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Stories from 2004-02-02

Foreign Banks Given Iraqi Permits

STAFF | British Broadcasting Corporation | February 2, 2004

"Coalition authorities have welcomed the Iraqi Central Bank's decision to liberalise interest rates and allow foreign banks back into the country." [more]

Israel Exposes Horror of Bus Bombing on Web

Molly Moore | Washington Post | February 2, 2004

"The decision to put the graphic five-minute, 38-second video on the Israeli Foreign Ministry Web site just hours after the Thursday morning explosion, which killed 11 people and the bomber, has unleashed an emotional public debate. Many Israelis are weary of a conflict that has turned buses, cafes and streets into targets and are increasingly frustrated with political leadership on both sides that has not stopped the violence." [more]

Kurds' Deaths Could Alter Iraq's Shape

Jeffrey Gettleman and Edward Wong | New York Times | February 2, 2004

"The attacks came just as Kurdish leaders were embroiled in negotiations over how much independence the Kurdish region would be allowed and how the two leading Kurdish parties, whose offices were bombed during holiday receptions, would share power. The deaths of important officials could change the balance of political viewpoints in each party." [more]

Pursuing the Millennium: Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel

David Hirst | Nation | February 2, 2004

"Fundamentalists come in a multitude of sects [...] but all are agreed on this basic eschatological truth: It is upon the coming of the Messiah that the Jewish Kingdom will arise, and the twice-destroyed Temple will be reconstructed on the site where the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa mosques now stand." [more]

US, China on Collision Course Over Oil

Gal Luft | Los Angeles Times | February 2, 2004

"The U.S. should embark on a frank dialogue with China, conveying to the Chinese the mutual benefits of circumventing oil and offering any assistance required to curb China's growing appetite for it." [more]

Analysis: Website of the Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh

STAFF | World News Connection | February 2, 2004

"The Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh is a fundamentalist Islamist political party seeking to establish an Islamic state (Khilafat) in Bangladesh and in other Muslim countries through the adoption of Islamic (Shariah) law." [more]

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