November 9, 2003

Arafat pulled $300 mil. in Palestinian funds into phantom account ... Chicago Sun Times, IL -  More than $300 million of Palestinian Authority funds was diverted by Yasser Arafat into a previously undisclosed Swiss bank account and the money can no longer be traced, according to a television report to be broadcast today. CBS News' "60 Minutes" reports that missing Palestinian funds were held in Switzerland in an account set up in the name of a British Virgin Island company. The account has since been closed. 9:39:47 PM

Saudis must 'wake up,' lawmakers say USA Today -  The car bomb blast in Saudi Arabia's capital that killed at least 17 people and wounded more than 120 should prod the oil-rich kingdom to do more to fight terrorism, US lawmakers said Sunday. 9:36:56 PM