The legal case against I. Lewis Libby: how strong?
What the judge allows the jury to hear will be critical to the outcome
of the case, legal analysts say. By Warren Richey
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UN votes to force Syria to aid in Hariri probe CNN International
The UN Security Council voted unanimously Monday in favor of a resolution demanding Syria cooperate with a U.N. investigation into the February assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri or face "further action."
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice votes Monday for a Security Council resolution on Syria.
Last-minute diplomatic haggling deleted a direct reference to the threat of sanctions on the Syrian government, but the effect of Monday's resolution is the same. The United States, France and Britain had sponsored the resolution after a U.N. report published earlier in October blamed Syrian security forces and its Lebanese allies for the bombing that killed Hariri and 20 others in Beirut on February 14. Syria denies the accusations. The assassination of Hariri, a veteran Lebanese politician who had become a critic of Syria's military occupation of Lebanon, triggered massive protests that eventually led to Syria's withdrawal from Lebanon. The resolution is under Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter, which holds open the ultimate possibility of the Security Council considering the use of force with failure to comply. Speaking in Monday's meeting, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the resolution "made it clear that failure to comply with these demands will lead to serious consequences from the international community." She called the Chapter 7 resolution "the only way to compel the Syrians" to cooperate. The resolution calls for U.N. investigators to report to the Security Council on Syrian cooperation by December 15 or "anytime before" if the investigation sees a lack of cooperation. The resolution calls for sanctions on people suspected of involvement in the "planning, sponsoring, organizing or perpetrating" the assassination -- including travel bans and freezing of assets. A Security Council committee will be formed to help designate those individuals along with the Lebanese government and the U.N. investigative commission. The resolution requires suspects to be arrested and detained for questioning by the U.N. inquiry commission led by German prosecutor Detlev Mehlis. He and his investigators have the authority, according to the resolution, "to determine the location and modalities" for any interviews. British Foreign Minister Jack Straw told the Security Council the Syrian government's "grudging and evasive attitude has to change" and said the resolution is "putting the government of Syria on notice that our patience has limits." French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said: "Syria's leaders must understand that the Security Council, and through it the international community as a whole, will not tolerate anything less than immediate and complete cooperation, and that it will draw the consequences of any failure by the Syrian authorities to meet their obligations." Both Russia and China -- which had opposed the threat of sanctions against Syria -- warned against hasty moves to sanctions against the Syrian government. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called the final resolution "not ideal" but said it showed the "determination of all members of the council to find the truth" Eleven of the 15 Security Council members were represented by their foreign ministers -- including all five veto-holding permanent members -- underlining the importance placed on the vote. The resolution also allows a further extension beyond December 15 if the Lebanese or the U.N. inquiry deem necessary.
UN Security Council OKs Syria Resolution ABC News
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The UN Security Council voted unanimously Monday in favor of a resolution demanding Syria cooperate with a U.N. investigation into the February assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri or face "further action."
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice votes Monday for a Security Council resolution on Syria.
Last-minute diplomatic haggling deleted a direct reference to the threat of sanctions on the Syrian government, but the effect of Monday's resolution is the same. The United States, France and Britain had sponsored the resolution after a U.N. report published earlier in October blamed Syrian security forces and its Lebanese allies for the bombing that killed Hariri and 20 others in Beirut on February 14. Syria denies the accusations. The assassination of Hariri, a veteran Lebanese politician who had become a critic of Syria's military occupation of Lebanon, triggered massive protests that eventually led to Syria's withdrawal from Lebanon. The resolution is under Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter, which holds open the ultimate possibility of the Security Council considering the use of force with failure to comply. Speaking in Monday's meeting, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the resolution "made it clear that failure to comply with these demands will lead to serious consequences from the international community." She called the Chapter 7 resolution "the only way to compel the Syrians" to cooperate. The resolution calls for U.N. investigators to report to the Security Council on Syrian cooperation by December 15 or "anytime before" if the investigation sees a lack of cooperation. The resolution calls for sanctions on people suspected of involvement in the "planning, sponsoring, organizing or perpetrating" the assassination -- including travel bans and freezing of assets. A Security Council committee will be formed to help designate those individuals along with the Lebanese government and the U.N. investigative commission. The resolution requires suspects to be arrested and detained for questioning by the U.N. inquiry commission led by German prosecutor Detlev Mehlis. He and his investigators have the authority, according to the resolution, "to determine the location and modalities" for any interviews. British Foreign Minister Jack Straw told the Security Council the Syrian government's "grudging and evasive attitude has to change" and said the resolution is "putting the government of Syria on notice that our patience has limits." French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said: "Syria's leaders must understand that the Security Council, and through it the international community as a whole, will not tolerate anything less than immediate and complete cooperation, and that it will draw the consequences of any failure by the Syrian authorities to meet their obligations." Both Russia and China -- which had opposed the threat of sanctions against Syria -- warned against hasty moves to sanctions against the Syrian government. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called the final resolution "not ideal" but said it showed the "determination of all members of the council to find the truth" Eleven of the 15 Security Council members were represented by their foreign ministers -- including all five veto-holding permanent members -- underlining the importance placed on the vote. The resolution also allows a further extension beyond December 15 if the Lebanese or the U.N. inquiry deem necessary.
