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Stories from 2004-02-25

Border Issues Ruffle Relations Among Central Asian States

Kambiz Arman | EurasiaNet | February 25, 2004

"Kyrgyz politicians bristle over what they characterize as Uzbekistan’s desire to act as the 'elder brother' in Central Asia. 'Official documents draw one picture and reality draws a completely different one,' Kyrgyz MP Oksana Malevanaya complained in an interview with the Bishkek newspaper Obshestvennii Rating." [more]

Britain Drops Charges in Leak of U.S. Memo

Patrick E. Tyler | New York Times | February 25, 2004

"Ms. Gun's arrest last March and her assertion that she had acted out of conscience to expose what she regarded as an attempt by the United States to undermine the debate at the United Nations, has attracted broad attention." [more]

Haiti's Lawyer: US Is Arming Anti-Aristide Paramilitaries, Calls For UN Peacekeepers

Amy Goodman and Jeremy Scahill | Democracy Now! | February 25, 2004

"'There's enough indications from our point of view, at least from my point of view, that the United States certainly knew what was coming about two weeks before this military operation started,' Kurzban said. 'The United States made contingency plans for Guantanamo.'" [more]

Israeli Troops Seize Millions in Raids on Palestinian Banks

STAFF | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | February 25, 2004

"Seventeen Palestinians were reported injured as Israeli soldiers fired tear gas and rubber-coated steel pellets to disperse dozens of stone throwers during the raids. Three Palestinians were said to be in critical condition." [more]

New Gabon Oil Production Contract Signed

STAFF | afrol News | February 25, 2004

"DiamondWorks and its subsidiary Gulfofguinea already concentrate their investments in Africa. The Canadian company is active in mining and mineral and oil exploration in Sierra Leone, Angola, Central African Republic, Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Congo Brazzaville, Congo Kinshasa, Nigeria and São Tomé." [more]

Nuclear Watchdog Chief: Extent of Israeli Nuclear Program ''Unknown''

STAFF | Al Bawaba | February 25, 2004

"'...I can't give a precise viewpoint regarding it because we don't do any inspections in Israel,' ElBaradei told Dubai-based Al Arabiya television when asked about the extent of Israel's nuclear weapons program." [more]

Senators' Stocks Beat the Market by 12 Percent

STAFF | Financial Times | February 25, 2004

"Most stocks bought by senators had shown little movement before the purchase. But after the stock was bought, it outperformed the market by 28.6 per cent on average in the following calender year." [more]

The Grey Album Goes Gold

STAFF | P2PNet | February 25, 2004

"It all started when EMI began shouting the odds about DJ Danger Mouse's Grey Album, a mix compiled from Jay-Z's Black Album and The Beatles' White Album and which started showing up all over the Net, as well as offline." [more]

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