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Iran Papers Warned Not to Promote U.S. Ties |
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8:53 am EDT, May 25, 2002 |
Iran's hard-line judiciary threatened Saturday to prosecute newspapers promoting negotiations with the United States after the country's supreme leader accused advocates of U.S. ties of selling out. ... "Disseminating any information in favor of negotiations with America is considered a crime. Protecting our national interests at sensitive junctures is a duty for all Muslim citizens. Publishing materials contrary to top-level decisions will disturb public opinion and weaken the Islamic system." Iran Papers Warned Not to Promote U.S. Ties |
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8:51 am EDT, May 25, 2002 |
Cheney, Rumsfeld, Ridge, Mueller. Is there anyone who has not warned us of Armageddon over the past week? As far as I can tell, the only slacker in this White House game of Wag the Dog is Spot. You don't have to be a cynic to believe that the point of the warnings is not to save lives so much as political hides. Thanks for the Heads-Up |
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Nextel's NII Files for Chapter 11 |
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| Topic: Economics |
8:46 am EDT, May 25, 2002 |
NII Holdings Inc, which provides wireless telephone services in Latin American, said on Friday it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and planned a restructuring that will strip Nextel of its majority stake. Nextel's NII Files for Chapter 11 |
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Ciena Loss Grows as Revenue Falls 80% |
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3:37 pm EDT, May 24, 2002 |
Ciena, the second-biggest domestic maker of fiber-optic equipment, reported yesterday that its quarterly losses increased, its revenue plunged 80% and its financial picture could get even worse before the troubled telecommunications industry shows any sign of reviving. ... Stock is down 90% in the last year; suffering from "extreme" cost cuts by its few customers; gross profit margin is -1%. Analyst [with haughty disgust]: "Worst. Results. Ever."
Another: "Even incumbents are not spending." Ciena Loss Grows as Revenue Falls 80% |
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For Spying, Bush Needs Friends |
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3:32 pm EDT, May 24, 2002 |
If the CIA is only semi-competent at spying, the FBI is positively awful. The bureau is a police organization, at bottom. It's good at tailing people; it's good at piecing together forensic evidence. It's good (sometimes) at running down leads. It's not so good at running agents, except in the movies. For Spying, Bush Needs Friends |
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Military Bids to Postpone Iraq Invasion |
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3:30 pm EDT, May 24, 2002 |
The uniformed leaders of the U.S. military believe they have persuaded the Pentagon's civilian leadership to put off an invasion of Iraq until next year at the earliest and perhaps not to do it at all, according to senior Pentagon officials. Tommy Franks told the president that invading Iraq to oust Saddam Hussein would require at least 200,000 troops ... The administration is focusing more on undermining Hussein through covert intelligence operations ... The Pentagon debate is only part of a larger discussion of Iraq that also involves the White House, the State Department and the CIA, among others. One top general said the "Iraq hysteria" he detected last winter in some senior Bush administration officials has been diffused. ... There is no evidence that there is a clear successor who is any better, and there are significant risks that Iraq may wind up with a more hostile, activist regime. Military Bids to Postpone Iraq Invasion |
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KPNQwest Is Seeking Bankruptcy |
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| Topic: Economics |
6:16 am EDT, May 24, 2002 |
KPNQwest N.V., the Dutch provider of data services, said today that it would file for protection from creditors and that it was in talks with rivals that could lead to a takeover of the company. Analyst: "Who is going to buy them?" KPNQwest: "The company continues to believe that there is substantial risk that there may be no underlying value to either its debt or equity securities." KPNQwest Is Seeking Bankruptcy |
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Recession? Don't Tell the Video Game Industry |
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6:13 am EDT, May 24, 2002 |
"Spurred by technology advances that create ever more realistic renderings of adventure, sports fantasy and violence, the video game industry is in a remarkable boom. The industry appears to have created its own economy. Despite the recession, a prolonged technology slump and Sept. 11, sales of video game hardware, software and accessories increased 43 percent last year, to a record $9.4 billion. Recession? Don't Tell the Video Game Industry |
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Rigas Family Is Giving Up Voting Control of Adelphia |
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6:10 am EDT, May 24, 2002 |
John J. Rigas and his family finally surrendered control yesterday of Adelphia. For the Rigases, giving up control of Adelphia because of growing turmoil about questionable dealings may be the last chapter of the family's involvement in a business they built into the nation's sixth-largest cable operator but pushed to the brink of ruin. Rigas Family Is Giving Up Voting Control of Adelphia |
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What Are the Dangerous Technologies? |
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4:35 pm EDT, May 23, 2002 |
This conversation among George Gilder, Ray Kurzweil and Jaron Lanier names nanotechnology, TV and hubris as the prime technology suspects. But, are we right to be scared? George Gilder, Ray Kurzweil and Jaron Lanier discuss the most dangerous technologies of the near future. This is the first part of a three part series. What Are the Dangerous Technologies? |
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