IOF
Kills a Palestinian Civilian in Gaza, Storms Areas in West Bank
International Press Center, June 21, 2003
GAZA STRIP, Palestine, June 21, 2003, IPC+ Agencies-- a Palestinian civilian was
shot dead last Friday night by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in western area
of Khan Yunis City, southern Gaza Strip. Palestinian medical sources affirmed
that Bilal Shurab, 23, was killed as being shot with a live bullet in the chest
by the Israeli occupation forces yesterday late night.
PA
says ready to take security control in Bethlehem, Gaza
Haaretz, June 21, 2003
Palestinian Information Minister Nabil Amr said Saturday that the Palestinian
Authority security forces were now ready to take control of most of Gaza and the
West Bank city of Bethlehem, areas where Israel has offered to pull back its troops.
"We are ready to deploy our troops and to take over the security responsibility
in any place that the Israeli army will withdraw from," he said following a cabinet
meeting held in Gaza by Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas.
Dahlan:
Truce talks over, Abbas awaiting militants' response
Haaretz, June 21, 2003
Palestinian Security Affairs Minister Mohammed Dahlan said Saturday that the dialogue
with militant groups had ended and that Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas
was now waiting for their formal answer to his demand they call a cease-fire with
Israel. "The different factions are aware of the precarious security situation
that the Palestinians are living in," Dahlan told reporters after a cabinet meeting
held by Abbas in Gaza. "We are expecting their responses in the coming days."
Israelis
protest over loss of outposts
Atlanta Journal Constitution, June 20, 2003
"We build these so the government can remove them and tell the Americans they
are doing something for peace,'' Yesha spokesman Yehoshua Mor-Yosef said. ''By
taking these places down, we keep the other communities safe from the bulldozers.''
-- Build it and the permit will come. That's the philosophy behind dozens of unauthorized
Jewish outposts like Mitzpeh Yitzhar, built by settlers who want to populate the
West Bank and Gaza Strip, land they say God intended only for Jews.
Powell
demands Palestinian Authority take steps against Hamas
Daily Star, June 21, 2003
Rantissi calls US secretary of state ‘a little slave to the Zionists’
-- Calling Hamas an “enemy of peace,” US Secretary of State Colin
Powell said Friday that the Palestinian Authority must dismantle the militant
group’s military wing and that negotiating a truce as the Palestinian
premier has been doing is not enough.
In
Mideast, Powell Presses Israel and Palestinians on Gaza Plan
New York Times, June 21, 2003
SHUNEH, Jordan, June 20 - Secretary of State Colin L. Powell pressed Israeli and
Palestinian leaders today to accept a plan that would let the Palestinian Authority
control security in the entire Gaza Strip, not just the northern sector. But he
ran into an impasse over Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's demand that Israel maintain
a military presence on a major thoroughfare in the area.
Familiar
terrain
Al-Ahram Weekly On-line, 19 - 25 June 2003
The landscape of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and the pathway to negotiations,
has a wearying sense of déjà vu -- The roadmap looked dead last week, wrecked
by the combined actions of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the militant
Palestinian factions as they launched a series of tit-for-tat strikes. This week,
following heavy American pressure, the roadmap was resuscitated. But while the
words of the document remain unchanged, its guiding spirit has emerged in much
sharper relief.
Jewish
settlers burn Palestinian crops
Palestinian Information Center, June 21, 2003
Ramallah - Jewish settlers under the protection of Zionist occupation soldiers
yesterday burnt the wheat and barley crops of a Palestinian farmer in one of the
villages near the West Bank city of Ramallah.
IOF
Sweeps Tulkarem, Sets New Military Post
International Press Center, June 21, 2003
TULKAREM, Palestine, June 21, 2003, IPC--Israeli occupation forces (IOF) reinvaded
Saturday afternoon the West Bank city of Tulkarem, detained tens of Palestinian
civilians and vehicles, soon after the lifting of the curfew. Israeli troops left
their curfew on the city. Then, suddenly tens of armored vehicles invaded the
downtown and began provocation of the citizens.
