Jinn of Current Events (2003-Feb-04)


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According to critics, an eavesdropper, constantly striving to go behind the curtains of heaven in order to steal divine secrets. May grant wishes. or use my wishlist (at amazon.com) if you are in the mood for gifts.

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2003-Jan-20 [this day]

Friends of tyrants

Sarah Left (The Guardian) looks at how some of the world's most notorious despots have spent their retirements. Note how Idi Amin Dada, murderer of hundreds of thousands, is hosted and supported for life by Saudi Arabia. [this item]

UK war effort

BBC News: Up to 30,000 UK ground troops are being sent to the Gulf in preparation for possible action against Iraq... The deployment is the most significant step so far in the British military build-up and far exceeds all predictions by military observers. British armoured troops - including the Desert Rats - will be now stationed in Kuwait by the middle of February. [this item]

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