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Stories from 2002-07-02

Afghan Officials Criticize US for Civilian Deaths

Pamela Constable | Washington Post | July 2, 2002

"Saying 'stronger measures' and 'further explanations' were needed to prevent the U.S.-led effort to hunt down al Qaeda and Taliban fugives from killing civilians, Foreign Minister Abdullah said: 'This situation has to come to an end. Mistakes can take place ... but our people should be assured every measure has been taken to avoid such incidents.' " [more]

Government Wants Evidence in Sept. 11 Case Kept Secret

Fred Thys | Boston University Radio | July 2, 2002

"Documents obtained by WBUR show that one of the September 11th hijackers flew to Amsterdam, Oslo, and Cairo in the months prior to the hijackings. The documents are among the evidence that federal prosecutors have tried to prevent from being handed over to a New Hampshire widow in her lawsuit against United Airlines." [more]

Key Questions Over Afghan Deaths

Charles Aldinger | Reuters | July 2, 2002

"Preliminary reports indicate that heavy cannon fire from a U.S. AC-130 warplane and not an errant 2,000-lb bomb dropped by a U.S. B-52 bomber may have torn into an Afghan wedding party, killing and maiming perhaps dozens of people, defense officials said on Tuesday." [more]

Terror and Just Response

Noam Chomsky | Z Magazine | July 2, 2002

Chomsky analyzes the moral problematic of fighting terrorism for U.S. leaders because of the less than stellar human rights records that the U.S. and its client states have. An insightful analysis of U.S. media coverage of the war on terrorism relates the U.S. political and intellectual culture to this crusade. [more]

US Convoy Fired on Near Kandahar

STAFF | Associated Press | July 2, 2002

"Col. Roger King said the Americans had been visiting the hospital where victims of a U.S. air attack Monday were undergoing treatment when their vehicles came under fire about 1.5 miles outside the city. One soldier was shot in the foot and is undergoing treatment at a clinic at the U.S. base at Kandahar airport, King said." [more]

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