Truck bomb in Saudi Arabia recalls U S vulnerability abroad
AP report notes the Saudi Arabia apartment complex blast demonstrates ongoing American exposure to terrorism overseas. Leaders warn that despite heightened security, total protection remains unattainable as past attacks in Beirut and ongoing Middle East conflicts shape U S policy and retaliation debates.
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Ashington
Philip Wilcox
State Department
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Lebanon
U.S
Bosnia
Saudi Arabia
Associated Press
Ambush kills Israeli soldiers near West Bank Jordan border
West Ne AP reports three Israeli soldiers were killed and two injured during an ambush on patrol near Naaran in the Jordan Valley as attackers crossed from Jordan. A second vehicle exchanged fire. two wounded were flown to Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. Jordanian officials could not confirm.
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Secretary Christopher meets Mubarak and Arafat on Middle East talks
Secretary Christopher holds back to back talks with Egyptian President Mubarak and PLO Chairman Arafat in Cairo to press for reopening Israeli Palestinian negotiations at the highest levels. He tours Dhahran post meeting to inspect the site of a deadly truck bombing. Arafat condemns terrorism and reiterates commitment to the peace process. Netanyahu signals openness to dialogue but avoids direct dealings with Arafat and stresses settlement limits in the interim period.
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Senate approves Gulf War birth defect aid plan
The Senate unanimously backed Byrd a measure to extend medical benefits to children born with birth defects linked to a parent's chemical weapons exposure in the Persian Gulf War. The proposal would also fund a $10 million probe into chemical weapons ties to Gulf War veterans and attach to defense authorization.
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