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Listen Up, Mr. President
Fred Kaplan Two myths have sprung up around the House and Senate bills that require President Bush to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq. One is that he would have to pull out all the
Read More »US rejects Iran captives exchange
US officials have ruled out a deal to exchange 15 Royal Navy personnel captured in the Gulf for five Iranians seized by American forces in Iraq. State department spokesman Sean McCormack rejected suggestions that
Read More »Terror suspect alleges torture for confession
Lolita C. Baldor A suspected Saudi terrorist testified at a military hearing that he was tortured into confessing he was involved in the bombing of the USS Cole, according to a Pentagon transcript released
Read More »UK writes to Iran over troops
Al Jazeera and agencies Britain has responded by diplomatic note to Iran’s capture of 15 British naval personnel last week in the Gulf, Margaret Beckett, the British foreign secretary, has said. “We had a
Read More »Giuliani Testified He Was Briefed on Kerik in ’00
WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM Rudolph W. Giuliani told a grand jury that his former chief investigator remembered having briefed him on some aspects of Bernard B. Kerik‘s relationship with a company suspected of ties to
Read More »Obama: Bush not respecting Constitution
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday accused President Bush of failing to respect the Constitution amid the uproar over the firing of eight federal prosecutors.The Illinois senator also took a swipe at embattled
Read More »Users offered virus disguised as IE7
Security researchers have warned of a new virus disguised as a download of Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2. They said the virus was unusual for a couple of reasons: the email includes a convincing
Read More »CCTV On School Buses
Pam Caulfield and Michael Meaney Pupils could be under increased surveillance if a proposed school transport shake-up goes ahead. Leicestershire County Council is looking at the idea of more CCTV on school buses, as part of a
Read More »Police sought terror suspect before plot
Caroline Gammell Police were hunting one of the alleged July 21 terrorists six months before he tried to detonate explosives on London’s transport network, a court heard yesterday. Muktar Said Ibrahim, 29, was sent
Read More »UK headed for prison meltdown
Duncan Campbell and Alan Travis The former head of the prison service has warned that up to 100,000 people could be in jail by the end of the decade unless drastic and immediate action
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