Declassified cable cites U S cozying up to Chinese hard-liners before Tiananmen
Washington cables from 1989 quote U S ambassador James Lilley criticizing the Bush administration for sending ships to Shanghai during Gorbachev’s Beijing visit to offset tension with Moscow. Lilley notes timing miscalculations, martial law in Beijing, and the ban of dissident Fang Lizhi at a presidential dinner. The records are among CIA and State Department files released by the National Security Archive.
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ONeill sees pieces in place for economic recovery
Treasury secretary Paul ONeill on Sunday expressed optimism about an economic recovery after a May unemployment report showed a drop from 4.5 percent to 4.4 percent, though Labor Secretary Elaine Chao warned of clouds on the horizon as factory job cuts continued.
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Kidnappers break siege and flee Philippine jungle with captives
In Lamit an Philippines Muslim extremists under Abu Sayyaf broke a siege, escaped into dense jungle with hostages including three Americans. Nine of twenty former captives escaped. new hostages were taken from a hospital, including a doctor and his wife. Two Filipino captives’ bodies were found outside the town. Guillermo Sobero of Corona California and missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham of Wichita Kansas remained among the captives.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld begins an extended overseas trip with a first hand look at U.S. and British air patrols over northern Iraq from Incirlik Air Base in Turkey. He plans talks with commanders and crews as the Bush administration reviews policy including the no fly zone.
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