Hezbollah Extorting Diamond Funds Reported by US Officials
The Associated Press reports US diplomats accuse Hezbollah of profiting from West Africa diamond trade by pressuring Lebanese merchants in Sierra Leone. Over 100000 Lebanese live in the region, historically dominating local diamond trade, while Hezbollah funds social programs and pursues influence amid regional tensions.
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Associated Press
Rockets hit Sderot during Sharon Gaza visit
Palestinian militants fired five rockets at Sderot on a day Prime Minister Ariel Sharon visited the town. One resident was wounded as Israeli troops advanced in Beit Hanoun in Gaza, where 17 youths were wounded and a 3-year-old boy and a 49-year-old man died a day earlier. Sharon remained unharmed.
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Hezbollah
Yitzhak Chayon
Bush frames Turkey as West Asia bridge at NATO summit
President Bush appeals to Muslim and European nations to embrace a democratic, pluralistic Middle East from the Bosporus Bridge in Istanbul. He cites Turkey as secular, democratic model while NATO agrees to train Iraq's forces amid rifts over post invasion aid. The trip, marked by security measures, follows an airport explosion injuring three.
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U S forms five member tribunal for Guantanamo detainees
The Pentagon announced a five member military tribunal to try three terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay. The trio—David Hicks, Ali Hamza al Bahlul, and Ibrahim al Qasi—face conspiracy to commit war crimes charges and could receive life in prison. Trials would be the first military tribunals since World War II and would occur at the base in Cuba.
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Australia
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Yemen
Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al-Qasi
Sudan
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EU names Barroso next president of European Commission
Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Manuel Barroso was chosen at a Brussels mini-summit to lead the European Commission amid EU divides over Iraq and expansion. The decision pleased Britain and the Bush administration and follows Barroso's role in the Azores meeting with Bush and Blair. Portugal has contributed police to Iraq operations.
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