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...standards and habits of much of British journalism. "Parts of our media see it as their job to undermine politicians and the democratic process," Campbell told Time last week. "They seem to think we [in government] get up in the morning thinking, 'How can we destroy the country and pull the wool over the media's eyes?' They think they're better than politicians and that people in politics are all liars. I think that's very dangerous." Campbell speaks with the zeal of a convert; he's a former tabloid reporter who jumped officially to the Labour Party after...
...what happened to these weapons in the intervening 12 years, I see only three possibilities: 1) they have been very well hidden in the California-size country, 2) they have been secretly moved out of Iraq into another country, or 3) Saddam voluntarily chose to destroy the wmd without maintaining any record or evidence of their destruction. For those who believe that No. 3 is the correct explanation, I would offer them a magnificent bridge over the Rhine at a bargain price. Marvin Clark Frankfurt
...litigation ends, right? What has been the highlight of your business career to date? The takeover of the [Cukurova Electricity company] in 1993. It was the first and only hostile takeover in Turkish history. What impact have the recent legal penalties had on your business? Their aim was to destroy our business reputation and they were successful at it. How has the freeze on your international assets, including Swiss bank accounts and Park Avenue apartments, affected you? The assets frozen would not be enough to cover [Motorola's] legal fees. Besides, 99% of our assets are in Turkey. Ninety-nine...
...family in U.S. Federal Court, accusing them of perpetrating an elaborate scam. Cem Uzan denies charges of fraud and racketeering in the Motorola case and called the Turkish government's actions a disgrace that he would contest in the European Court of Human Rights. "Erdogan's aim is to destroy our wealth. He believes that [the Youth Party] could not succeed without my funding," he says. "He wants to ban me from political life." Uzan even claims he feels his life is in danger because of political enemies. Adjusting his spotless white cuffs, he says: "What happened to freedom...
...central command inside Afghanistan. CIA officials concede they did not penetrate leader Osama bin Laden?s inner circle, where knowledge of the 9/11 plot was confined. But they insist that they had many well-placed midlevel sources. That intelligence, they say, enabled their paramilitary units to search out and destroy al-Qaeda camps and safe houses once President Bush ordered the invasion of Afghanistan...