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National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States - July 10, 2003

08 Jul 03 The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (also known as the 9-11 Commission), an independent, bipartisan commission created by congressional legislation and the signature of President George W. Bush in late 2002, is chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. The Commission is also mandated to provide...
http://www.9-11commission.gov/

A Diplomat's Undiplomatic Truth: They Lied - July 9, 2003

by Robert Scheer 08 Jul 03 They may have finally found the smoking gun that nails the culprit responsible for the Iraq war. Unfortunately, the incriminating evidence wasn't left in one of Saddam Hussein's palaces but rather in Vice President Dick Cheney's office. Former Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson publicly revealed over the weekend that he was the mysterious envoy whom the CIA, under pressure from Cheney, sent to Niger to investigate a document - now known to be a crude forgery -...
http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?ItemID=15270

The Civilian Toll Is Rising in Aceh - July 5, 2003

by Step Vaessen 03 Jul 03 The Indonesian military is claiming it now has control over the whole of Aceh province - six weeks after the battle started to crush the rebels. But Jakarta insists the war on the GAM separatists will continue. With many of the rebels now hiding in the hills, more and more civilians are getting caught up in the violence. Radio Netherlands
http://www.rnw.nl/hotspots/html/aceh030703.html

Liberia: No Immunity for Taylor - July 4, 2003

03 Jul 03 If U.S. troops are sent to Liberia, they should not make any deals that involve a withdrawal of the indictment of President Charles Taylor by the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Human Rights Watch said today... The Special Court for Sierra Leone recently indicted Taylor as one of those 'bearing the greatest responsibility' for war crimes (including murder and taking hostages); crimes against humanity (rape, murder, extermination, sexual slavery); and other serious violations of...
http://www.hrw.org/press/2003/07/liberia070303.htm

In the Land of Guantanamo - July 4, 2003

by Ted Conover 29 Jun 03 In the Land of Guantanamo: A surreal society has emerged at the tip of Cuba in which rules are the only common language and prisoners and guards alike feel marooned. The New York Times Magazine
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/29/magazine/29GUANTANAMO.html

West Africa's Wars: A Region in Flames - July 4, 2003

03 Jul 03 ABIDJAN, FREETOWN AND MONROVIA. Taken as a whole, West Africa's crisis is one of the world's worst. The regional war has claimed perhaps half a million lives, and continues to blight millions more. This is why it is not only hysterical crowds outside the American embassy who are begging Mr Bush to send troops. France, Britain and the UN are demanding the same. The Economist
http://www.economist.com/world/africa/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1893195