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Wednesday, April 03, 2002
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Iraq Boosts Suicide Bomber Payment. Saddam Hussein has increased money for the relatives of suicide bombers from $10,000 to $25,000, drawing sharp criticism from Washington. But Palestinians say the bombers are driven by a priceless thirst for revenge, religious zeal and dreams of glory ÷ not greed. [AP World News]
"We're not greedy," say Palestinians, "we're insane!"
2:36:43 PM 
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Bethlehem church under siege. Israeli tanks surround the Church of the Nativity, where armed
Palestinians have taken refuge, as the Pope condemns the Israeli
offensive. [BBC News: world]
This is sadly typical--over a hundred soldiers sieze a church, and the Pope complains about their enemies, who are trying to remove them as peacefully as possible.
9:00:44 AM
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Ken Hagler.
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