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Stories from 2002-04-23

Book: The Real War on Terrorism

Mark Scheffler | Salon | April 23, 2002

"Robert Young Pelton, author of The World's Most Dangerous Places, says the U.S. military has killed 'thousands and thousands' of people in Afghanistan, al-Qaida is a myth and the WTC was brought down by a 'Mickey Mouse' outfit." [more]

Scores Arrested at DC-Area Airports

Ted Bridis | Associated Press | April 23, 2002

"Authorities arrested close to 100 workers Tuesday at airports serving the nation's capital on charges they lied to obtain security badges that gave them broad access to sensitive areas. 'These individuals are charged with gaining access to secure areas of our airports by lying on security applications, using false or fictitious Social Security numbers or committing various immigration frauds,' said Attorney General John Ashcroft." [more]

US Met with Kurdish Factions On Overthrow of Hussein

STAFF | Baltimore Sun | April 23, 2002

"Leaders of the two main Kurdish parties that control northern Iraq met with U.S. officials last week to coordinate efforts to remove Saddam Hussein from power, according to Iraqi dissidents and Arab news media." [more]

Transcript: War a Failure, Bombing a Mistake

Donna Jo Napoli | Why War? | April 23, 2002

Why War? hosted its first panel discussion on Dec. 3 with Swarthmore Professors Timothy Burke (history), Ray Hopkins (political science) and Donna Jo Napoli (linguistics). Reproduced are Prof. Napoli's comments. [more]

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