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U.N. Security Council OKs Syria Resolution
Monday October 31, 2005 5:16 PM
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
Associated Press Writer
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Monday demanding Syria's full cooperation with a U.N. investigation into the assassination of Lebanon's former prime minister and warning of possible ``further action'' if it doesn't.
The United States, France and Britain pressed for the resolution following last week's tough report by the U.N. investigating commission, which implicated top Syrian and Lebanese security officials in the Feb. 14 bombing that killed Rafik Hariri and 20 others. The report also accused Syria of not cooperating fully with the inquiry.
The three co-sponsors agreed to drop a direct threat of sanctions against Syria in order to get support from Russia and China, which opposed sanctions while the investigation is still under way. Nonetheless, the resolution was adopted under Chapter VII of the U.N. Charter, which is militarily enforceable.
The U.S. invited foreign ministers of the 15 Security Council nations to attend the meeting to send a strong message to Syria to cooperate with the inquiry. A dozen ministers showed up and voted in favor of the resolution.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told the council after the vote that Syria had been put on notice by the international community that it must cooperate.
``Syria has offered no truthful explanations to these serious allegations,'' she said. ``Instead it has chosen until now to dismiss the commission report as politically motivated.''
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the Security Council is ``putting the government of Syria on notice that our patience has limits.''
``The people of the Lebanon have become all too acquainted with grief,'' he said. ``We owe them a better future, and this resolution is one way of providing them with that better future.''
The resolution requires Syria to detain anyone the U.N. investigators consider a suspect and let investigators determine the location and conditions under which the individual would be questioned. It also would freeze assets and impose a travel ban on anyone identified as a suspect by the commission.
Those provisions could pose a problem for Syrian President Bashar Assad, as well as his brother, Maher Assad, and his brother-in-law, Assef Shawkat, the chief of military intelligence. The Syrian leader has refused a request from the chief U.N. investigator to be interviewed. Investigators also want to question his brother and brother-in-law.
Although the final text dropped the threat of sanctions, it said if Syria doesn't cooperate ``the council, if necessary, could consider further action.'' That could, ultimately, include sanctions.
In another concession to try to get Russia and China on board, the co-sponsors also agreed to drop an appeal to Syria to renounce all support ``for all forms of terrorist action and all assistance to terrorist groups.''
Syria, meanwhile, is pushing for an emergency Arab League summit in a bid to rally regional support in the face of the U.N. resolution, said Arab diplomats speaking on condition of anonymity because the request had not been officially made.
The diplomats, speaking at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, suggested a smaller gathering of Syria, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Lebanon and Egypt might be organized should other countries decline to participate out of concern over harming ties with the U.S., France and Britain.
The diplomats said Syrian Secretary-General Amr Moussa sent a special envoy to Gulf countries informing them of the Syrian request. They said Syria hoped for the meeting later this week, after the Muslim religious holiday that concludes the Ramadan month of fasting.
The Syrian media criticized the U.N. resolution before the vote Monday, with the English-language Syria Times saying it was ``openly politicized'' and too heavily influenced by the U.S.
``It's immoral and totally unacceptable that the will of the (international) community remains captive to a unilateral diktat and ... accepts tyranny and hegemony,'' the paper said.
Syria's official news agency, SANA, said Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Moallem toured Gulf countries this past weekend bearing a message from the Syrian president concerning ``the dangers Syria faces'' as a result of the U.N. action.
SANA quoted Moallem as saying the resolution was ``dangerous'' and aimed at hurting Syria, not uncovering the truth in the Hariri assassination. But Moallem said that Syria will ``continue to cooperate'' with the U.N. investigation despite ``legal and political gaps in its report.''
Assad on Saturday ordered a judicial committee be formed to investigate Hariri's assassination. A presidential decree said the committee will cooperate with the U.N. inquiry and Lebanese judicial authorities.