Two
IDF posts in Gaza attacked
Jerusalem Post, June 21, 2003
Two IDF's posts in Gaza came under grenade and automatic weapons fire this evening,
a military source told the Jerusalem Post. Both positions, which are located on
the Gaza -Egyptian border, did not return fire....An IDF spokesperson said that
no Israeli casualities were sustained in the assaults. The spokesperson also stated
that it was a quiet day in the West Bank with no Palestinian terrorist activity
reported.
Bush's
Shift on Israel Was Swift
Washington Post, June 21, 2003
Country's Friends And Foes Credited -- The day after President Bush delivered
a rare public criticism of Israel last week, he sat down to dinner at the White
House with 100 Jewish leaders and did some damage control. The dinner on June
11, officially marking a new exhibit at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, became
an unofficial chance for Bush to reassure the attendees, many of them political
donors, that he remained pro-Israel and that his complaints about an Israeli attack
on a Palestinian militant were an aberration.
Hamas
Contacts EU To Clarify Stance, Rejects Threats
Islam Online, June 21, 2003
GAZA, June 21 (IslamOnline.net) - Hamas political leadership member Ismail Abu
Haniya revealed Saturday, June 21, that the movement currently holds contacts
with the European Union (EU) to explain the Palestinian resistance group’s
stance regarding accusations of “terrorism” from Washington and threats
by the EU.
Quartet
to discuss Mideast security transfer
CNN, June 21, 2003
JERUSALEM (CNN) -- When the Mideast Quartet meets Sunday in Jordan, the group's
first priority will be to negotiate a transfer of military power over Gaza and
Bethlehem, in the West Bank, to the Palestinian Authority, a U.N. envoy to the
group said Saturday. "The attempt now is to produce an agreement as a first step,
where the Israelis will withdraw from Gaza and Bethlehem militarily," the United
Nations' Terje Roed-Larsen told CNN. "There are some hurdles which still have
to be resolved."
Syria
fires back at Powell
Middle East Online, June 21, 2003
DAMASCUS - Syria lashed back Saturday at US Secretary of State Colin Powell for
calling Damascus' crackdown on Palestinian radical groups "totally inadequate".
"We deplore Powell's statement which accuses Syria of blocking efforts for a settlement
in the region at the very moment when Israeli occupation forces carry on their
massacres, assassinations and policy of settlements," its state radio said in
a political commentary.
Belgium
close to deal to amend controversial war crimes law
Haaretz, June 21, 2003
Negotiators are close to reaching an agreement to amend Belgium's genocide law,
restricting it to lawsuits with a link to Belgium, for example if the victim or
the perpetrators were Belgian. The controversial law led to a suit against Prime
Minister Ariel Sharon and an investigation into Major General (Ret.) Amos Yaron
for their alleged involvement in the 1982 massacre of Palestinians in the Sabra
and Chatila refugee camps in Beirut.
Arafat
Hopes US and Quartet Efforts Reach Fruitful Results
International Press Center, June 21, 2003
Rammallah, Palestine, June 21, 2003, (IPC + AGENCIES)- - President Yasser Arafat
described the meeting held Friday between Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas
(Abu Mazen) and the American Secretary of State Colin Powell as “very important”.
US
publicly condemns Hamas, but privately rails at Israel
The Independent, June 21, 2003
Colin Powell tells Palestinian Authority to rein-in Hamas and Israel to cease
assassination attempts -- Colin Powell told Palestinian leaders yesterday to take
on the militant group Hamas and urged Israel to pull out of the Gaza Strip and
curb assassinations of Palestinian militants.
Pressed
by Jewish Lobby, Bush Turns Heat On Hamas
Islam Online, June 21, 2003
WASHINGTON, June 21 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – With presidential
elections knocking the doors, U.S. President George W. Bush tried to reassure
Jewish leaders in the U.S. of his support for Israel after they were irked by
his criticism of an Israeli attack against a senior Hamas leader, shifting to
place the responsibility for Mideast violence on Hamas and leaving Israel blameless,
a leading U.S. newspaper revealed Saturday, June 21.
Damascus:
No Mideast peace without Syria and Lebanon
Jerusalem Post, June 21, 2003
Syria urged the so-called Quartet of Mideast mediators - the United States, Russia,
the European Union and the United Nations _ on Saturday to include both it and
Lebanon in the "road map" peace plan.
