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...Russian government alone lists up to 200 terrorist organizations it believes may be trying to obtain nuclear material. In Istanbul last month, Turkish undercover officers arrested two smugglers who attempted to sell them more than 2.5 lbs. of non-weapons grade uranium for $750,000. In July police in Paris raided an apartment in which three men were holding a small quantity of highly enriched uranium and plane tickets to various East European countries...
...insists that at least a few of the detainees belong to al-Qaeda. And many of those who do not belong have broken the law in troubling ways. The largest group is a ring of 22 Arab men who submitted false IDs and background information and paid bribes to obtain permits to transport hazardous materials. Law enforcement's fear: that they were part of an al-Qaeda plot to turn a chlorine or liquid-gas truck into a bomb on wheels capable of killing tens of thousands. The men turned out not to be terrorist linked. But with Osama...
...Bonn for talks on the future national government when he staged a walkout, citing a lack of Pashtun representation. One of his last acts before leaving Jalalabad had been to declare that visitors entering Afghanistan through the Khyber Pass?one of only two border crossings from Pakistan?must first obtain written permission from his office. Permission costs $100. Foreigners traveling to Jalalabad must stay in his residence. This also costs $100, or more than triple the price of the city's regular hotel. But at least his armed guards aren't shooting each other. Those of commander Hazrat...
...Ashcroft made an announcement about the Justice Department’s “Responsible Cooperators Program,” which allows immigrants faster access to U.S. visas in exchange for valuable information about terrorism. The public announcement follows a series of controversial efforts by the Justice Department to obtain information on terrorism from recent immigrants. But the program, which has been in place since 1994, is a reasonable way to assuage the fears of those who may have knowledge of terrorist activities and to encourage them to come forward...
...rhetoric regarding the initiative. While promoting the program last week, Ashcroft accentuated the link between providing essential information and becoming a United States citizen. “If the information that you provide is reliable and useful,” he said, “we will help you obtain a visa to reside in the United States and ultimately become a United States citizen.” Although citizenship can potentially follow after a visa-holder undergoes the naturalization process, the incentive of the program is not citizenship. The privileges and responsibilities of citizenship should be given through...