Army Corps of Engineers to restructure into regional centers
The Army Corps of Engineers plans a major reorganiza tion next month to boost military control over water projects and limit civilian Pentagon staff and Congressional input. Lt Gen Robert Flowers drafts eight regional centers with nine service lines handling navigation flood control recreation and environmental work. The plan lets centers solicit work and make most decisions. The State Department's visa screening CLASS system failed worldwide after a computer virus disrupted the system, blocking visa issuance. The virus compromised over 12.8 million records from FBI State and immigration and intelligence agencies including at least 78 000 suspected terrorists.
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Ward Hunt Ice Shelf Splits, Draining Arctic Lake
Scientists report the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf, the largest in the Northern Hemisphere, broke into two after long fissures. A 2000 fracture grew by 2002 to 85 yards wide with multiple cracks and a 2.4 mile square of free-floating ice. This rupture adds to evidence of climate change in the Arctic.
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Saudi security forces kill suspect tied to US terror threats
Saudi Interior Ministry says security forces killed three militants including an al Qaida linked man wanted by the FBI for possible threats against the United States in a Jizan apartment building gunfight. One officer died and two suspects were arrested during the hours long operation near King Fahd Hospital.
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World leaders clash over Iraq at U N debate
U N Secretary General Kofi Annan scolds Bush for pre emptive war while Chirac and Schroeder listen. Ahmad Chalabi seats Iraq Governing Council headlined by U S backed stance on sovereignty and UN role. Bush defends war, urges orderly power transfer, while Chirac urges immediate sovereignty handover and UN aid limited to constitution, training and elections.
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