While Syria has rejected accusations of its involvement in Hariri's killing, it buckled under international pressure and withdrew its soldiers from Lebanon in April, ending a 29-year presence in its smaller neighbor.
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Associated Press writers Donna Abu-Nasr and Samar Kassabli contributed to this report from Damascus, Syria.
U.N. Security Council OKs Syria Resolution
Monday October 31, 2005 5:16 PM
AP Photo NYGB105
By EDITH M. LEDERER
Associated Press Writer
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Monday demanding Syria's full cooperation with a U.N. investigation into the assassination of Lebanon's former prime minister and warning of possible ``further action'' if it doesn't.
The United States, France and Britain pressed for the resolution following last week's tough report by the U.N. investigating commission, which implicated top Syrian and Lebanese security officials in the Feb. 14 bombing that killed Rafik Hariri and 20 others. The report also accused Syria of not cooperating fully with the inquiry.
The three co-sponsors agreed to drop a direct threat of sanctions against Syria in order to get support from Russia and China, which opposed sanctions while the investigation is still under way. Nonetheless, the resolution was adopted under Chapter VII of the U.N. Charter, which is militarily enforceable.
The U.S. invited foreign ministers of the 15 Security Council nations to attend the meeting to send a strong message to Syria to cooperate with the inquiry. A dozen ministers showed up and voted in favor of the resolution.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told the council after the vote that Syria had been put on notice by the international community that it must cooperate.
``Syria has offered no truthful explanations to these serious allegations,'' she said. ``Instead it has chosen until now to dismiss the commission report as politically motivated.''
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the Security Council is ``putting the government of Syria on notice that our patience has limits.''
``The people of the Lebanon have become all too acquainted with grief,'' he said. ``We owe them a better future, and this resolution is one way of providing them with that better future.''
The resolution requires Syria to detain anyone the U.N. investigators consider a suspect and let investigators determine the location and conditions under which the individual would be questioned. It also would freeze assets and impose a travel ban on anyone identified as a suspect by the commission.
Those provisions could pose a problem for Syrian President Bashar Assad, as well as his brother, Maher Assad, and his brother-in-law, Assef Shawkat, the chief of military intelligence. The Syrian leader has refused a request from the chief U.N. investigator to be interviewed. Investigators also want to question his brother and brother-in-law.
Although the final text dropped the threat of sanctions, it said if Syria doesn't cooperate ``the council, if necessary, could consider further action.'' That could, ultimately, include sanctions.
In another concession to try to get Russia and China on board, the co-sponsors also agreed to drop an appeal to Syria to renounce all support ``for all forms of terrorist action and all assistance to terrorist groups.''
Syria, meanwhile, is pushing for an emergency Arab League summit in a bid to rally regional support in the face of the U.N. resolution, said Arab diplomats speaking on condition of anonymity because the request had not been officially made.
The diplomats, speaking at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, suggested a smaller gathering of Syria, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Lebanon and Egypt might be organized should other countries decline to participate out of concern over harming ties with the U.S., France and Britain.
The diplomats said Syrian Secretary-General Amr Moussa sent a special envoy to Gulf countries informing them of the Syrian request. They said Syria hoped for the meeting later this week, after the Muslim religious holiday that concludes the Ramadan month of fasting.
The Syrian media criticized the U.N. resolution before the vote Monday, with the English-language Syria Times saying it was ``openly politicized'' and too heavily influenced by the U.S.
``It's immoral and totally unacceptable that the will of the (international) community remains captive to a unilateral diktat and ... accepts tyranny and hegemony,'' the paper said.
Syria's official news agency, SANA, said Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Moallem toured Gulf countries this past weekend bearing a message from the Syrian president concerning ``the dangers Syria faces'' as a result of the U.N. action.
SANA quoted Moallem as saying the resolution was ``dangerous'' and aimed at hurting Syria, not uncovering the truth in the Hariri assassination. But Moallem said that Syria will ``continue to cooperate'' with the U.N. investigation despite ``legal and political gaps in its report.''
Assad on Saturday ordered a judicial committee be formed to investigate Hariri's assassination. A presidential decree said the committee will cooperate with the U.N. inquiry and Lebanese judicial authorities.
While Syria has rejected accusations of its involvement in Hariri's killing, it buckled under international pressure and withdrew its soldiers from Lebanon in April, ending a 29-year presence in its smaller neighbor.
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Associated Press writers Donna Abu-Nasr and Samar Kassabli contributed to this report from Damascus, Syria.
Opposition urges Delhi to drop ‘soft borders’ plan Financial Times
Indian politicians from the Hindu nationalist opposition on Monday urged the government to tighten anti-terrorism laws and abandon plans to open crossing points across the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir.
