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...five Israelis died in some of the bloodiest fighting of the four-year-old intifadeh, as Israeli tanks rolled into northern Gaza and troops sought to create a buffer zone along the border. Palestinian militant group Hamas said it would continue its rocket attacks. Oil on Troubled Waters NIGERIA A truce between the government and Niger Delta rebels calmed fears of regional unrest that had helped send oil prices spiraling to more than $50 per bbl. The Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force said it would disarm after the government agreed to discuss its demands for greater regional autonomy...
Spaceman Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson has been even busier than usual. After wading into the U.S. online music market last week with Virgin Digital, Branson hailed plans for an early 2005 launch of Virgin Nigeria, an airline for which his Virgin Atlantic carrier will pay $24.5 million for a 49% share. He also found time to christen Virgin Galactic, the world's first space-tourism operator, whose...
CHINEDUM ONWUCHEKWA Nsukka, Nigeria...
...should judge a President by evaluating what he has done in the past and also how he perceives the future. I admire a President who would oust a notorious dictator - not because voters approved of it but because it was a worthy act. I admire Bush. Chinedum Onwuchekwa Nsukka, Nigeria Bush is praised for being brave and decisive, but why, when bravery and snap decisions based on trumped-up evidence have proved disastrously wrong? Neither the U.S., in its long-term interests, nor the world can afford another four years of Bush and his unilateralism. Michael Kromberg Kongsberg, Norway President...
...When I read about the regeneration, development, changes and specialties of the cities in your stories, I discovered that the people who successfully transformed the unheralded places you described used their heads to combat complacency. What a great way to use the human mind. Mamora Olusegun Victor Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria Follow the Money The ratio of eyewitnesses who support John Kerry's Vietnam War record to those who do not can only be described as overwhelming. Yet your Notebook report "Kerry in Combat: Setting the Record Straight" [Aug. 30] allowed baseless accusations to be elevated to charges worthy of serious...