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Stories from 2003-09-25

27 Israeli Reserve Pilots Refuse to Bomb Civilian Areas

Greg Myre | New York Times | September 25, 2003

" 'We refuse to participate in air force attacks on civilian populations,' said the letter, which was sent to the head of the air force, Maj. Gen. Dan Halutz. 'We refuse to continue harming innocent civilians.' " [more]

Congress Hides Pentagon Spying Project in Other Agencies

Michael J. Sniffen | Associated Press | September 25, 2003

"The U.S. House of Representatives–Senate conference report on the bill and comments by Senate aides indicated the conferees moved some of the TIA software research and tools to other government agencies for use in gathering foreign intelligence — information about the intentions, plans and capabilities of foreign governments or groups." [more]

Elections Chief Tightens Vote Security

Keith Ervin | Seattle Times | September 25, 2003

"Critics of high-tech voting have questioned the propriety of Diebold Chief Executive Walden O'Dell's role as a prominent fund-raiser in President Bush's re-election campaign. O'Dell, whose company is marketing voting machines to its home state of Ohio, wrote to campaign contributors last month that he is 'committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year.' " [more]

Report Raises Electronic Vote Security Issues

John Schwartz | New York Times | September 25, 2003

"Electronic voting machine technology used nationwide is 'at high risk of compromise' because of software flaws that could make them vulnerable to computer hackers and voting fraud." [more]

US Remains Leader in Global Arms Sales

Thom Shanker | New York Times | September 25, 2003

"The United States was the leader in total worldwide sales in 2002, with about $13.3 billion, or 45.5 percent of global conventional weapons deals, a rise from $12.1 billion in 2001. Of that, $8.6 billion was to developing nations, or about 48.6 percent of conventional arms deals concluded with developing nations last year." [more]

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