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Beyond the risks of addiction, however, officials warn that there are dangerous links between the drug business and funding for terrorism - an argument that U.S. authorities use to press European governments to crack down on drug networks. They point to the fact that the explosives used in the Madrid train bombings of 2004, which killed 191 people, were bought with hashish. "We are seeing increasing incidents of the use of drug barter for munitions in terror attacks," U.S. Drug Enforcement Administrator Karen Tandy told international law-enforcement officials at a meeting in Madrid...
...long-sought diplomatic concession: direct negotiations with Washington that could eventually lead, according to the agreement, to normalization of ties between the U.S. and North Korea. As a signal to Pyongyang that the Bush Administration means what it says about establishing diplomatic ties, Hill in a June 22 press conference in Seoul said Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was prepared to attend six-party talks in Beijing this summer. That would be the first meeting between a U.S. Secretary of State and senior North Korean officials since Madeleine Albright met with Kim in Pyongyang in late...
This morning Blair held his last press conference in Downing Street, sharing the stage with the Governor of California. Arnold Schwarzenegger had come to discuss climate change and expressed his desire to see the man he praised for his "great leadership and great friendship" put his skills to work for the benefit of the global environment. Blair refused to be drawn on his plans for the future, and prepared to leave the podium, returning only for one last quip. "My press officer said whatever else you say today, don't say 'I'll be back,'" he remarked to laughter...
There has been press speculation in Malaysia and abroad that the case may affect Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak, a friend and associate of Abdul Razak. That is not yet clear. Heir-apparent Najib has denied any involvement in the case, and no evidence whatsoever has emerged linking him with the woman's death. Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has promised that politics will not influence the outcome of the trial. But any link to such a lurid murder can't be good news for Malaysia's ruling party. The case will likely continue over the next couple months...
...Altantuya Shaariibuu last October have riveted this country of 25 million, leading some to doubt the succession hopes of the current Deputy Prime Minister. For others, the trial, which opened on June 18, will serve as a bellwether of the integrity of Malaysia's legal system and its burgeoning press. Last fall, several local journalists were detained after covering the case but were later released. Since then, the local newspapers have reported the minutiae of the case in increasingly scandalous detail...