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CNN.com - Statement from Sharon - June 18, 2002 |
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12:41 am EDT, Jun 19, 2002 |
"Israel will respond to acts of terror by capturing PA territory. These areas will be held by Israel as long as terror continues. Additional acts of terror will lead to the taking of additional areas." Let the blood bath begin... CNN.com - Statement from Sharon - June 18, 2002 |
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Terror concerns spark nuke drug sales - Tech News - CNET.com |
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10:12 pm EDT, Jun 12, 2002 |
"A smattering of small businesses selling potassium iodide--an FDA-approved drug that mitigates potential effects from radiation exposure--have witnessed sales of the drug skyrocket over the past few days." Terror concerns spark nuke drug sales - Tech News - CNET.com |
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LOOSE LIPS CAN SINK SHIPS -- AGAIN |
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2:29 am EDT, Jun 4, 2002 |
Created by the NSA's ad agency, Trahan, Burden & Charles, Baltimore, the new print campaign uses dramatic patriotic art of miliary personnel at work emblazoned with slogans such as "INFORMATION SECURITY BEGINS WITH YOU." LOOSE LIPS CAN SINK SHIPS -- AGAIN |
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WorldNetDaily: India, Pakistan at boiling point |
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1:51 pm EDT, May 31, 2002 |
We are therefore in an extraordinarily difficult crisis. The three players each have strategic interests that simply don't mesh. If Washington convinces New Delhi to wait, it will have to convince Islamabad to stay in India's crosshairs and India to put up with intolerable attacks. If India proceeds, it essentially would save al-Qaida by shattering Pakistan. In the event of complete mismanagement, a nuclear exchange costing millions of lives is a genuine possibility. WorldNetDaily: India, Pakistan at boiling point |
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6:06 pm EDT, May 26, 2002 |
Maybe it is a way to tame a fearsome subject by Hollywoodizing it, or maybe it is a way to drive home the dreadful stakes in the arid-sounding business of nonproliferation, but in several weeks of talking to specialists here and in Russia about the threats an amateur evildoer might pose to the homeland, I found an unnerving abundance of such morbid creativity. This is a long article, and there is little you can do, but it you are curious... Nuclear Nightmares |
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Military Bids to Postpone Iraq Invasion (washingtonpost.com) |
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3:44 pm EDT, May 24, 2002 |
The uniformed leaders of the U.S. military believe they have persuaded the Pentagon's civilian leadership to put off an invasion of Iraq until next year at the earliest and perhaps not to do it at all, according to senior Pentagon officials. Tommy Franks told the president that invading Iraq to oust Saddam Hussein would require at least 200,000 troops ... The administration is focusing more on undermining Hussein through covert intelligence operations ... The Pentagon debate is only part of a larger discussion of Iraq that also involves the White House, the State Department and the CIA, among others. One top general said the "Iraq hysteria" he detected last winter in some senior Bush administration officials has been diffused. ... There is no evidence that there is a clear successor who is any better, and that there are significant risks that Iraq may wind up with a more hostile, activist regime. Military Bids to Postpone Iraq Invasion (washingtonpost.com) |
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FBI Agents Indicted for Fraud Scheme |
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1:01 pm EDT, May 23, 2002 |
"Two FBI agents were among five people charged with securities fraud for allegedly participating in a scheme to feed confidential information to an Internet stock analyst." FBI Agents Indicted for Fraud Scheme |
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washingtonpost.com: Spying at Home |
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10:13 am EDT, May 21, 2002 |
"We must learn from those errors and get it right this time. We need a domestic intelligence capability. Every major power in the world has one, most with too much power. Britain's M.I.5 and France's Renseignements Generaux can open mail and tap phones at will. (Many in Washington believe that one reason so many terrorists operated out of Germany is that -- fearful of creating another Gestapo -- it has a weak internal security agency.) In an age of terrorism, when the enemy will often be operating inside America, we can't remain blindfolded." Its only a matter of time before a cure like this becomes worse then the disease. The FBI does not have to wait for a crime to occur inorder to investigate. They DO have to have reason to suspect that crime may occur. What this article asks for is a organization that can spy on you just because they don't like your politics. The reason this isn't done has nothing to do with the way the FBI works. The reason this isn't done is because its not constitutional. If everyone else is jumping off of a cliff are you going to do it too? washingtonpost.com: Spying at Home |
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CNN.com - Nation of East Timor debuts on world stage - May 19, 2002 |
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2:21 pm EDT, May 19, 2002 |
"The symbolic red, black, white and yellow East Timorese flag was raised as the clock struck midnight, and the Democratic Republic of East Timor was officially born Monday. " CNN.com - Nation of East Timor debuts on world stage - May 19, 2002 |
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New bin Laden film vows revenge |
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2:18 pm EDT, May 19, 2002 |
An encrypted video containing previously unseen footage of Osama bin Laden singling out Britain as a terrorist target has been obtained by The Sunday Times. The film includes an interview recorded after the start of the West's offensive in Afghanistan. Those who provided the video to the newsnpaper claim it was made in March, indicating that bin Laden is still alive and plotting against the US, UK, and others. (Free registration required; login: cypherpunks, password: cypherpunks) New bin Laden film vows revenge |
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