Peru prisoner Lori Berenson begins hunger strike
Lori Berenson a New York native and former MIT student serving a life term in Peru for aiding the Tupac Amaru rebels announced through authorities she would start a hunger strike on January 11 consuming only liquids. Her family said the move protests her conviction by a secret military court in 1996 for planning an attack on Congress.
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Spy Web site offers clues to new jobs
British intelligence believes it has cracked the code for recruiting new agents. Conceal a five part puzzle on a Web site inviting job applicants to decipher it. Government Communications Headquarters posted a cryptic word puzzle on its Internet site as part of a recruiting drive. Applicants must find clues concealed on the site, unscramble information and arrange it in order. The code uses five sets of five letters, each encrypted differently, including one in the same color as the page. Website: www.gwhq.gov.uk. From Wire Reports.
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Russia Widens Chechnya Campaign Amid Casualty Disputes
Reports from Grozny and surrounding areas describe heavy Russian air and artillery strikes against Chechen positions with officials claiming high rebel deaths up to 61 in recent days. Independent verification is lacking while Russian media question casualty figures as rebels resist in Grozny and surrounding villages.
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Interfax
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Albright aid plan in Colombia questioned over aims
In Cartagena Madeleine Albright promotes a two year 1.3 billion US aid package aimed at narcotics but many Colombians see it as a counterinsurgency tool for the FARC. Critics say the package favors Colombia’s military with helicopters and battalion training, while narcotics production climbs in the south amid guerrilla influence.
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Jailed woman linked to militants questioned by US probe
The husband of Lucia Garofalo, jailed in the United States on terrorism suspicions, told La Repubblica his wife is gullible and devout, suggesting she may have been duped by an Algerian accomplice. Garofalo and an Algerian man were arrested December crossing from Canada. prosecutors tie her to two Algerians via cellular records. She awaits immigration trial, possibly February 14, while Italy’s DIGOS says no request to question Garofalo’s husband.
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Italy
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