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First US trial of 9/11 case was full of surprises
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Zacarias Moussaoui was a clown who could not keep his mouth shut, according to his old al-Qaida boss, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. But Moussaoui was surprisingly tame when tried for the 9/11 attacks - never turning the courtroom into the circus of anti-U.S. tirades that some fear Mohammed will create at his trial in New York.
Activities:2001 Moussaoui Trial CIA Prison Scandal Source:(AP)
2009-11-17
Afghanistan, Iraq among the world's most corrupt
BERLIN - Afghanistan and Iraq, countries that receive billions of dollars a year in international support, are among the world's most corrupt nations, a watchdog group said in a report released Tuesday.
Nations:Afghanistan Poland Belarus Lithuania Denmark New Zealand People:Hamid Karzai Activities:Second Gulf War Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2009-11-17
Iran defiant as Obama warns of 'consequences'
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran vowed to continue enriching uranium despite a wrist slap by the UN nuclear watchdog, as US President Barack Obama warned of "consequences" Tuesday if Tehran refused to come clean on its atomic programme.
Nations:Russia People:Dmitry Medvedev Barack Obama Hu Jintao Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(AFP)
2009-11-17
Britain plans Afghan handover conference
LONDON (AFP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown offered to host an international conference on Afghanistan in London, which he said could set a time-frame for a handover of security to Afghan forces from 2010.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan People:Gordon Brown Hamid Karzai Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AFP)
2009-11-17
Obama said to want revised Afghanistan options
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama won't accept any of the Afghanistan war options before him without changes, administration officials say, amid an argument by his own ambassador in Kabul that a significant U.S. troop increase would only prop up a weak, corruption-tainted government.
Nations:Afghanistan Philippines People:Hamid Karzai Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Activities:Obama Admin. Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2009-11-12
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