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More sinister are signs of death squads charged with eliminating potential opponents and former Baathists. U.S. intelligence sources confirm that early targets included former members of the Iran section of Saddam's intelligence services. In southern cities, Thar-Allah (Vengeance of God) is one of a number of militant groups suspected of assassinations. U.S. commanders in Baghdad and in eastern provinces say similar cells operate in their sectors. The chief of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service, General Mohammed Abdullah al-Shahwani, has publicly accused Iranian-backed cells of hunting down and killing his officers. In October he blamed agents...
...fall term,” Bush said at the announcement. “The Senate is well along in the process of considering Judge Roberts' qualifications. They know his record and his fidelity to the law. I'm confident that the Senate can complete hearings and confirm him as chief justice within a month...
Although the application will require students to confirm that they are on campus by using a computer on the Harvard network, Registrar officials acknowledge that crafty students may still be able to circumvent this system to extend their vacations well into late-September...
...Several mosques were firebombed or had their windows smashed; there were incidents of abuse, threats and assaults. A 48-year-old Muslim man, Kamal Raza Butt, died, allegedly after being set upon by a mixedrace gang of youths in Nottingham. For the friends of Tanweer, such actions may just confirm their diagnosis of the ills of Western society. The boys on the street may be bewildered by his actions, but they are not slow to speculate what motivated him. One young man in Beeston thought that the roots of Tanweer's rage lay in "the persecution of Muslims worldwide...
...Studies published last week showed that the virus is now circulating in migratory birds in western China. Could these birds spread the virus? The findings certainly confirm that the virus is very unstable. Migratory birds used to be regarded as reasonably resistant to the virus, but now we find that's not the case. We cannot rule out the possibility that these birds will carry it to other areas. The most important thing is to test more samples from animals and humans in the area, so that we know how far the virus has spread...