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War in the Middle East and Terror in the Air
More on the plot to blow up US-bound airlines, an update on the Middle East and the real story in Castro's Cuba.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenBritish officials are still investigating the conspiracy to blow up airliners bound for the US.We get an update on who's been arrested, hear about the Pakistani connection--and discuss the political fallout on this side of the Atlantic.Plus, an update on the Middle East and cease-fire negotiations from Israel, Lebanon and the UN. And, are the media missing the real story in Fidel Castro’s Cuba?
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Despite what appears to be progress on a Security Council cease-fire resolution, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has given the military the go-ahead to expand the ground offensive in southern Lebanon. At the United Nations, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Secretary General Kofi Annan, and John Bolton, America's Ambassador to the…
Read the story20 minUpdate on Foiled Terror Conspiracy
In Britain, the airline terror conspiracy is still unfolding. Twenty-four people have been arrested there. In Pakistan, two British citizens and five Pakistanis are in custody. Was the airline conspiracy al Qaeda's so-called "big one," designed as a follow-up to September 11? We get the latest from Britain, look at the Pakistani connection…
Read the story25 minHow Serious Is Castro's Condition?
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says his friend Fidel Castro is in a "great battle for life," but that he's optimistic about a quick recovery. Just what is Castro's condition? Have the media done enough to find out? What do we know about the man and his evolution into a dictator?
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