Terrorism
"Number of terrorism indictments brought since September 2001 by the US Attorney's Office in New Jersey : 62; Number of them brought against Middle Eastern students for paying others to take their English proficiency tests: 60." — Harper's Magazine Index July 2003.
Democracy
"Public support for Poland's role in Iraq appeared to be eroding, with a poll published Monday showing more than half of those surveyed disapproved of sending troops... Warsaw, a leading European supporter of the US-led military operation in Iraq, is deploying 2000 troops to lead an international peacekeeping force controlling a zone in southern central Iraq beginning in September." — Associated Press, July 28.
Liberation
"If you fight against your government, we will hunt you down and kill you." — Lieutenant Colonel Steve Russell of the 4th Infantry Division to Iraqis released from US custody in Tikrit, quoted in an August 7 Associated Press report.
Must be Iraqi WMD
"It is pneumonia. The question is: what is the cause?" — US Army Medical Command spokesperson Lyn Kukral commenting in the August 4 Washington Times on an outbreak of pneumonia among US troops in Iraq which has killed two soldiers.
Market theory
"There is no question that transparency in financial transactions and reporting is essential for investors and businesses and for the sound operation of our markets" — Charles Prince, CEO of Citigroup's Global Corporate and Investment Bank, July 28.
Business practice
"Citigroup and J.P. Morgan Chase agreed to pay $300 million to settle charges that the giant banks helped energy monolith Enron deceive investors by hiding its debt and inflating cash flow before the company's 2001 bankruptcy. The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Manhattan district attorney's office say the banks helped Enron conceal billions of dollars of loans the banks made to the company through an intricate web of off-balance-sheet transactions and complex commodity trades." — August 11 US News report.
From Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly, August 13, 2003.
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