Shaken New Delhi Residents Seek Work Washington Post
'Enough is enough, crush terror' Expressindia.com
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Indian politicians from the Hindu nationalist opposition on Monday urged the government to tighten anti-terrorism laws and abandon plans to open crossing points across the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir.
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Japanese Prime Minister Sets Up Duel Between Likely Successors Washington Post
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Monday set up a duel between his likely successors, stacking his reshuffled cabinet with hawkish conservatives considered leading candidates to replace him when his term expires next September. Koizumi's most notable appointment was the naming of Shinzo Abe, the 51-year old acting secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, as new chief cabinet secretary -- a powerful job that will give the grandson of a former prime minister the highly-public post of top government spokesman. Abe has been a strong critic of North Korea and a leading proponent of Koizumi's controversial visits to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine honoring military dead including World War II criminals, a gesture that has outraged Japan's neighbors but sparked nationalist support at home.
Koizumi reshuffles cabinet Reuters.uk
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Monday set up a duel between his likely successors, stacking his reshuffled cabinet with hawkish conservatives considered leading candidates to replace him when his term expires next September. Koizumi's most notable appointment was the naming of Shinzo Abe, the 51-year old acting secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, as new chief cabinet secretary -- a powerful job that will give the grandson of a former prime minister the highly-public post of top government spokesman. Abe has been a strong critic of North Korea and a leading proponent of Koizumi's controversial visits to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine honoring military dead including World War II criminals, a gesture that has outraged Japan's neighbors but sparked nationalist support at home.
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Italian Defense Minister High On Eurofighter
http://www.spacewar.com/news/aerospace-05zzj.html
Rome (AFP) Oct 31, 2005 - The Italian defense minister said Monday he was enthusiastic about the new Eurofighter jet which is slated to replace the Italian air force's stock of American F-16s. "The plane flies with one finger," said Antonio Martino, after co-piloting the Eurofighter for 45 minutes above the Tuscan countryside.
http://www.spacewar.com/news/aerospace-05zzj.html
Rome (AFP) Oct 31, 2005 - The Italian defense minister said Monday he was enthusiastic about the new Eurofighter jet which is slated to replace the Italian air force's stock of American F-16s. "The plane flies with one finger," said Antonio Martino, after co-piloting the Eurofighter for 45 minutes above the Tuscan countryside.
Russia, US To Exchange Data On Portable Missiles
http://www.spacewar.com/news/missiles-05zzzzq.html
Moscow (AFP) Oct 31, 2005 - Russia and the United States will soon for the first time begin sharing information on transfers of mobile surface-to-air missiles outside their respective national borders, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Monday.
http://www.spacewar.com/news/missiles-05zzzzq.html
Moscow (AFP) Oct 31, 2005 - Russia and the United States will soon for the first time begin sharing information on transfers of mobile surface-to-air missiles outside their respective national borders, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Monday.
Walker's World: Asia's New Naval Map
http://www.spacewar.com/news/naval-05b.html
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (UPI) Oct 29, 2005 - The agreement to re-locate 7,000 U.S. Marines from the Japanese island of Okinawa to the U.S. territory of Guam in the South Pacific is just one component of a far more ambitious transformation of U.S. military strategy in the Asia-Pacific theater. This includes a much closer coordination between U.S. and Japanese forces, while making them more mobile and flexible and less static.
http://www.spacewar.com/news/naval-05b.html
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (UPI) Oct 29, 2005 - The agreement to re-locate 7,000 U.S. Marines from the Japanese island of Okinawa to the U.S. territory of Guam in the South Pacific is just one component of a far more ambitious transformation of U.S. military strategy in the Asia-Pacific theater. This includes a much closer coordination between U.S. and Japanese forces, while making them more mobile and flexible and less static.
Taliban Go Global
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Terror Acquires Global Dimension In India
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Russia To Launch Satellite For World Space Observatory
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/telescopes-05zzc.html
Sanya, China (SPX) Nov 01, 2005 - Russia is planning to build and put into orbit a satellite that will lay the foundation for the creation of the World Space Observatory (WSO), a project to explore deep space in the ultraviolet spectrum by 2008, a Russian senior space official said Monday, reports RIA Novosti.
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/telescopes-05zzc.html
Sanya, China (SPX) Nov 01, 2005 - Russia is planning to build and put into orbit a satellite that will lay the foundation for the creation of the World Space Observatory (WSO), a project to explore deep space in the ultraviolet spectrum by 2008, a Russian senior space official said Monday, reports RIA Novosti.