Report:
Sides close to 'Gaza and Bethlehem first' deal
Jerusalem Post, June 21, 2003
The Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday that Palestinian and Israeli officials
were close to reaching an agreement that would give Palestinians responsibility
for security in the entire Gaza Strip and the city of Bethlehem on the West Bank.
Countdown
to a truce?
Al-Ahram Weekly On-line, 19 - 25 June 2003
Intensive diplomatic efforts might lead to a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel.
-- Egyptian mediators held "friendly and constructive" talks with Palestinian
resistance leaders in Gaza this week in the hope of working out a cease-fire with
the Israeli occupation army.
Speed
is of the essence for road map, says Powell
The Guardian, June 21, 2003
The US secretary of state, Colin Powell, yesterday warned the Israelis and Palestinians
to "move with great speed" to build confidence in the American-led road map to
peace or risk Hamas wrecking the process.
Israel
Demands Crackdown on Hamas
The Guardian, June 21, 2003
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's foreign minister said Saturday that any truce agreement
with Hamas must quickly be followed by a Palestinian crackdown on the violent
group, which killed a motorist and wounded three passengers, all Americans, in
a West Bank shooting a day earlier.
Hamas:
We will not rest until last detainee is freed
Palestinian Information Center, June 21, 2003
Gaza - The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, has affirmed that it would pursue
all methods possible to ensure the release of all Palestinian prisoners from Zionist
captivity.
Hard-Liners
Edge Toward Truce With Israel
Gainesville Sun, June 20, 2003
As its funding dries up, its offices in Arab countries are shut down and its leaders
feel the threat of Israeli assassination, the militant Hamas movement is trying
to find its way to a truce with Israel.
PNA
Cabinet Stresses on the Palestinian Rights and the Roadmap
International Press Center, June 21, 2003
RAMALLAH, Palestine, June 21, 2003, (IPC+WAFA)-- The Palestinian cabinet held
Saturday a meeting in Ramallah focusing on the dire necessity of the Israeli withdrawal
from the Gaza Strip and Bethlehem and stop the assassination of the Palestinians
according to the “Road Map” peace process.
Palestinian
PM Urges Israel ‘to Transform from Foe to Partner’
Palestine Media Center, June 21, 2003
June 21, 2003 - Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) reaffirmed the commitment
of the Palestine National Authority (PNA) to the “roadmap,” but criticized
Israel’s hesitation and urged the Jewish state to stop hindering the implementation
of the US-backed peace plan and “to transform [itself] from a foe to a partner.
Moratinos
Bids Arafat Farewell, Putin Affirms his Role in Peace Process
Palestine Media Center, June 21, 2003
President Yasser Arafat awarded a Palestinian decoration to the European Union
Middle East envoy Miguel Angel Moratinos on the conclusion of his mission in the
Middle East as the Russian President Putin stressed that ignoring Arafat’s
role in the peace process would be a “mistake.”
Charity's
Assets to Remain Frozen
Washington Post, June 21, 2003
A federal appeals court yesterday upheld the government's decision to freeze the
assets of a Texas-based Muslim charity accused of funding the militant Islamic
Resistance Movement, also known as Hamas. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia Circuit said the Treasury Department had enough evidence to link the
Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development to terrorism when it shut down
the organization in December 2001.
Dozens
of Haredis throw stones at cars on Jerusalem road
Jerusalem Post, June 21, 2003
Dozens of ultra-Orthodox Jews reportedly threw stones at vehicles traveling on
Jerusalem's Bar-Ilan Road early Saturday evening. There were no injuries reported,
but several cars were damaged, according to Army Radio. Police reported that the
ultra-Orthodox Jews threw stones in protest of the fact that cars are allowed
to drive on the road during the Sabbath.
Mifal
Hapayis to present casino plan to Sharon on Tuesday
Haaretz, June 21, 2003
The heads of Mifal Hapayis, the state lottery, will present their plan to set
up five casinos in Israel - the first ones in Eilat and Mitzpeh Ramon - to Prime
Minister Ariel Sharon on Tuesday. Sharon's approval of the plan, which was spearheaded
by Prime Minister's Office director general Avigdor Yitzhaki, will pave the way
to presenting it to the cabinet, perhaps this week.
