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How four flights converged on one path to change world IT IS 8:45am in New York City. Battalion Commander Richard Picciotto has picked up bagels for his firecrews and is wading through the paperwork on his desk. On the 81st floor of the south tower of the World Trade Centre, Stanley Praimnath is at work in the offices of Fuji Bank. In the neighbouring north tower, waiter Jan Maciejewski is serving the customers drawn to the Windows on the World restaurant by the views out across Manhattan and New York bay. 6-9-2002 Scotsman |
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Australia terror link to 7 July attacks MEMBERS of a group accused of plotting a devastating bombing campaign in Australia trained with the same Pakistani terrorist network linked to the London bomb attacks on 7 July. 9-11-2005 Scotsman |
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The roof came down, fires started. Bodies lay charred and burned beneath the debris and children in their underwear fled from the building as gunfire crackled around them. Smoke poured from the wrecked building. More than 100 bodies were said to be lying in the gym while outside the bodies of more dead children lay on stretchers. Mothers held them and wept. September 4, 2004 |
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The bombs started exploding about 7: 30am yesterday - three days before Spain is due to go to the polls - in a train arriving at Atocha station, a bustling hub, and at trains or on platforms at two stations on a commuter line leading to Atocha. It was carnage. They were all there, the all-too familiar symbols of the modern terrorist outrage: the bodies and parts scattered across the ground and hanging from improbable places, the screaming mingling with the sound of sirens, the bloodied faces and vacant expressions in the dulled eyes of the survivors. March 12, 2004 |
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Powell: Iran is going down Iraq's path COLIN Powell yesterday warned that Iran was heading down the same path as Iraq had done before the 2003 invasion and could not be trusted to tell the truth about its nuclear programme. In an interview with The Scotsman, Mr Powell said it was clear that negotiations with Iran had come to a dead end and efforts now had to concentrate on preventing it taking the same path as Iraq had done. |
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Precious few glimmers of hope amid the horror SURVIVORS were few and far between: dazed and disorientated after more than two days trapped in the rubble of the buildings destroyed by one of the worst earthquakes in Pakistan's history, they were the rare lucky ones 11-10-2005 Scotsman |
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Looters run riot as police and troops battle to halt anarchy THE aftermath of Hurricane Katrina turned from tragedy to anarchy yesterday, as violence and looting threatened to derail efforts to help the hundreds of thousands of people displaced from their homes and struggling to survive in appalling conditions. 2-9-2005 Scotsman |
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EU millions: Was aid handed to terror gangs? IT BEGAN with a suspicion in the mind of two MEPs, Ilka Schroeder and Francois Zimeray, that European Union funding for the Palestinian Authority was being diverted into the pockets of terrorists. By the time the EU working group had finished its investigation, it had uncovered evidence to show that Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian president, had personally signed cheques to people linked with terrorist activity. This week, fresh allegations have surfaced that money intended for use by the Palestinian Authority for legitimate purposes has been siphoned off by corrupt officials, ostensibly to pay the wages of 7,000 non-existent staff. But rather than prosecutions and the recovery of misappropriated funds, the investigation has concluded with a whimper, petering out in two conflicting reports and an inconclusive debate. April 9, 2004 |
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IT WAS Saturday night in the centre of Kuta, the maze of clubs, restaurants, shops, hotels and beach bungalows which make up Bali's biggest tourist area. On the dance floors and in the bars, the young tourists and surfers who are drawn to the area were gathering to have fun. The narrow streets were filled with loud music, scooter horns and shouting. Everywhere was open and the crowds thronging the lanes were swelled by hundreds of professional and amateur rugby and football players, over from Australia on end-of- season tours. What everyone was looking forward to was a good night out. What they got was a massacre. At 11:30pm, those inside the Sari Club heard a small explosion outside. Most ignored it, and carried on dancing. Moments later, a massive car bomb ripped the club apart. October 14, 2002 |
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'Cowardly,wicked and barbaric' UNITED States security sources believe a taped message from Osama bin Laden was the trigger for Indonesian terrorists to launch a devastating attack on a Bali nightclub packed with tourists, killing at least 187 people and injured more than 300. 14-10-2002 Scotsman |
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British targets under attack - 27 die in Istanbul carnage AL-QAEDA was yesterday blamed for two massive car bombs which exploded in the heart of Istanbul, killing the British consul general, his personal assistant and at least 25 others, with an estimated 450 more injured. November 21, 2003 |
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Director of disaster relief operation sacked from role THE man criticised for delays in the United States government's response to Hurricane Katrina last night paid the price for those failures, when he was removed from his role overseeing operations and sent back to Washington. 10-09-2005 Scotsman |
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Asia braced for more shocks as quake toll heads for 2,000 SURVIVORS of the latest earthquake to hit southern Asia have been warned to expect months of massive aftershocks capable of causing widespread destruction and loss of life. With the death toll from Monday's earthquake expected to exceed 1,000, the British Geological Survey in Edinburgh warned that more major quakes up to a magnitude of seven on the Richter scale were likely - as powerful as the earthquake that hit Japan in 1995 killing more than 5,000 people 30-03-2005 The Scotsman |
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Republicans are in total control of Washington for first time in 50 years FOR a man who is normally tucked under the covers by 10pm, George Bush was up late. It was proving to be an exciting night. As the results flooded in, it became clear that what had looked like an election too difficult to call had been transformed into a resounding endorsement of his personal standing. The man who once observed that "if we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure" had come good. November 7, 2002 |
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Menace from missiles that span world WHEN George Bush lumped North Korea into his "axis of evil" alongside Iraq and Iran, the communist country seemed the least of his worries. With its economy in ruins, its people starving and dependent on foreign oil for their energy, the reclusive Stalinist regime even appeared to be pursuing a policy of detente with the West. But suddenly all that has changed. Whereas Iraq is desperately trying to persuade the world it has no nuclear weapons, North Korea is brazenly flaunting its nuclear capabilities for everyone to see. 28-12-2002 Scotsman |
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British troops to form Africa force BRITISH and European armed forces are to be used to create a rapid reaction force to intervene in conflicts in Africa by as early as next year, Tony Blair announced yesterday. Mr Blair said that the new battle groups would act to end a conflict if Africa was unable to do so on its own. And he warned that failure to tackle Africa's problems risked creating more weak states that would become havens for terrorists, including al-Qaeda. October 8, 2004, Friday |
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