Malnutrition Set To Kill More In Pakistan Quake Zone: WFP
http://www.terradaily.com/news/disaster-ma...nt-05zzzzh.html
Islamabad (AFP) Oct 31, 2005 - Earthquake survivors in Pakistan will start dying from lack of food within a month if the world fails to help, and women and children will be the worst hit, the World Food Programme (WFP) said Monday.
http://www.terradaily.com/news/disaster-ma...nt-05zzzzh.html
Islamabad (AFP) Oct 31, 2005 - Earthquake survivors in Pakistan will start dying from lack of food within a month if the world fails to help, and women and children will be the worst hit, the World Food Programme (WFP) said Monday.
Pakistan's Musharraf Wants Troops Out Of Quake-Hit Kashmir
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Hurricane Beta Slams Nicaragua Coast
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India To Launch Exclusive Satellite To Track Natural Disasters
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Outside View: Seeing Russia Clearly
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USA / Afghanistan: More deaths and impunity:
Amnesty International said today that recent revelations about deaths in custody and abuses by US troops in Afghanistan are further evidence of a culture of disrespect for fundamental rights in the “war on terror” which the US has failed to adequately address.
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAMR511722005
Amnesty International said today that recent revelations about deaths in custody and abuses by US troops in Afghanistan are further evidence of a culture of disrespect for fundamental rights in the “war on terror” which the US has failed to adequately address.
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAMR511722005
U.S. Ranks 44th in Worldwide Press Freedom Index :
The annual worldwide press freedom index from Reporters Without Borders shows the United States, which is supposedly spreading freedom and liberty throughout the world, is in a fast decline regarding the freedom of its own press.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10839.htm
The annual worldwide press freedom index from Reporters Without Borders shows the United States, which is supposedly spreading freedom and liberty throughout the world, is in a fast decline regarding the freedom of its own press.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10839.htm
North Korea, Eritrea and Turkmenistan are the world’s “black holes” for news:
At the top of the Index once again are northern European countries Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Norway and the Netherlands, where robust press freedom is firmly established.
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=15331
At the top of the Index once again are northern European countries Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Norway and the Netherlands, where robust press freedom is firmly established.
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=15331
Israeli army kills three Palestinians:
The Israeli occupation army has continued its onslaught in the West Bank shooting dead three Palestinians.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/25A...405D16B425F.htm
http://tinyurl.com/bugyn
The Israeli occupation army has continued its onslaught in the West Bank shooting dead three Palestinians.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/25A...405D16B425F.htm
http://tinyurl.com/bugyn
Israel: State asked to remove ban on visits to Gaza on Muslim festival :
According to attorney Yossi Wolffson representing the center, the right to hold family visits on the festive season is a basic human right derived from the right to family life and the right to freedom of worship.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/639894.html
According to attorney Yossi Wolffson representing the center, the right to hold family visits on the festive season is a basic human right derived from the right to family life and the right to freedom of worship.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/639894.html
Blunder may free 'terror envoy' :
AN EXTRAORDINARY legal blunder by Whitehall officials may allow a suspected terror ringleader being held in Britain to go free.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1851014,00.html
AN EXTRAORDINARY legal blunder by Whitehall officials may allow a suspected terror ringleader being held in Britain to go free.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1851014,00.html
July 7 Tube bomber argued with cashier shortly before blast :
"Tanweer also played a game of cricket the night before he travelled down to London - now are these the actions of someone who is going to blow themselves up the next day?
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article323476.ece
"Tanweer also played a game of cricket the night before he travelled down to London - now are these the actions of someone who is going to blow themselves up the next day?
