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...There is no evidence that Seoul is trying to go nuclear, but the revelation couldn't have come at a more awkward time. "This incident is extremely unhelpful and damaging," says a Western diplomat in Vienna. He says Seoul must be dealt with sternly or countries like North Korea and Iran might reasonably object that they've been unfairly vilified for developing their own nuclear programs. Not surprisingly, Seoul is in serious spin mode. Across the DMZ, North Korea's Kim Jong Il must be enjoying a quiet chuckle at its expense...
...Health Organization warned of the threat of a polio epidemic as the virus returned to two countries where it had previously been eradicated. Guinea and Mali brought to 12 the total of formerly polio-free nations that have seen new cases of the disease since January 2003. The outbreak dealt a blow to the WHO's goal of eradicating polio worldwide by the end of 2004. Stormy Season TAIWAN Rescuers searched for survivors and evacuated residents threatened by mudslides in the wake of Typhoon Aere, which reportedly killed 30 people as it swept across the island. The storm had earlier...
...took over, and he said: 'If I have to shoot 200,000 students to save China from another 100 years of disorder, so be it.'" LEE KUAN YEW, Singapore's elder statesman, recalling how former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, who would have turned 100 on Sunday, dealt with the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests...
...Atta visited the INS in May 2001 looking for a visa extension for one of his companions, but ended up with the INS discovering Atta himself had improperly received an eight-month visa, until Sept. 8, 2001, that was then rolled back to July 9. INS personnel who dealt with the Atta group then could not identify one of the men with him. But the ?Terrorist Travel? staff monograph released yesterday said that, based on other evidence, the commission believes that fellow hijacker Ziad Jarrah ?may have been? with Atta...
...More significant is that an INS officer who dealt with the group said she was ?75 percent sure? that one of Atta?s companions - ?a great looking kid,? as she described him - was Shukrijumah, based on the photos released along with his ?wanted? notice after September 11. The APB for Shukrijumah has been renewed this year, with Attorney General John Ashcroft calling attention to him in a press conference in May and officials sounding the alarm again in connection with the recent "Orange Alert" for sites in New york, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. There is a particular alert...