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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 2003
Page
3
Former Ugandan leader Idi Amin, exiled in Saudi Arabia, was in a coma and deteriorating on Monday after a brief stabilization. He was on a respirator and admitted Friday for high blood pressure, according to a hospital official.
A Florida grand jury indicted 19 people including Michael Carlow on charges of racketeering conspiracy and other drug fraud offenses tied to selling diluted or fake cancer and AIDS medications such as Neupogen Gammagard and Epogen.
Police in Saudi Arabia arrested 16 terror suspects over a four day sweep that unearthed a hidden underground arsenal. Authorities claimed trucks and vehicles were poised to carry explosives to attack vital installations while also recovering 20 tons of bomb making materials and weapons.
Heavy mortar fire pounds Monrovia as government and rebel forces clash over Charles Taylor's last stronghold. Dozens die and hundreds are injured while U S Marines secure the U S Embassy. Officials urge international troops and evacuations.
Insurgents used remote controlled roadside bombs in northern Baghdad killing a U S soldier and his Iraqi translator as U S forces pursue a plan to form an Iraqi civil defense force of about 7 000 volunteers to patrol with coalition troops. The attack wounded three other soldiers and wrecked two Humvees. General Abizaid announced the militiaman plan during his Iraq visit while Deputy Defense Secretary Wolfowitz warned that U S aid cannot fix all economic troubles immediately.
President Bush at his Crawford Texas ranch urged global partners to join in stabilizing Iraq as coalition forces face attacks. He blamed Syria and Iran for harboring terrorists and said those who support terror will be held accountable.
Four members of the West Virginia Army National Guard aviation unit will co-pilot the flight that brings Jessica Lynch home from Walter Reed. Lynch, recovering from injuries, travels with her parents and cousin Dan Little, a Parkersburg guard member, on a 210 mile two to three hour trip to Elizabeth.
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