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Stories from 2004-02-27

An Ever More Dangerous Dependency

Nikolas Busse | Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung | February 27, 2004

"The planned abandonment of nuclear energy will worsen the problem, which is why people like Umbach believe it is time for Germany to link energy and security policy. The United States did this quite a while ago, diversifying imports so that the United States today is less dependent on individual supplier countries." [more]

Controversial South African Anti-Terrorism Bill Withdrawn

STAFF | afrol News | February 27, 2004

"The anti-terrorism bill, designed as a reaction to the increased terrorism activity worldwide, had caused massive concern among South Africa's human and civil rights groups, including the country's trade union and several ANC members. Given its unclear definition of "terrorism", the groups feared the law could be used against peaceful activism, dissidents and protesters." [more]

Transcript: Iran's Rafsanjani Says All Terrorists Created by 'US Money, Policy, and Support'

Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani | World News Connection | February 27, 2004

"Second Friday prayer sermon by Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Head of the Expediency Council, in Tehran." [more]

Two Dead, 16 Injured as Chavez Foes, Backers Rally Outside G15 Summit in Venezuela

STAFF | Agence France-Presse | February 27, 2004

"Mugabe told the opening it was time to rediscover the spirit of the founders the G15 and that developing countries were threatened by arrogant leaders of the industrialized world." [more]

U.N. Spying and Evasions of American Journalism

Norman Solomon | Media Monitors Network | February 27, 2004

"For 51 weeks -- from the day that the Observer newspaper in London broke the news about spying at the United Nations until the moment that British prosecutors dropped charges against Gun on Wednesday -- major news outlets in the United States almost completely ignored the story." [more]

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