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Stories from 2004-03-15

'Enemy Combatants' Cases Toss Out American Rule of Law

Nat Hentoff | Chicago Sun-Times | March 15, 2004

"I recommend that the Supreme Court justices read Brent Kendall's report in the Feb. 13 Los Angeles Daily Journal about what actually happened when federal public defender Frank Dunham finally met Hamdi, whom he had never seen before. Dunham 'found himself in an interview room not only with Hamdi, but with a naval commander who was there to observe their conversation.'" [more]

Cell Phones Jury-Rigged to Detonate Bombs

Lou Dolinar | Newsday | March 15, 2004

"The jamming concept originated in Israel in the early '90s and is currently used by U.S. troops in Iraq. The United States has tested an air-dropped cell-phone jammer, WolfPack, that can knock out all cell-phone traffic in a combat zone." [more]

Guns For Hire Thrive in Africa

Abraham McLaughlin | Christian Science Monitor | March 15, 2004

"But oil is just one reason for West Africa's growing demand for guns for hire. The US, for instance, is now more engaged in West Africa. But with troops tied down in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere, it's increasingly hiring private security firms to represent it." [more]

S. Korean Netizens Circulating Information on Lawmakers Who Supported Impeachment

STAFF | Chosun Ilbo | March 15, 2004

"The lists were previously made public by the media, but Internet users have been adding additional information, such as party affiliations, electoral districts, phone numbers, fax numbers, pictures and e-mail addresses, and uploading them onto bulletin boards and weblogs." [more]

U.S. Harbored Terrorists to Bolster Its Case

Matt Bivens | Moscow Times | March 15, 2004

"... it was a tad misleading to demand Hussein's ouster on grounds that he 'harbors a deadly terrorist network' -- when it was not Hussein, but a Taliban-like crowd of Islamic radicals in the U.S. Air Force-protected north, doing the harboring." [more]

U.S. Troops May Have Clashed With Iranians at Border

Gerry J. Gilmore | American Forces Press Service | March 15, 2004

"Kimmitt reported the past week has seen an average of 21 daily engagements against coalition military forces, four attacks daily against Iraqi security forces, and just over three attacks daily against Iraqi civilian targets. / Over past 24 hours, Kimmitt continued, coalition forces in Iraq conducted 1,448 patrols, 15 offensive operations and seven raids. They captured 52 anti- coalition suspects and released seven detainees." [more]

War on Terror: US Forces in Tanzania

Kevin J. Kelley | East African | March 15, 2004

"At his briefing in Washington on March 8, Gen Wald acknowledged US interest in establishing 'forward operation locations' in sub-Saharan Africa for American military forces. The facilities would not amount to full-scale bases but would instead serve as refuelling and equipment-storage points." [more]

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