Rice cites vague evidence blamed for pre 9 11 failures
U S national security adviser Condoleezza Rice told the 9 11 commission that intelligence failures were rooted in frustratingly vague reporting. She said the FBI and CIA have improved but not yet completed reforms and declined to fault specific warnings. Next week the panel will hear testimony from Ashcroft Tenet Mueller and others on structure, response, and reforms.
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Louis Freeh
Thomas Pickard
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White House
bin Laden
New York City
Pennsylvania
al-Qaida
Osama bin Laden
Fallujah siege fuels Iraqi anger amid U.S. halt
Iraqi officials denounce the suspension as mass punishment as U.S. forces pause heavy fighting to deliver aid. Bremer cites wounded and dead in Fallujah while insurgents press limits of control across Kut Najaf and Najaf amid renewed operations against al-Sadr. Hostage seizures rise, including foreigners, signaling a harsher frontline.
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Sheik Qays al-Khaz’ali
Associated Press
Wasser: Second area casualty amid Iraqi Freedom updates
Christopher Wasser, the second area casualty of Operation Iraqi Freedom, is noted as a community concern with many prayers. A military hotline update from Chaplain Dave Slater on March 30 describes Wasser's unit preparing for extreme heat, making strides against the enemy, and meeting Iraqi leaders, with a resolve to prevail and return home safely. Jacob Butler, 24, of Wellsville, was killed April 1, 2003 near Sarsawah, Iraq.
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Brownback backs J-1 visa revocation context for rural doctors
Kansas senator Brownback advocates reinstating a rural doctor program via J-1 visa waivers, closed Feb. 28 to tighten borders. He says there is no evidence foreign physicians pose terrorism risks, arguing illegal or tourist entries are common attack methods and suggesting safer entry routes.
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