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article323476.ece
Chavez now aims for corporate-owned land
The Venezuelan leader speeds up land reform, sparking fresh concerns
for investors. By Jens Gould
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1101/p04s01-woam.html?s=hns
The Venezuelan leader speeds up land reform, sparking fresh concerns
for investors. By Jens Gould
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1101/p04s01-woam.html?s=hns
Ivory Coast's 'Young Patriots' key to peace
The leader of a loyalist group could save a fragile peace - or spark
new clashes. By Lane Hartill
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1101/p06s01-woaf.html?s=hns
The leader of a loyalist group could save a fragile peace - or spark
new clashes. By Lane Hartill
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1101/p06s01-woaf.html?s=hns
Mona might smile: Britain offers interest-free loans on art
The government-sanctioned program aims to lure buyers away from
mass-produced pieces. By James Brandon
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1101/p07s01-woeu.html?s=hns
The government-sanctioned program aims to lure buyers away from
mass-produced pieces. By James Brandon
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1101/p07s01-woeu.html?s=hns
In exile, opposition groups unite against Damascus
The UN Security Council passed a resolution calling on Syria to
cooperate with the Hariri assassination probe. By James Brandon
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1101/p07s02-wome.html?s=hns
The UN Security Council passed a resolution calling on Syria to
cooperate with the Hariri assassination probe. By James Brandon
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1101/p07s02-wome.html?s=hns
UN investigation team back in Lebanon Khaleej Times
The UN team investigating the February murder of five-time Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri was back in Beirut on Tuesday one day after the UN Security Council unanimously demanded better cooperation from neighbouring Syria with the investigation. UN chief investigator Detlev Mehlis was back at work in Beirut after flying into the city on Monday evening as the resolution was being passed in New York, Lebanese security sources said on condition of anonymity. “His arrival took place under heavy security measures and secrecy,” the sources said. The UN resolution said Syria had provided only a “limited degree” of cooperation or tried to mislead or provide “false and inaccurate” information to a UN investigative panel led by German prosecutor Mehlis. “At this important time, the UN is holding Syria accountable for any further failure to cooperate with the commission,” US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said. She warned of “close links” between Syrian cooperation and further UN action. The resolution ordered governments to impose travel bans and freeze the assets of any Lebanese and Syrian officials or other people to be declared suspects in the killing. Mehlis and the Lebanese government are expected to provide the names of suspects to a UN panel which can order the sanctions. The resolution was adopted under the UN Charter’s Chapter 7, which allows the use of force, even though the text was watered down in order to gain the unanimous support of council members. Before the vote, earlier references to an economic embargo against Syria and a demand for Damascus to renounce terrorism were dropped from the text. Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora welcomed the new resolution, saying, “I hope our Syrian brothers will now match words with deeds and cooperate fully with the international inquiry.” He expressed “satisfaction” with the resolution even though it had been watered down from earlier drafts circulated by Britain, France and the United States, saying it would help the inquiry. He also raised the possibility that the commission’s mandate might be extended beyond its current December 15 expiry date “if the Lebanese government requests it”.
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The UN team investigating the February murder of five-time Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri was back in Beirut on Tuesday one day after the UN Security Council unanimously demanded better cooperation from neighbouring Syria with the investigation. UN chief investigator Detlev Mehlis was back at work in Beirut after flying into the city on Monday evening as the resolution was being passed in New York, Lebanese security sources said on condition of anonymity. “His arrival took place under heavy security measures and secrecy,” the sources said. The UN resolution said Syria had provided only a “limited degree” of cooperation or tried to mislead or provide “false and inaccurate” information to a UN investigative panel led by German prosecutor Mehlis. “At this important time, the UN is holding Syria accountable for any further failure to cooperate with the commission,” US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said. She warned of “close links” between Syrian cooperation and further UN action. The resolution ordered governments to impose travel bans and freeze the assets of any Lebanese and Syrian officials or other people to be declared suspects in the killing. Mehlis and the Lebanese government are expected to provide the names of suspects to a UN panel which can order the sanctions. The resolution was adopted under the UN Charter’s Chapter 7, which allows the use of force, even though the text was watered down in order to gain the unanimous support of council members. Before the vote, earlier references to an economic embargo against Syria and a demand for Damascus to renounce terrorism were dropped from the text. Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora welcomed the new resolution, saying, “I hope our Syrian brothers will now match words with deeds and cooperate fully with the international inquiry.” He expressed “satisfaction” with the resolution even though it had been watered down from earlier drafts circulated by Britain, France and the United States, saying it would help the inquiry. He also raised the possibility that the commission’s mandate might be extended beyond its current December 15 expiry date “if the Lebanese government requests it”.
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Press Review: Bizarre Spectacle of German Politics Deutsche Welle
The German press reacted with bafflement to Franz Müntefering's decision to step down as SPD leader, since the untimely power struggle within SPD could only destabilize the future government. If one is formed, that is. The Financial Times Deutschland from Hamburg described Müntefering's stepping down as a "bizarre spectacle" with potentially serious consequences. "In its strategic confusion, SPD accidentally knocked over its party president, who was willing and supposed to lead the party into the grand coalition. The fall of Franz Müntefering is the worst possible accident for SPD, and it also batters the future coalition, before it even got to be formed properly. The chancellor-to-be Angela Merkel is suddenly left without a vice-chancellor who could keep his party in line with the coalition."
