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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
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
White House: Obama weighs 4 options in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is considering four options for realigning U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, his spokesman said Tuesday, while military officials said the choices involve several ways the president could employ additional U.S. forces next year.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Michelle Obama Barack Obama Activities:Obama Admin. Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2009-11-10
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