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Stories from 2002-03-18

Pipeline Politics Taint US War

Salim Muwakkil | Chicago Tribune | March 18, 2002

"Outside this country, there is a widespread belief that U.S. military deployments in Central Asia mostly are about oil." [more]

Report: Iraq, Al Qaeda Run Extremist Group In Kurdish Territory

John Mints | Washington Post | March 18, 2002

"A new report in the New Yorker magazine suggests that Iraqi intelligence has been in close touch with top officials in Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda group for years, and that the two organizations jointly run a terrorist organization that operates in the Kurdish area of northern Iraq." [more]

US Wants to Double Military Presence in Southern Philippines

STAFF | Agence France-Presse | March 18, 2002

"The Americans would need 'at least a battalion,' the general said. A battalion comprises around 800 to 1000 soldiers. He said that if Manila agreed to more deployments, it would have to be under another military exercise because the terms of reference of the ongoing campaign against the Abu Sayyaf sets limits on the number of US participants." [more]

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