- Former UN weapons chief backs US claims Syria concealed Iraqi weapons - report (Ample)
- Banker hid Saddam's millions in 'Satan' account (The Age)
- 2000 policemen report for work (UK Daily Telegraph)
- Guerilla fighters seen as threat to allied forces (Washington Times)
- Major combat essentially over in Iraq (Washington Post)
- Marines raid journalists' Baghdad hotel (Newsday)
- Officials meet to plan post-Saddam Iraq (CNN)
- An Iraqi working for CIA aided Lynch rescue (CNN)
- Hussein Hideaways (ABC Good Morning America)
- Breaking Iraq's north-south divide (MSNBC)
- Marines get hostile reception in Tikrit (Fox News)
- RECOMMENDED READ: The secret war (Newsweek)
- Iraqis share graphic tales of regime's torture chambers (USA Today)
- Last Iraq oil fire extinguished (Washington Post)
- Iraqi refugees: Al-Sahaf committed suicide (Al Bawaba)

AXIS OF EVIL


- NORTH KOREA: North Korea hints it would accept multilateral talks over nuclear dispute (Fox News)
- IRAN: Iran's ex-leader makes overtures to US (AP)
- SYRIA: US hints at applying sanctions on Syria (International Herald Tribune)

TERROR SUSPECTS


- American Muslim cops plea (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Iraqi diplomat's son charged in New York (AFP)

Pietro 6:26 AM



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