Wanted
man
By Gideon Levy, Haaretz, June 20, 2003
"I'm not a murderous person and I don't like killing. But what happened in my
house and what I saw in the camp brought me to these things." -- Zakariya Zebeida,
commander of the Al- Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades in the northern West Bank, speaks
bitterly about the `betrayal' of the Israeli peace camp and thinks that Abu Mazen
`doesn't even control his own pants'.
Missing
Iraq uranium 'secured'
BBC, June 21, 2003
US soldiers delayed sealing the site even after weeks of looting -- The United
Nations nuclear watchdog has accounted for most of the uranium feared stolen from
Iraq's largest nuclear site, Tuwaitha, reports say. The prestigious US-based journal
Science said inspectors had found virtually all the missing material, quoting
an unnamed official from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Iraqis
Blow Up Transformer
Arab News, June 21, 2003
BAGHDAD, 21 June 2003 — Irregular Iraqi fighters yesterday fired a rocket-propelled
grenade at a power transformer in the troubled town of Fallujah. The grenade injured
two US soldiers and sent a tower of flame into the night sky.
U.S.
Troops Frustrated in Iraq
Washington Post, June 20, 2003
Soldiers Say They Are Ill-Prepared For Peacekeeping -- BAGHDAD -- Facing daily
assaults from a well-armed resistance, U.S. troops in volatile central Iraq say
they are growing frustrated and disillusioned with their role as postwar peacekeepers.
In conversations in a half-dozen towns across central Iraq, soldiers complained
that they have been insufficiently equipped for peacekeeping and too thinly deployed
in areas where they are under attack from fighters evidently loyal to deposed
president Saddam Hussein.
Battlefield
Aid for Soldiers' Battered Psyches
New York Times, June 21, 2003
BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 16 — It was only after the fighting stopped that Pvt.
Christopher L. Labier began to feel the symptoms, though of what he did not know
at the time.
Iraqis
Resisting Occupation With Samoud Missiles
Islam Online, June 21, 2003
BAGHDAD, June 21 (IslamOnline.net) - A former Brig. Gen. with the disbanded Iraqi
army told IslamOnline.net Saturday, June 21 that he saw Al-Samoud 2 missiles left
behind by the ousted Iraqi regime near a U.S. military base, 15km from Baghdad
airport, which hosts the largest airfield of U.S. Apache and Cobra helicopters
and a myriad of tanks and armored vehicles.
New
rebel group vows to keep attacking US forces until they leave Iraq
Middle East Online, June 21, 2003
BEIRUT- A previously unknown group, the National Front of Fedayeen, vowed Friday
to keep attacking US soldiers in Iraq until the occupying forces leave the country.
A man, his face hidden in a checkered red and white headscarf, delivered the warning
to US President George W. "Bush and his henchmen" in a video-taped message broadcast
on Lebanon's LBCI satellite channel.
Looters
Stole 6,000 Artifacts
Washington Post, June 21, 2003
Number Expected to Rise as Officials Take Inventory in Iraq -- U.S. and Iraqi
officials have confirmed the theft of at least 6,000 artifacts from Iraq's National
Museum of Antiquities during a prolonged looting spree as U.S. forces entered
Baghdad two months ago, a leading archaeologist said yesterday.
Iraq..
Replica Of Palestinians’ Plight
Islam Online, June 21, 2003
BAGHDAD, June 19 (IslamOnline.net) - It seems that Iraq has become a second occupied
Palestine with military checkpoints, barbed wires, trigger-happy occupying soldiers,
women humiliation and unemployment becoming everyday scenes in the war-scarred
country, with the only difference that the occupiers are Americans not Israelis.
Saddam
alive in Iraq, intercepted calls suggest
The Independent, June 21, 2003
New intelligence recovered by American agents electronically eavesdropping on
supporters of Saddam Hussein suggests the former Iraqi dictator is alive and still
living inside Iraq. It also suggests that his two sons survived attempts by US
and British forces to kill them early in the war.
US
believes Saddam is still alive and active in Iraq
The Guardian, June 21, 2003
Ten weeks after the end of the war Saddam Hussein and his two sons are probably
alive and in Iraq, their presence fuelling resistance to 150,000 US troops, US
intelligence officials now believe.
