Something For M0rpheus

A series of news articles created for a friend:

Tuesday 20th July 2004
Philippines' Iraq hostage freed
Philippine truck driver Angelo de la Cruz has been freed from captivity in Iraq.

Talks seek to defuse Gaza crisis
The Palestinian leadership is holding emergency talks to try to defuse a crisis over who should run the security and intelligence services.

Blair to be grilled on Iraq flaws
Tony Blair is facing further questions about intelligence failings in his case for the Iraq war as he leads an MPs debate on the Butler inquiry.

Spying: An art not a science
As Tony Blair mulls over the findings of the Butler report, Gordon Corera considers the limits of international espionage.


Tuesday 27th July 2004
Guantanamo inmates back in France
Four French nationals captured by US troops in Afghanistan have been transferred home from the US military base in Guantanamo Bay.

US 'protects' Iran rebels in Iraq
The US has granted "protected status" under the Geneva Conventions to 3,800 members of an Iranian opposition group interned in Iraq.

Pakistan appeals to Iraqi captors
Pakistan has issued a fresh appeal for the release of two of its citizens being held hostage in Iraq.

Global warming
Will we freeze?


Wednesday 28th July 2004
Scores killed in Iraq bomb attack
At least 51 people have been killed in a car bomb explosion outside a police station in Iraq, exactly one month after the transfer of sovereignty.


Monday 2nd August 2004
US banks under new terror threat
Employees of some of the most famous financial institutions in the US have been urged to report for work despite "credible" threats from al-Qaeda.

Davies backs riksson
The Football Association's acting boss David Davies has hinted Sven-Goran Eriksson's job may be safe despite the crisis engulfing the FA.

Sudan army's anger over UN 'war'
Marauding militias are accused of rape and mass murder in Sudan Sudan's army says the UN resolution on the conflict in Darfur is "a declaration of war" and threatens to fight any foreign intervention.

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