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Radioactive materials disappearing in Iraq:
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Radioactive materials disappearing in Iraq:

Iraq's nuclear facilities remain unguarded, and radioactive materials are being taken out of the country, the UN's nuclear watchdog agency reported after reviewing satellite images and equipment that has turned up in European scrap yards.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040415.wnuke0415/BNStory/International/

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371 DAYS ... AND STILL NO WMD FOUND IN IRAQ.

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Suspected Taliban Kill 9 :

Gunmen killed a district police chief and eight Afghan soldiers in an ambush in a southern province, a senior official said Thursday, in an attack claimed by the Taliban militia.
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/nation/8437101.htm?1c

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Six killed in US attacks over Falluja:

A rocket attack blamed on US occupying forces has killed a mother and her two teenage sons north of Baghdad and badly wounded her two daughters, neighbours and hospital officials said.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/88D7C538-F69C-4126-B179-21DB50621787.htm

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Iranian Diplomat Shot Dead in Baghdad, Police Say:

A senior Iranian diplomat was shot dead close to Tehran's diplomatic mission in Baghdad on Thursday, Iraqi police and diplomatic staff said.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=4836715

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Bremer 'is powerless to restrain the US military':

The US Marines have undertaken to subdue Fallujah, west of Baghdad, apparently without regard for civilian casualties. Doctors in the local hospital estimate these to total more than 600 dead and 1,200 wounded, many of them women and children.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=511587

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A Mass Uprising:

The hatred the Iraqi masses feel towards the forces of the occupation has only grown on account of the death and destruction caused by the use of armour and air power in populated areas. Hospitals, mosques and private residences have been shelled and bombed.
http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/14/stories/2004041400991000.htm

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Iraq: Jo Wilding in Fallujah:

US snipers in Falluja shoot unarmed man in the back, old woman with white flag, children fleeing their homes and the ambulance that we were going in to fetch a woman in premature labour.
http://www.unobserver.com/layout5.php?id=1577&blz=1

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Wanted: A new Saddam:

The Marines are reopening the siege of Fallujah - with the US running the risk of creating a war crime and provoking a humanitarian disaster.
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/FD15Ak01.html

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"Religious war":

A family member said this—quote—“George sees this”—talking about Iraq—as a religious war. He doesn‘t have a P.C. view of this war. His view of this is that they are trying to kill the Christians.”
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE7DE1E30F93AA15750C0A9629C8B63

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Hear no evil, read no evil, speak drivel

Bush's press conference shows just how ill-informed he is about Iraq
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1192158,00.html

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Growing worry in D.C. -- What if U.S. fails in Iraq? :

President Bush warned the nation Tuesday night of the "unthinkable" consequences of failure in Iraq. But amid escalating violence and a crackdown by U.S. forces, Washington analysts expressed rising concern about the chances of success.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2004%2F04%2F15%2FMNG4R65CRI1.DTL

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Hard truths from Japan:

Confidence in American leadership is eroding: Privately, Japanese who are shaping policy on Iraq and the Middle East are sharply critical of how the United States has handled the war
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/news/editorial/8438231.htm

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Civilian Contractors Pay Price in Iraq :

Known deaths so far include 30 employees and subcontractors working for Texas-based Kellogg Brown and Root, the U.S. military's main logistics contractor in Iraq, and 13 civilians working for San Diego company Titan Corp, which does translation work for the Army in Iraq.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=4829419

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How Sharon won US backing for Gaza strategy:

With the Bush administration distracted by events in Iraq, Mr Sharon has been able to dictate his terms.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,1192228,00.html

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Palestinian PM Tells Powell That U.S. Is Biased:

Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie accused the United States of total bias against the Palestinians in a phone call with Secretary of State Colin Powell, Qurie's office said on Thursday.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=4835877

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Arrests Outside White House Protesting Bush-Sharon Meeting:

": Any plan presented by Sharon is futile and against God," said Rabbi Dovib Weiss, who came from New York to attend the protest. "It is forbidden in the Torah to oppress the Palestinians and I strongly support and believe in the transformation of self-rule."
http://www.masnet.org/news.asp?id=1142

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Palestinians Urge World to Challenge Bush Policy :

Furious Palestinians tried to rally the world Thursday against President Bush's decision to break with longtime U.S. and international policy to say Israel could keep parts of the West Bank captured in war.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=4838632

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UN condemns Israeli settlements:

The United Nations human rights body has called on Israel to end settlement activity on Palestinian land and stop work on its barrier in the West Bank.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3629745.stm

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UN. COMMISSION ADOPTS THREE RESOLUTIONS ON THE VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES: :

The Commission determined the Israeli decision constituted a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law.
http://www.unhchr.ch/huricane/huricane.nsf/view01/400428B523407689C1256E770057784B?opendocument

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Israel Must Get Palestinians To Agree To W Bank Plan :

"The European Union will not recognize any change to the pre-1967 borders other than those arrived at by agreement between the parties," said Foreign Affairs Minister Brian Cowen of Ireland, speaking on behalf of the 15 E.U. governments.
http://framehosting.dowjonesnews.com/sample/samplestory.asp?StoryID=2004041514060004&Take=1

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Arab League: U.S. has adopted Israeli line on Mideast:

"We expect the United States to play honest broker. We accused it before of being unbalanced. Now we can't even say that. The United States has adopted Israel's position," said Hesham Youssef, spokesman for the league's secretary-general.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/415794.html

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Pentagon crash 'too unrealistic':

Five months before Sept. 11, 2001, the officers responsible for defending American airspace wanted to test their ability to prevent a hijacked airliner from being crashed into the Pentagon, but the scenario was rejected by the Joint Chiefs of Staff as impractical
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2004/04/14/pentagon_crash_too_unrealistic/

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In case you missed it:

" Pentagon Mass Casualty Exercise" took place on Oct. 24, 2000.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article3533.htm

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'Bin Laden' offers truce with Europe:

Under what grace are your victims innocent and ours dust and under which doctrine is your blood blood and ours water?"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/alqaida/story/0,12469,1192341,00.html

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21,000 getting orders to stay in Iraq:

The Pentagon is extending the tours of duty of some 21,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, going back on a promise made last year to keep deployments to 12-months.
http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040415-114840-7108r.htm

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U.S. Jobless Claims Climb to 360,000:

The new report dealt a setback to hopes that the economy is finally beginning to produce a sustained recovery in jobs.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-Economy.html

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Capt. James Yee: All charges droped:

The spy case against Yee never panned out. He ultimately was charged with mishandling classified information. When the military ordered his release from pretrial confinement, they added the sex-related charges.
http://www.theolympian.com/home/news/20040415/topstories/27525.shtml

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