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...says an anticorruption commission, which he refers to as his "baby," is making inroads against one of the country's most pervasive problems. "It's impossible to fence off the two-thirds of the country that has diamonds," he says, while insisting that efforts to stem the gems' flow have been effective. The precious minerals, says Kabbah, are not the only thing of value that Sierra Leone can offer for export. Like some 70% of Sierra Leoneans, he is a Muslim. But unlike nearby Nigeria, riven by sectarian violence, "in Sierra Leone there is no religious bigotry," Kabbah says. "This...
...while appeals for donations of blood, food and clothing were broadcast over radio and television. Military rescue vehicles took up positions throughout the city. The residents of Prague were at war with the elements, as a week of heavy rains swelled the Vltava River to 35 times its average flow, swamping the metro system, collapsing apartment buildings, engulfing roads and bridges and displacing some 50,000 people. It was the worst flood to hit Prague in more than a century. But as the waters receded at week's end, the city could claim a major victory. Thanks to a hastily...
...enjoyed much closer ties with Clinton Administration regulators than was generally known. Long before Cheney's task force met with Enron officials and included their ideas in Bush's energy plan, Clinton's energy team was doing much the same thing. Drafting a 1995 plan to help facilitate cash flow and credit for energy producers, it asked for Enron's input-and listened. The staff was directed to "rework the proposal to take into account the specific comments and suggestions you made," Clinton Deputy Energy Secretary Bill White wrote an Enron official...
...members of the Mujahedin-e Khalq wanted by Iran for some of that country's Shahob-3 missiles, which could hit Israel, and a guarantee of Iranian humanitarian aid in the event of an American attack. Tehran declined the swap, but agreed to aid that might stem the expected flow of Iraqi refugees...
...some U.S. officials say the Saudis have shown less enthusiasm for American efforts to choke off the huge sums of Saudi money that flow to terrorist organizations, including al-Qaeda, Hamas and Islamic Jihad. The regime waited until March to put into place new measures that crack down on money laundering and require Saudi-based charities to disclose where their money is going. "There are things we want that they're not ready to exchange yet," says a U.S. diplomat in the region...