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The German press reacted with bafflement to Franz Müntefering's decision to step down as SPD leader, since the untimely power struggle within SPD could only destabilize the future government. If one is formed, that is. The Financial Times Deutschland from Hamburg described Müntefering's stepping down as a "bizarre spectacle" with potentially serious consequences. "In its strategic confusion, SPD accidentally knocked over its party president, who was willing and supposed to lead the party into the grand coalition. The fall of Franz Müntefering is the worst possible accident for SPD, and it also batters the future coalition, before it even got to be formed properly. The chancellor-to-be Angela Merkel is suddenly left without a vice-chancellor who could keep his party in line with the coalition."
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Zanzibar presidential inauguration set on early Wednesday Xinhua
Zanzibar is to inaugurate its new president early on Wednesday after the Zanzibar Electoral Commission has just announced the 2005 presidential election result, according to electoral official on Tuesday.
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Special Forces Try to Restore Order at a Kyrgyz Prison, Sparking Riots
By Lisa McAdams
Moscow
01 November 2005
With soldiers in the foreground inmates stand atop the jail in the village of Petrovka, outside of Bishkek
Kyrgyzstan's top prison official has been reported injured amid a special operation to restore order at a local prison outside the capital, Bishkek, where a leading lawmaker was killed last month. The prison riots underscore Kyrgyzstan's continued instability.
Anxious relatives rushed the gates outside prison number 31, northwest of Bishkek, Tuesday morning after a mission to restore order as directed by President Kurmanbek Bakiyev turned violent.
Eyewitnesses say gunfire rang out from the prison for a full 30 minutes, as armoured personnel carriers and interior ministry troops quickly encircled the perimeter.
There are still no official, confirmed reports on casualties.
Meanwhile, local media report the outbreak of riots at two other prisons in Kyrgyzstan, one near Bishkek and the other in the south of the country, in Jalal Abad.
President Bakiyev negotiated an end to five days of protests in connection with the lawmaker's murder just last week by promising to punish those found responsible.
Special Forces Try to Restore Order at a Kyrgyz Prison, Sparking Riots
By Lisa McAdams
Moscow
01 November 2005
With soldiers in the foreground inmates stand atop the jail in the village of Petrovka, outside of Bishkek
Kyrgyzstan's top prison official has been reported injured amid a special operation to restore order at a local prison outside the capital, Bishkek, where a leading lawmaker was killed last month. The prison riots underscore Kyrgyzstan's continued instability.
Anxious relatives rushed the gates outside prison number 31, northwest of Bishkek, Tuesday morning after a mission to restore order as directed by President Kurmanbek Bakiyev turned violent.
Eyewitnesses say gunfire rang out from the prison for a full 30 minutes, as armoured personnel carriers and interior ministry troops quickly encircled the perimeter.
There are still no official, confirmed reports on casualties.
Meanwhile, local media report the outbreak of riots at two other prisons in Kyrgyzstan, one near Bishkek and the other in the south of the country, in Jalal Abad.
President Bakiyev negotiated an end to five days of protests in connection with the lawmaker's murder just last week by promising to punish those found responsible.
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Al-Qaida in Iraq Says Moroccan Hostages to Face Trial
By VOA News
01 November 2005
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (file photo)
Al-Qaida in Iraq says it will put on trial two employees of the Moroccan embassy in Baghdad that it kidnapped last month.
In an unverifiable Internet posting, the group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said Tuesday an Islamic court would determine the men's fate.
The Moroccan government has confirmed that two of its employees disappeared October 20 while driving from Jordan to Baghdad.
U.S. soldier watches as detainees are released from Abu Ghraib prison (Oct. 1 2005 file photo)
Meanwhile, the U.S. military says it released 500 detainees from Abu Ghraib prison Tuesday, ahead of this week's Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. None of those released was guilty of violent crimes.
And the U.S. military reported the death of another service member. The soldier, killed Monday, was the 93rd American killed in Iraq last month, making it the second deadliest month this year for American forces in Iraq.
Some information for this report provided by AP and Reuters.
Al-Qaida in Iraq Says Moroccan Hostages to Face Trial
By VOA News
01 November 2005
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (file photo)
Al-Qaida in Iraq says it will put on trial two employees of the Moroccan embassy in Baghdad that it kidnapped last month.
In an unverifiable Internet posting, the group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said Tuesday an Islamic court would determine the men's fate.
The Moroccan government has confirmed that two of its employees disappeared October 20 while driving from Jordan to Baghdad.
U.S. soldier watches as detainees are released from Abu Ghraib prison (Oct. 1 2005 file photo)
Meanwhile, the U.S. military says it released 500 detainees from Abu Ghraib prison Tuesday, ahead of this week's Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. None of those released was guilty of violent crimes.
