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Stories from 2003-07-03

$25m Offered by US for Capture of Hussein

Jim Krane | Associated Press | July 3, 2003

"The reward for Saddam matches the $25 million that Washington is offering for its other top fugitive: Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaida leader missing since U.S. forces helped dislodge the Taliban regime in Afghanistan." [more]

'Soft Walls' Could Keep Hijacked Planes at Bay

Anil Ananthaswamy | New Scientist | July 3, 2003

"If a plane was flying with a no-fly-zone to the left, and the pilot started banking left to enter the zone, the avionics would counter by banking right. Lee's system, called 'soft walls', would first gently resist the pilot, and then become increasingly forceful until it prevailed." [more]

MIT to Provide Google-Type Gov't Site

Justin Pope | Associated Press | July 3, 2003

Government Information Awareness "hopes to create a self-sustaining community where, as occurs with popular Web sites eBay and Google, the users keep it running and credible." [more]

Monitors to Track Civilian Deaths

Duncan Campbell | Guardian | July 3, 2003

"Operating under the auspices of the American anti-war coalition, United for Peace and Justice, the group intends to publish details of contracts obtained by corporations such as Halliburton and Bechtel and act as a clearing-house for information on allegations of civil rights abuses." [more]

US Planning for Intervention in Liberia

Pauline Jelinek | Associated Press | July 3, 2003

"Bush said he would not be rushed into making a decision before he leaves Monday evening for a five-country African tour. He called anew on President Charles Taylor to resign and leave the country, steps that U.S. officials have hinted are a condition for dispatching American troops." [more]

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