Hijack threats prior to 9 11 outlined in declassification brief
Intelligence and warnings from State Department FAA and Defense Department outlined a rising risk of hijackings before September 11. The August 6 2001 briefing titled Bin Laden Determined to Attack Inside the United States cited plots to strike the US Embassy in Nairobi and to hijack planes for prisoner releases.
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Timothy Roemer
Condoleezza Rice
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Khobar Towers
Saudi Arabia
FAA
Bush pushes free trade agenda amid GOP jitters
President Bush campaigns as a pro free trader while Democrats warn of job losses and outsourcing. Some Republicans, led by Lindsey Graham, urge tougher actions on China currency and tariffs, even as Bush signs new trade deals with Australia Morocco Central America and the Dominican Republic and lobbies for regional talks. The party worries voters may punish trade openness in an election year as job losses mount.
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John Kerry
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Dominican Republic
Robert Zoellick
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Colombia
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Cheney to push U.S. reactors in China trip
Vice President Dick Cheney travels to Beijing and Shanghai then Tokyo to promote Westinghouse nuclear power technology amid a Chinese plan for up to 32 large reactors. Officials say he will not press specific deals but will back American industry access. Critics warn about technology transfers and timing.
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North Korea
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United States
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Cheney
Beijing
Shanghai
Asia
Tokyo
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Nonproliferation Policy Education Center
House International Relations Committee
Kerry Calls Bush Spending Cuts Almost Criminal in Chicago
Democrat John Kerry visited a job-training site in Chicago to urge voters to focus on pocketbook issues. He condemned what he called almost criminal cuts in job training programs, citing tightened budgets and fewer students able to train.
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Bush
Chicago
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