Mumbai gunmen used advanced tech to outpace police
Attackers arriving by sea studied Mumbai with satellite images and GPS sets, while using Internet and satellite phones to coordinate. Police, underfunded and less tech-savvy, lacked walkie talkies and advanced comms, prompting fears of a widening tech gap in security.
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Christmas cheer returns to Bethlehem after years of turmoil
Bethlehem sees a tourism rebound with hotels booked through January and 1.3 million visitors expected this year, nearly double last year. Officials cite 12,000 new jobs from the boom as the city hopes locals stay and invest, while Abbas lights the Christmas tree in Manger Square.
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Palaces of Saddam Turned Into Iraqi and U.S. Spaces
U S forces quantify 89 palaces in Iraq with eight presidential ones and several sporting palaces. Saddam Hussein built 48 palaces after 1991, many now used as U S Embassy, military HQ, or potential museum sites. Basra and Tikrit palaces attract attention and lore surrounds their construction during sanctions.
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