Saddam's
sons 'fled to Syria'
BBC, June 21, 2003
A former top Iraqi official says he and Saddam Hussein's sons escaped to Syria
after the US-led invasion, US defence officials have told American newspapers.
Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti told interrogators that he, Uday and Qusay Hussein
had been with Saddam Hussein after the war started but the group split up, reports
say.
Captured
Official Is Said to Tell U.S. Hussein Survived
New York Times, June 21, 2003
WASHINGTON, June 20 — A top lieutenant to Saddam Hussein has told American
interrogators that the Iraqi leader and his two sons survived the United States-led
war in Iraq and that he himself had fled to Syria with the sons after the conflict,
Defense Department officials said today.
U.S.
Finds Iraqi Documents in Raid
New York Times, June 21, 2003
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- U.S. forces broke into an abandoned community hall early
Saturday and seized piles of intelligence equipment and top secret documents bearing
the seal of the former Iraqi secret service.
U.S.
Seeks WMD Data in Seized Iraq Papers
The Guardian, June 21, 2003
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. soldiers, acting on a tip, seized top secret code equipment
and piles of Iraqi intelligence documents in a raid Saturday on a community center.
The find, including references to a nuclear program, is being sent to senior intelligence
analysts to look for information on Iraq's banned weapons programs.
Iraqis
Scramble for Scarce Small Bills
New York Times, June 21, 2003
BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 20 — With a Bradley fighting vehicle behind him and
a crowd of spitting-mad Iraqi bank customers in front, an exasperated Sgt. George
Rogers tried to break the bad news. "No money!" he shouted to the crowd in English.
"There is no more money! Do you understand that?"
Iraqis
debate presence at economic parley
Daily Star, June 21, 2003
BEIRUT: Post-Saddam Hussein Iraq makes its debut on the global stage this weekend
at the World Economic Forum in Jordan. But not all Iraqis are happy to see their
representatives under the same roof as Israelis and wonder, in the absence of
a national government, about the legitimacy of the delegation.
World
Economic Forum Moves Venue From Davos to Dead Sea
New York Times, June 21, 2003
SUWEIMA, Jordan, June 20 - For those used to the ramparts of the snowbound Alps,
it doesn't get lower or much hotter than this. The World Economic Forum, a global
assembly of luminaries from boardrooms and governments, usually holds its councils
in Davos, the Swiss ski resort. This time the forum's managers and King Abdullah
II of Jordan determined that it should be held on the shores of the Dead Sea,
1,369 feet below sea level, the lowest place on earth, where temperatures routinely
exceed 100 degrees.
Forum
focuses on Middle East
BBC, June 21, 2003
The World Economic Forum meets in special session on Saturday in Jordan to address
the many political and economic issues that the region faces following the war
in Iraq and the launch of the road map for the Middle East. Business and political
leaders are gathering at a holiday resort by the Dead Sea for a meeting hosted
by King Abdullah.
Senate
Panel Strikes Deal on Inquiry Into Iraq Arms Intelligence
New York Times, June 21, 2003
WASHINGTON, June 20 — Senate leaders reached a compromise agreement today
on the scope of their investigation into the Bush administration's handling of
prewar intelligence on Iraq, breaking a political logjam that had threatened the
chances for a bipartisan approach to the inquiry. In effect, the compromise calls
for the Republicans to agree to conduct a review, through the Senate Select Committee
on Intelligence, while the Democrats agree not to call it an investigation.
Bolton:
Military Action on Iran an Option
Reuters, June 21, 2003
LONDON (Reuters) - The United States reserves the right to take military action
to stop Iran developing nuclear weapons, a leading member of President Bush's
administration said on Friday. "It has to be an option," John Bolton, under secretary
of state for arms control and international security, told BBC radio when pressed
on the issue.
Iran
Reiterates No Sampling at Alleged Nuke Plant
Reuters, June 20, 2003
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Saturday it would not allow U.N. inspectors to
take environmental samples at one of its alleged nuclear plants, despite concerted
international pressure for it to dispel doubts over its atomic ambitions.
Russia
demands atomic safeguards from Iran
Daily Star, June 21, 2003
Moscow moves to allay US fears -- Former superpower will deliver nuclear fuel
only if Tehran signs additional protocol on closer inspections with UN watchdog
- Russia said Friday it will only deliver nuclear fuel to Iran after Tehran signs
an additional protocol on closer inspections with the UN’s nuclear watchdog,
marking a major concession to US concerns about Russia’s construction of
the Bushehr nuclear reactor in southern Iran.
