Powell says U S commits to battle poverty in war on terrorism
At the World Economic Forum in New York Secretary of State Powell links terrorism to poverty and despair. He says the United States will combat terror with military legal and financial tools while lifting living standards. President Arroyo urges rapid shift of funding from war to poverty eradication to deny recruits for extremism.
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Powell
U.S
New York
America
World Economic Forum
Colin Powell
Manhattan
Waldorf, Astoria
Electronic Civil Disobedience
Electronic Disturbance Theater
Federation of Random Action
Charles McLean
Forum
Treasury
Paul O’neill
United States
Afghanistan
Philippine
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Osama bin Laden
al-Qaida
Argentine banking freeze struck down by Supreme Court
Argentina's Supreme Court ruled the banking freeze unconstitutional in a 5-0 decision. It found the decree irrational and an assault on private property rights, with three abstentions. Government reaction was guarded as to full withdrawal restoration. The ruling targets plaintiffs who sued to access trapped savings.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Supreme Court
Eduardo Duhalde
Economy Ministry
Fernando de la Rua
Nigeria declares police strike mutiny as army takes over posts
The Nigerian government labeled the police strike mutiny and ordered the army to guard sensitive posts including government and embassy escorts. Police, citing pay and demands, largely stayed off duty in cities like Sokoto Jos Port Harcourt Lagos causing bank and traffic disruption.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Steven Akiga
Akiga
Olusegun Obasanjo
Sokoto
Jos
Port Harcourt
Niger Delta
Globalization foes emphasize loss at World Social Forum
In Porto Alegre about 50,000 activists gathered for a second Social Forum amid protests against new trade rounds and a U S common market. Participants cite personal losses from globalization including job fears and resource depletion while Noam Chomsky calls for a shared vision guiding a new world economic order.
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Porto Alegre
Brazil
World Social Forum
Antonio Dias Abreu
Brasilia
Luis Candia
Chile
Adelaide Gaggio Giuliani
Carlo
Genoa
Social Forum
World Economic Forum
Hector de la Cueva
Mexico
Continental Social Alliance
de la Cueva
Latin America
World Bank
Noam Chomsky
U.S
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Southern Illinois
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Sealy
Queen
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Carbondale
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