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Friday, May 09, 2003

REBUILDING IRAQ

- US will ask UN to back control by allies in Iraq (NY Times)
- US frees 7000 Iraqis captured during Iraq war (Washington Post)
- Pentagon says suspected lab suggests fuller program (Boston Globe)

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DISSENTING COWARDLY VIEWS

- Madonna thanks France for opposing Iraq war (Ananova)
- Schroeder says won't choose between US, French ties (Reuters)

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TERROR SUSPECTS

- Three in court over Tel Aviv suicide bombing (UK Independent)

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SEPTEMBER 11 INVESTIGATION

- German prosecutors charge second 9/11 suspect (WMUR-TV New Hampshire)
- 9/11 bombshell: Judge rules Saddam trained hijackers (NewsMax)

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AXIS OF EVIL

- IRAN: US, Iran in talks over al Qaeda suspects (Hindustan Times)

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HOMELAND SECURITY

- Senate broadens terror surveillance law (Longwood News-Journal)

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TERRORIST THREAT - YELLOW

- Al Qaeda planning new attack on US, member says (Washington Post)

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ANTHRAX INVESTIGATION

- FBI still watching Hatfill (CBS News)

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Pietro 6:19 AM

Thursday, May 08, 2003

INCIDENT - UNKNOWN ORIGIN

- Explosion on US warship near Gulf injures 11 - Navy (Reuters)

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AXIS OF EVIL

- IRAN: New US concerns on Iran's pursuit of nuclear arms (NY Times)
- IRAN: Iran denies nukes (Australian News Interactive)
- SYRIA: US advisor warns Syria on Iraqi WMD (Kansas City Star)

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REBUILDING IRAQ

- The road ends for WMD on wheels (NY Post)
- Iraqi artifacts, manuscripts uncovered (Washington Post)
- US to urge UN to lift Iraq sanctions (AP)
- US adviser: Saddam likely to face court in Iraq if captured (Boston Globe) - How about letting the lawyer who helped save Jessica Lynch serve as chief prosecutor??
- Bush, Blair nominated for Nobel Peace Prize on Iraq war (Reuters)
- US commander in Iraq urges patience (AP)
- US strengthens Iraq inspection force (MSNBC)

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OPINION

- RECOMMENDED READ: Thank you by Awad Nasir (Wall Street Journal)

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TERROR SUSPECTS

- Iraqi-Canadian sought in Saudi terrorist plot (National Post)

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TERRORIST THREAT - YELLOW

- Letter evacuates Lake Charles city hall (Sarasota Herald Tribune)

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SEPTEMBER 11 TRIALS

- Moussaoui must give up notes from classified documents (NBC4-TV Washington DC)

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GITMO DETAINEES

- Military tribunals ready for Guantanamo (China Post)

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TERROR INVESTIGATION

- Coded porn found in terror cell (ABC News)
- FBI turns up focus on Islamic groups (MSNBC)

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Pietro 6:17 AM

Wednesday, May 07, 2003

THIS OR THAT

1. TV or radio?

TV for sure.... radio is still victim to cheesy local commercials.

2. On the radio: talk or music station?

Talk station. I prefer to listen to intelligent people on my hour-and-a-half drive home from work.. besides, the music stations are 80% - you guessed it- commercials.

3. Actual books or books-on-tape (or e-books)?

Actual books. Books on tape take too long to finish, and you can't flip back very easily to get something you might have missed before.

4. Actual newspaper, or web version?

I'd have to say web version... I like that you can read the online copy of just about any newspaper out there, and do words search to boot.

5. Wall Street Journal or National Enquirer?

Wall Street Journal, but just their Editorial pages.

6. TV news...news channel such as CNN, or your local broadcast news?

News channel.... Fox news, to be more specific.

7. A movie you've been looking forward to seeing gets bad reviews all around. See it anyway, or pass?

See it anyway! Never trust the critics - they've got foreign-film-ophilia, so much so that English is becoming their fifth language.

8. See movies when they first come out, or wait a few weeks for the lines at the theater to get shorter?

I usually like to wait, but if it's a reallllllllly good movie that I've been wanting to see for years (read: Lord of the Rings), then I'll jump right in first thing.

