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Israel Arrests 250 Palestinians

STAFF | United Press International | June 25, 2003

"Palestinian sources have acknowledged 70 of the 250 arrested were members of the Islamic resistance group Hamas but questioned why a large number of minors and university students were detained." [more]

Analysis: Pressure Mounts on Nuclear Iran

William M. Reilly | United Press International | June 16, 2003

"Diplomats at the United Nations see the latest International Atomic Energy Agency annual report seeking Iran's cooperation on nuclear plant inspections as yet another sign of mounting pressure on Tehran." [more]

UK Dossier on Iraq Weapons 'Unreliable'

Al Webb | United Press International | May 29, 2003

"An unidentified expert in Britain's intelligence network told the BBC the 50-page document contained unreliable information and was 'transformed' on instructions from Blair's office in the week before its release last September, to make it 'sexier.'" [more]

US Extends Registration Deadline

Anwar Iqbal | United Press International | January 16, 2003

"The U.S. government Thursday decided to give a second chance to thousands of immigrants from 18 mainly Muslim countries who have yet to register with the Immigration and Naturalization Service." [more]

Lawsuit Filed Against Ashcroft, INS

Anwar Iqbal | United Press International | December 24, 2002

"Several Muslims civil liberties groups Monday filed a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and the Immigration and Naturalization Service for what they say were unlawful arrests of hundreds of Muslims, because the government did not obtain the necessary warrants." [more]

US Urged to Review Muslim Policy

Anwar Iqbal | United Press International | December 20, 2002

" 'Los Angles and Orange County are a disaster area. It's a combination of long lines, and the INS zeal. It's clear that the INS is applying the rules and laws with a strictness that is uncommon is other parts of the country.' " [more]

Iraq's Parliament Recommends Rejection of UN Resolution

STAFF | United Press International | November 11, 2002

"Iraq's Parliament on Monday recommended the rejection of last week's U.N. Security Council" [more]

List of US Military Personnel Killed In Terror War

STAFF | United Press International | August 18, 2002

"List of U.S. military personnel killed in Operation Enduring Freedom (as of Aug. 18)" [more]

Claim of FARCñal Qaeda Link Rescinded

P. Mitchell Prothero | United Press International | August 9, 2002

" 'There doesn't seem to be any evidence of FARC going to Afghanistan to train,' a U.S. intelligence official said. 'We have never briefed anyone on that and frankly, I doubt anyone has ever alleged that in a briefing to the State Department or anyone else.' " [more]

Perle's War Fever

Nicholas M. Horrock | United Press International | August 1, 2002

"Can the president start a war by himself, the naive ask, without Congress or a vote or anything? They wave away that question. Bush is up for the job, they say, having made his bones in ordering the invasion of Afghanistan. This is a worldwide war on terrorism it's got different rules than all those old 20th Century wars." [more]

Analysis: Private Armies

Sam Vaknin | United Press International | July 17, 2002

"More than 5 million soldiers were let go all over the world between 1987-1994, according to Henry Sanchez of Rutgers University. Professional soldiers, suddenly unemployed in a hostile civilian environment, resorted to mercenariship." [more]

Analysis: Hamas History Tied to Israel

Richard Sale | United Press International | June 18, 2002

"According to ICT papers, Hamas was legally registered in Israel in 1978 by Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, the movement's spiritual leader, as an Islamic Association by the name Al-Mujamma al Islami, which widened its base of supporters and sympathizers by religious propaganda and social work." [more]

US Embassy in Kabul May Be Attacked

Pamela Hess | United Press International | June 6, 2002

"U.S. military officials believe an attack on the American Embassy in Kabul is being planned for the day after the end of the loya jirga, the Afghan tribal council that is supposed to determine the country's political future later this month." [more]

US Report Refutes Israeli Terror Claims

Eli J. Lake | United Press International | May 15, 2002

After weeks of equivocation, the U.S. government has quietly released to Congress a report refuting the Israeli claim that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was directly implicated in the funding and planning of attacks against Israeli civilians. [more]

South Asia war could be biggest since WWII

Martin Sieff | United Press International | December 28, 2001

"As the two gigantic nations, the second and sixth most populous in the world, ominously gear up for what could be an enormous war, the capabilities
and resilience of both of them are vastly underestimated in the outside world." [more]

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