Tape denies Saddam role as Najaf shrine tragedy unfolds
An audiotape broadcast by Al Jazeera and LBC purports to feature Saddam Hussein denying involvement in the Najaf shrine incident that killed Ayatollah Mohammad Baqir al Hakim and 124 others. The Iraqi Governing Council forms a new 25 member cabinet mirroring its ethnic and religious makeup.
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Kurdish Democratic Party
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Bahr al-Uloum
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DARPA’s High Risk High Payoff Path Through Turbulent Years
DARPA, the Pentagon’s research agency, pursues bold, risky projects and hires freewheeling talents to outpace rivals. It sponsored a Mojave Desert robot race with a $1 million prize and eyed laser tech to counter missiles while studying gecko feet. Poindexter’s Terrorism Information Awareness faced congressional opposition and was halted. his exit underscored the agency’s controversial turn as it reshapes military tech and privacy debates.
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Taliban Attack squeezes Afghan forces and disrupts road link
Suspected Taliban fighters attacked a government checkpoint in Qalat and ambushed soldiers on the main southern road to Kabul, killing at least eight and taking two prisoner. The violence followed US troops’ lethal clash in Paktika province and expands amid Operation Mountain Viper in Zabul. Afghan officials, with peacekeepers, pursue ceasefire talks as Afghan forces bolster front lines with local militias and national army units.
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North Korea dismisses U S demands as game even kids wont play
North Korea blasted U S demands to scrap its nuclear program saying the talks were biased and that the United States should first guarantee security and aid. The Foreign Ministry statement followed Beijing talks with allies and comes as Koizumi and Putin urged continued negotiations.
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