Iran
promises nuclear co-operation
BBC, June 21, 2003
Iran has pledged to do more to reassure the UN over its nuclear programme but
ruled out inspections at a disputed facility in Tehran. Golamreza Aghazadeh, head
of the country's atomic energy programme, told reporters that Iran wished to dispel
doubts about the civilian nature of its projects by working more with the UN's
nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
US
highlights unanswered questions for Iran
Financial Times, June 20, 2003
The US on Fridday claimed success in its efforts to convince the world that Iran
has a nuclear weapons programme. John Bolton, US undersecretary of state for arms
control and international security, described a report on Iran made public this
week by the International Atomic Energy Agency as a "significant step forward".
Iranians
brought before French court
BBC, June 21, 2003
Demonstrators have set themselves on fire to protest against the arrests -- Seventeen
detained Iranian opposition supporters have appeared before anti-terrorist judges
in Paris. They were among about 200 people from the People's Mujahideen (MKO)
arrested in a crackdown by French police over recent days. Most were released
without charge, but about 20 - including MKO leader Maryam Rajavi - remain in
custody and are to be questioned over alleged plans to attack Iranian embassies
across Europe.
72
former Mujahedeen reunited with their families so far
Middle East Online, June 21, 2003
More Mujahedeen return to Iran -- TEHRAN - A group of 22 former members of the
People's Mujahedeen opposition group were reunited with their families in Iran
Saturday, the latest batch of "repentant" fighters to return home since their
bases in Iraq came under attack.
Paris
Raid Reveals Washington's Fractured Iran Policy
Pacific News Service, June 20, 2003
When masked French police swooped in to arrest 150 members of the People's Mujahedeen
recently, they did more than deal a crippling blow to the armed Iranian opposition
group. From distant Paris suburbs, the raid shed a light on Washington's confusion
about what to do about Iran's inconvenient clerical regime.
Iranian
Dissident Group Labeled a Terrorist Cult
Washington Post, June 21, 2003
ISTANBUL, June 20 -- When French riot police stormed the suburban Paris headquarters
of the People's Mujaheddin earlier this week, the Iranian dissident group put
up little resistance. Officers seized satellite phones and $1.3 million in cash,
and detained 159 people, including the wife of the group's leader. But in days
following the arrest, members retaliated with self-immolations. One after the
other, nine people set themselves on fire, often as TV cameras rolled, to protest
the continued holding of Maryam Rajavi. One of them died, others were severely
burned.
US
sends warning to Libya over 'pursuit of WMD'
The Independent, June 21, 2003
Libya has been "aggressively pursuing" the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction
since the United Nations sanctions against the country were suspended after the
Lockerbie trial, America claimed yesterday.
Saudi
landmark convention urges political reforms
Middle East Online, June 21, 2003
Clerics, thinkers call for greater political participation, freedom of expression.
-- RIYADH - A landmark meeting between Saudi clerics and thinkers has called for
greater political participation and freedom of expression in the conservative
kingdom. The Convention for National Dialogue rejected religious extremism, stressed
the importance of dialogue for coexistence as well as diversity of opinion and
urged resolution of pressing problems, the official Saudi Press Agency reported
Saturday.
Lahoud
says new world order exists where ‘might is right’
Daily Star, June 21, 2003
SOFIA: Speaking on the second day of his three-day state visit to Bulgaria Thursday,
[Lebanese] President Emile Lahoud said that the world is quickly heading toward
a new world order based on “might is right” to replace the power of
“right.”
U.S.
Guards, Reporters Face Off In Guantanamo
Islam Online, June 21, 2003
CAMP DELTA, June 21 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Clashes occurred between
the U.S. military and British journalists Friday, June 20, at Camp Delta in Guantanamo
Bay, while the latter took a tour in the fourth camp of the Cuba-based naval base.
Audio recordings made by the BBC Panorama team were seized by U.S. forces and
the BBC reporter Vivienne White was banished to a section of the bay away from
Camp Delta, according to British daily the Guardian.
