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Stories from 2003-02-11

Court Bans Peace March in Manhattan

Susan Saulny | New York Times | February 11, 2003

"Antiwar demonstrators may not march past the United Nations complex on Saturday, or anywhere else in Manhattan, a federal judge ruled yesterday." The judge agreed with city police that "it could not maintain safety at a traditional, peaceful protest march, [but this] was rejected yesterday by a number of First Amendment experts who found the court's decision a bad precedent." [more]

Iran Reveals Uranium, But Pledges Peaceful Use

STAFF | Sydney Morning Herald | February 11, 2003

"Iran is also a signatory to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, and has rejected claims that it is trying to acquire weapons of mass destruction. It says that nuclear plants are needed to help increase its electricity generation. 'We are ready to accept inspectors to check our [nuclear] activities in order to reveal the lies told by others,' Mr Khatami said on Sunday." [more]

NATO Tries to Heal Split Over Iraq

STAFF | British Broadcasting Corporation | February 11, 2003

A crisis was triggered when NATO members France, Germany and Belgium blocked a plan to begin shipping defensive equipment to Turkey for a possible war with Iraq. [more]

Now Police Can Spy On Everybody

Leonard Levitt | Newsday | February 11, 2003

"Specifically, Haight's ruling expands the department's investigatory powers, allowing all branches to investigate suspected political activity. Under the Handschu guidelines, such investigations were limited to one unit, the Public Security Section." [more]

Officials Suggest Stockpiling, Caution Against Panic

John Mintz | Washington Post | February 11, 2003

"Top federal officials yesterday issued their most pointed advice since Sept. 11, 2001, on precautions the public should take against terrorist attacks, warning that every home should be stocked with three days' worth of water and food in case of a strike with chemical, biological or radiological weapons." [more]

Pentagon Orders 77,000 Body Bags

STAFF | Age | February 11, 2003

"Fears that Iraq will inflict heavy casualties on British and American troops intensified yesterday when it emerged the Pentagon had ordered almost five times the number of body bags it requested before the last Gulf War. " [more]

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