And the U.S. military reported the death of another service member. The soldier, killed Monday, was the 93rd American killed in Iraq last month, making it the second deadliest month this year for American forces in Iraq.
Some information for this report provided by AP and Reuters.
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2 Top Palestinian Militants Killed in Israeli Airstrike in Gaza
By VOA News
01 November 2005
Wreckage of car in which Hassan Madhoun and Fawzi Abu Kara were travelling in Gaza
Two top Palestinian militant leaders have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip.
Authorities say Hassan Madhoun, a senior member of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, and top Hamas militant Fawzi Abu Kara were killed Tuesday, when an Israeli missile hit their car near the Jabalya refugee camp. The Palestinian Authority says at least nine bystanders were wounded.
A short while after the attack, spokesmen for Hamas and al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades vowed to retaliate.
Israel says the al-Aqsa militant was wanted in connection with a 2004 bombing that killed 10 people in the Israeli port of Ashdod.
Israel has carried out numerous strikes in Gaza since a Palestinian suicide bomber killed five Israelis in central Israel October 26.
Some information for this report provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.
2 Top Palestinian Militants Killed in Israeli Airstrike in Gaza
By VOA News
01 November 2005
Wreckage of car in which Hassan Madhoun and Fawzi Abu Kara were travelling in Gaza
Two top Palestinian militant leaders have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip.
Authorities say Hassan Madhoun, a senior member of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, and top Hamas militant Fawzi Abu Kara were killed Tuesday, when an Israeli missile hit their car near the Jabalya refugee camp. The Palestinian Authority says at least nine bystanders were wounded.
A short while after the attack, spokesmen for Hamas and al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades vowed to retaliate.
Israel says the al-Aqsa militant was wanted in connection with a 2004 bombing that killed 10 people in the Israeli port of Ashdod.
Israel has carried out numerous strikes in Gaza since a Palestinian suicide bomber killed five Israelis in central Israel October 26.
Some information for this report provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.
Death Sentence Possible for US Soldier Guardian Unlimited
A US soldier could face the death penalty after an Army probe recommended Tuesday he be court-martialed in the Iraq war's first case of alleged ``fragging,'' slang for the murder of superior officers.
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The evidence of the previous night's trouble is clear to see on the Bosquets estate. Among the cars parked outside one block of flats are two burnt-out vehicles and small piles of debris.
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Israel approves Rafah border deal Aljazeera.com
Israel’s security cabinet approved on Tuesday a deal with Egypt to re-open the Rafah border crossing to the Gaza Strip, BBC reported.
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Israel’s security cabinet approved on Tuesday a deal with Egypt to re-open the Rafah border crossing to the Gaza Strip, BBC reported.
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's new cabinet provides some clues as to who the front-runners are to replace the popular premier when he steps down in September next year.
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Putin's 'chamber': a parallel parliament?
Famous Russians are being tasked with representing the public interest
in supervising government. By Fred Weir
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Famous Russians are being tasked with representing the public interest
in supervising government. By Fred Weir
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Thailand takes lead in global tobacco fight
Retailer 7-Eleven has resisted the removal of display cases behind its
counters and has challenged the regulation. By Simon Montlake
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Retailer 7-Eleven has resisted the removal of display cases behind its
counters and has challenged the regulation. By Simon Montlake
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How long will UN unanimity last?
The recent vote disguises considerable differences of approach among
key players. By Peter Ford
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The recent vote disguises considerable differences of approach among
key players. By Peter Ford
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Syrian regime faces tough choices
International pressure could force Assad to choose between sanctions or
gutting his regime. By Nicholas Blanford and Rhonda Roumani
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International pressure could force Assad to choose between sanctions or
gutting his regime. By Nicholas Blanford and Rhonda Roumani
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Shiite power struggle simmers in Najaf
In Iraq's Shiite heartland, tensions remain high between Moqtada al
Sadr and Iraq's ruling party SCIRI. By Jill Carroll
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In Iraq's Shiite heartland, tensions remain high between Moqtada al
Sadr and Iraq's ruling party SCIRI. By Jill Carroll
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Righting Rangoon
The US and UN can, with China's help, intervene in Burma to end the
long suppression. The Monitor's View
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The US and UN can, with China's help, intervene in Burma to end the
long suppression. The Monitor's View
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US, Japan Boost BMD Partnership
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Washington (UPI) Nov 01, 2005 - Top-level U.S. and Japanese officials have agreed to boost their information-sharing on ballistic missile defense.
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Washington (UPI) Nov 01, 2005 - Top-level U.S. and Japanese officials have agreed to boost their information-sharing on ballistic missile defense.
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