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POLITICS-US
How Tenet Betrayed the CIA on WMD in Iraq
Analysis by Gareth Porter*
WASHINGTON - Journalist Ron Suskind’s revelation that Saddam Hussein’s intelligence chief was a prewar intelligence source reporting to the British that Saddam had no weapons of mass destruction (WMD) adds yet another dimension to the systematic effort by then Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director George Tenet to quash any evidence - no matter how credible - that conflicted with the George W. Bush administration’s propaganda line that Saddam was actively pursuing a nuclear weapons programme.
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POLITICS-US
Anti-Terror Strategy in Doubt on 9/11 Anniversary
By Jim Lobe
WASHINGTON - If U.S. President George W. Bush was counting on Sunday's "Freedom Walk" and country music festival at the Pentagon to revive the patriotic spirit (and rally his sagging approval ratings) that followed the Sep. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on their fourth anniversary, he is likely to be very disappointed.
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POLITICS-US
9/11 Tapes Underscore Com Breakdown
By William Fisher
NEW YORK - On Sep. 11, 2001, a New York City police helicopter hovered above the World Trade Centre.
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HEALTH-U.S.
The Ghosts of Ground Zero
By Katherine Stapp
NEW YORK - When President George W. Bush gives his State of the Union address Wednesday night, he will undoubtedly mention the terror attacks of Sep. 11, 2001.
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POLITICS
9/11 Sceptics Hold Inquiry
By Paul Weinberg
TORONTO - Washington's official version: that suicidal Islamic terrorists steered hijacked airliners into the World Trade Centre and Pentagon on Sep. 11, 2001 to the complete surprise of the U.S. military, whose members could not even have imagined the event, has come under considerable scrutiny from a variety of sources.
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POLITICS-US
Key Officials Used 9/11 As Pretext for Iraq War
Analysis by Jim Lobe
WASHINGTON - With demands for a full-scale investigation of the manipulation of intelligence by the administration of Pres. George W. Bush mounting steadily, it appears increasingly clear that key officials and their allies outside the administration intended to use the Sep. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks as a pretext for going to war against Iraq within hours of the attacks themselves.
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RIGHTS
War on Terrorism Threatens Liberties, Warns UN
By Gustavo Capdevila
GENEVA - A look at the terror attacks against New York and Washington in light of human rights elicited unanimous expressions of condemnation by United Nations experts Tuesday, but also of concern about the fate of the Afghan population and about the effectiveness of civil rights laws around the world.
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POLITICS-U.S.
Administration Factions Battle Over Bush's War
Analysis - By Jim Lobe
WASHINGTON - Even as President George W. Bush heralded the coming U.S. war against global terrorism, factions within his administration were already fighting over the breadth and scope of battle.
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POLITICS-RELIGION
Taliban Brand of Islam Faces Stern Test
Analysis - By Marwaan Macan-Markar
BANGKOK - As Afghanistan awaits a potential U.S. military strike, the ruling Taliban is about to discover if it has any following among Muslim political leaders for a brand of Islam criticised for being ''oppressive'' and ''intolerant''.
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POLITICS
U.N. Paints Gloomy Picture of Afghanistan War Threat
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations says the humanitarian situation is dire in Afghanistan, already war-ravaged and facing possible military attacks by the United States.
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RIGHTS-U.S.
Hate Crimes, Acts of Kindness Meld in Wake of Attacks
By Abid Aslam
WASHINGTON - Across the country, email correspondents in informal networks known as 'listservs' have kept a grim tally of alleged racial retaliation for the Sep. 11 terror attacks in New York and at the Pentagon. They also have chronicled acts of kindness and solidarity across religious and cultural lines.
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ECONOMY
U.S. Terror Attacks Add to Global Woes
By Abid Aslam
WASHINGTON - Even before Tuesday's terror attacks sent shockwaves through world financial markets and disrupted global commerce, warning signs were everywhere that international recession was imminent. Then came the suicide strikes.
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POLITICS
U.S. Must Battle Terrorism, not the Muslim World
Commentary - By Mushahid Hussain
PENANG, Malaysia - As the United States' hunt for those responsible for Tuesday's apparent terror attacks gets underway, it would need to ensure that its policy does not assume the character of a confrontation with the Muslim world.
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POLITICS-U.S.
Nation Girds for War with Unidentified Enemy
By Jim Lobe
WASHINGTON - One day after the most lethal attack on U.S. territory, a stunned superpower told its people to prepare for war against an as-yet unidentified foreign enemy.
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RIGHTS
U.S. Muslims Brace for Backlash from Terror Attacks
By Emad Mekay
WASHINGTON - Amina Ahmed, a 23-year old student at American University here, says she may give up wearing an Islamic veil, stop going to the Dar Al-Hijra mosque near the city, and otherwise try not to be identified as a Muslim - "at least for a while."
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