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Pentagon Adviser is Stepping Down

Stephen Labaton March 28, 2003
Concerned that charges of corruption might distract the US from the war on Iraq, Richard Perle, a senior American defense official, resigned his post. Perle’s interactions with a Saudi arms dealer raised eyebrows this month. Similarly, Perle was hired to advise a communications company about its efforts to be sold to a billionaire from Hong Kong, despite worries from the Department of Defense...

TV Appearance Convinces US Hussein Is Alive

Dana Priest March 25, 2003
Despite early targeted attacks of Saddam Hussein's bunkers, American officials are now convinced that the Iraqi leader is still alive. A videotaped recording of Hussein is believed to be recent, not pre-recorded as was earlier thought. Email communications and cell phone "attacks" aimed at Hussein's military commanders continue, in hopes that if further American bombing...

Granting Access to Media Helps Military Sell the War

Michael Tackett March 21, 2003
In contrast to the media coverage of the 1991 Gulf War, TV viewers in the US and around the world can watch the current war on Iraq in real time almost 24 hours a day. “I think the White House and the military establishment have programmed an irresistible story for journalists in this country," said Joe Lockhart, White House press secretary in the Clinton administration. But the access the...

Networks Plan to Offer Front-Row View of War

Charlie McCollum March 18, 2003
The first Gulf War was dubbed 'CNN's war' by some because of the US news network's minute-by-minute televised coverage of developments in Iraq. But in America's second major military engagement with Saddam Hussein's regime – expected to come any day now – CNN will face competition in the US from domestic networks that couldn't rival CNN's war coverage in...

Vigils Are Held Around the World to Oppose Military Action

Thomas J. Lueck March 17, 2003
Anti-war protestors utilized the internet to organize vigils around the world on Sunday night. In almost 140 countries, people came together to protest an impending US-led military action against Iraq, all at 7:00pm in their local time. In major cities and small towns of the US, the mostly silent vigils provided thousands of protestors with the opportunity to protest the Bush Administration...

Broadband Driven by Online Games

Sirivish Toomgum March 11, 2003
Although the Minister of Information and Communications Technology in Thailand raised concerns over the effects of the massive population of players of online games, it is clear that these gamers are driving up the demand for broadband service. One particular game, Ragnarok, has a registered community of Thai players passing 700,000. Paradoxically, as Thai broadband technology develops, matching...

Calling Elvis, Anybody Home?

Seema Sirohi March 7, 2003
Should American politicians emphasize economic efficiency to cut costs in government or should they first and foremost seek to protect US workers' jobs? As the economy continues to decline in the US, some people are saying that it's time to move American jobs back to America. Over the past several years Fortune 500 companies like GE and American Express have shifted a great deal of...