Arlington honors CIA officer Spann as war dead buried
At Arlington National Cemetery CIA officer Johnny Micheal Spann was buried with full Marine honors as the only American killed by the enemy in Afghanistan. The service featured six Marines, a flag presentation, taps, and memorial remarks by CIA Director George Tenet. Spann, a former Marine artillery captain, was killed in Mazar-e-Sharif and is buried near Gen. Pershing’s grave, with his family attending. Other Afghanistan casualties, Green Berets, were remembered at Fort Campbell.
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Aid can't come fast enough to Afghans
In Kabul a sea of people surged toward a barred fence as the UN World Food Program distributed wheat to an estimated 1.3 million residents. Hunger, winter, and years of war drive desperate crowds at 16 sites, with women often most active, while relief agencies race to scale up amid distrust and chaos.
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Afghan interim leader vows to root out terrorists in Kandahar
Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's interim head of a UN backed government, pledges to build a new nation but first destroy terrorists. He appeals to the US to stay engaged, seeks international help to disarm factions, and says peace requires security and order as Taliban and al Qaida cells are targeted.
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Magaw Nominated to Lead New Homeland Security Role
President Bush named John Magaw to head a new Transportation Security post overseeing a federal security force for airports buses rails bridges and ports. Magaw, 66, previously ran security for George H W Bush and led the Secret Service, later directing the ATF after the Waco raid.
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Israeli missiles kill two Palestinian boys in West Bank
Israeli attack helicopters struck a Palestinian police post in northern Gaza after Palestinian mortars hit Jewish settlements. An Israeli girl was slightly wounded by a mortar. Earlier, hours before, helicopters fired at a car at a Hebron stoplight killing two boys aged 3 and 13 and wounding several.
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U S delegation scouts Somalia for potential strikes
A five member U S government team visited Baidoa in western Somalia to meet with local warlords and Ethiopian officers, signaling a possible scouting mission for strikes against terrorist targets. Western aid workers confirmed the visit, while officials consider Somalia as a potential future venue in the war on terrorism tied to al Qaida.
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Armey May Retire From House Leadership
House Majority Leader Dick Armey of Texas, a key Republican figure backing tax cuts and small government, has told associates he may retire at the end of his term. He faces a Jan. 2 Texas filing deadline, with sources saying his decision is not driven by health or political pressure but by timing.
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