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Stories from 2002-04-03

Priest Shot Dead in Bethlehem Church

STAFF | Agence France-Presse | April 3, 2002

"Israeli troops seized control of [Bethlehem] in their drive against Palestinian towns, reportedly shooting dead a Catholic priest and wounding at least six nuns in a church." [more]

Prosecutors Cannot Link Lindh to CIA Death

Stewart Powell | Los Angeles Times | April 3, 2002

"Prosecutors have admitted to a federal court that they have no evidence linking accused Taliban soldier John Walker Lindh to the murder of a CIA agent or direct attacks on Americans in Afghanistan." [more]

Support For Government Surveillance Slips ñ Harris Poll

Kevin Featherly | NewsBytes | April 3, 2002

" 'These results reflect the reality that there has been no second major terrorist attack since 9/11,' Westin said in the press release. 'The high-anxiety, very-high-approval rates for expanded law enforcement powers expressed in late September 2001 have moved, six months later, to a still-high but somewhat more cautious level, reflecting American concerns that liberty and due process intrusions be kept to the necessary minimum.' " [more]

UN Fears War Will Engulf the Arab World

Richard Beeston, James Bone, and Roland Watson | Times of London | April 3, 2002

"For the first time since violence between Israel and the Palestinians erupted 18 months ago, the bloody conflict threatened last night to spill over into the Arab world." [more]

US Plans Attack Between July And September

Staff | Middle East Newsline | April 3, 2002

"Western diplomats, intelligence officials as well as congressional sources said the administration has relayed its intention to launch an attack on the regime of President Saddam Hussein by August. They said President George Bush has outlined plans for a staged offensive that would first seek to assassinate Saddam and his key cohorts." [more]

White House Feels Its Way as Crisis Deepens

Michael R. Gordon and Todd S. Purdum | New York Times | April 3, 2002

"Confronting the toughest diplomatic challenge of its 15 months in office, the Bush administration is struggling to forge an effective Middle East policy as escalating Israeli-Palestinian violence and the rush of events rapidly shift the ground beneath it." [more]

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