9. TV: cable, satellite dish, or just plain old antenna?

Cable. Satellites get messed up by the weather and space storms. Antenna.... well, this is the 2000's, buddy.

10. Thought-provoking question of the week: If you had to choose only one form of media to come into your home, which would you choose...print (newspapers, magazines) or electronic (TV, internet)? Why?

ELECTRONIC. You can search through myriads of information in seconds. You can customize what you want seen. Etc, etc.

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Pietro 1:00 PM

REBUILDING IRAQ

- Search for Iraqis focuses on Europe (Washington Times)
- Suspected bioweapon mobile lab recovered (Washington Post)
- Iraqi oil smugglers eluded US patrols (Washington Post)
- Iraqi documents on Israel surface on a cultural hunt (NY Times)
- Australian paper says it may have new Saddam tape (ABC News)
- General: Forces find Iraq arms evidence (AP)
- Iraqi expatriates help rebuild their homeland (Fox News)

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DISSENTING COWARDLY VIEWS

- Bush was like Hitler, says weapons man (UK Daily Telegraph)

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WAR ON TERROR

- SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Arabia says it has foiled terror attacks, seized large cache of weapons (Tampa Tribune)

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SEPTEMBER 11 INVESTIGATION

- Video shows inside look at al Qaeda cell, authorities say (CNN)

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Pietro 9:53 AM

Tuesday, May 06, 2003

REBUILDING IRAQ

- Hussein's son took $1 billion just before war, bank aide says (NY Times)
- Iraqi scientist may have bioweapons info (AP)
- Marines accuse Baghdad museum of hampering hunt for treasures (Guardian)
- US officials 'confident' of weapons lab find (Fox News)
- Thousands of firms vie to help rebuild Iraq (USA Today)
- Ex-POW recalls time in Iraq captivity (Washington Post)

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DISSENTING COWARDLY VIEWS

- France helped Iraqis escape (Washington Times)
- Looking to election, Democrats change views on war (Washington Times) - Voters, take note.

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AL QAEDA

- Spy agencies' optimism on al Qaeda growing (Washington Post)
- Al Qaeda may be rebuilding (Christian Science Monitor)

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SEPTEMBER 11 INVESTIGATION

- White House refuses to release Sept. 11 info (Miami Herald)

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OPINION

- A true national disaster by Tom Barrett (American Daily)

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HOMELAND SECURITY

- Air force may trim post-Sept. 11 sky patrols (Tacoma News Tribune)

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TERROR SUSPECTS

- German prosecutors drop bomb plot charges against American woman, boyfriend (Boston Globe)

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SEPTEMBER 11 TRIALS

- New leads against Moussaoui reported (USA Today)

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Pietro 6:45 AM

Monday, May 05, 2003

INCIDENT - TERRORIST ATTACK

- 1 dead, 17 wounded in attack at Kashmir bus station (Voice of America)

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REBUILDING IRAQ

- US makes emergency payments to Iraq workers (Financial Times)
- Nuclear looters on loose (NY Post)
- Soldiers search Iraqi oil refinery complex (Kansas City Star)
- US to push lifting of UN sanctions this week (USA Today)
- Rumsfeld: Weapons hunt difficult (MSNBC)
- Iraq leadership expected soon; first election held (Reuters)
- Iraqi weapons scientist captured (Guardian)

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HOMELAND SECURITY

- Huge homeland security drill planned (Washington Post)

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AXIS OF EVIL

- NORTH KOREA: North Korea has 100 N-weapons pointed at US, propagandist claims (AFP)
- SYRIA: US warns Syria it is watching its actions (Washington Post)
- IRAN: Iran asks US to stop opposition attacks (Macon Telegraph)

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TERROR SUSPECTS

- Palestinian sentenced for attacks (BBC)
- Trial date set for Bali suspect (CNN)

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HOSTAGES IN ALGERIA

- Algeria negotiating release of missing tourists (SwissInfo)
- Report: European tourists to be freed soon (Reuters)

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WAR ON TERROR

- PHILIPPINES: Philippine troops hunt for Muslim rebels after deadly attack (Channel News Asia)

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DOMESTIC TERRORISM

- Interactive eco-terror? (ABC News)

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GITMO DETAINEES

- US said to free some Guantanamo captives (Washington Post)

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Pietro 5:46 AM