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...speculates that the decision not to release a videotape may reflect a desire to conceal the deterioration of his physical condition. And if bin Laden's voice sounded more muted than in his last message, in December 2004, so did his rhetoric. He warned of forthcoming attacks on U.S. soil but didn't convey a sense of immediacy. "They are in the planning stages, and you will see them in the heart of your land as soon as the planning is complete," he said. He floated the idea of a cessation of hostilities with America if the U.S. withdraws troops...
...Bush administration?s dogged insistence that we?re fighting them ?over there? so we don?t have to fight them here at home. Certainly, my Republican family members like to remind me that, whatever I think of the Iraq war, there hasn?t been an attack on U.S. soil since we went marching into Tikrit...
...however, all too aware that much of the country does not share my concerns. Polls indicate that only about a quarter of us remain significantly concerned about the possibility of a major attack on American soil. Around 40 percent say they?re ?somewhat concerned,? while the rest are concerned either ?not much? or ?not at all.? And when it comes to personal investment in the issue, the numbers sink even lower, with less than 10 percent seriously concerned that they personally will fall victim to an attack, versus around a third of those with not a lick of concern...
...audiotape broadcast Thursday on al-Jazeera is the Qaeda leader's first direct communication with his public in a little over a year. The voice on the tape, which the CIA has confirmed is Bin Laden's, addresses himself to the United States, warning that new attacks on U.S. soil are "in the planning stages," but offers a truce predicated on U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan. "It is obvious now that Bush has been misleading the people," says the voice on the tape. "It is better for you not to fight the Muslims on their territory and we offer...
...SINALTRAINAL, among other trade unions, Coca-Cola’s bottlers in Colombia have used paramilitary groups in the country to kill at least eight union leaders since 1989. In India, different groups of activists in rural communities have accused Coke of depleting groundwater in drought regions and polluting soil and groundwater in these areas, as well as distributing heavy-metal laced bio-solids to farmers in the area. Also, they claimed that Coke did not install adequate systems to filter pesticides out of the groundwater used to manufacture Coca-Cola products.In response to these allegations, the University of Michigan...