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President George W. Bush made another agonizing decision today. The Taliban said that the eight Christian aid workers who have been held as hostages would be freed if the US ceased to threaten their government with military action.

Mr. Bush made the decision to leave the eight to their fate by repeating the the US would not negotiate with the Taliban. He abandoned these people to possible martyrdom, on behalf of the greater good.

The Eight must be feeling terribly alone right now. They entered Afghanistan out of Christian love, and now may have to give their lives for their beliefs. It is to be hoped that they have the prayers of all of the people of God in their trial.

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President Bush has announced that air strikes have begun against targets in Afghanistan. Explosions are being heard in Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad, and appear to be concentrating on Taliban and al-Qa’ida installations, and communications and power systems.

The electricity was off in most of the country until approximately 10:00PM Sunday Afghan time, when electricity returned in some areas of Kabul.

It is believed that both US and British forces are involved. Military sources are saying that we are ‘going downtown,’ slang for a heavy attack. (Ed. Note: If 40-50 aircraft are all that are in use, the attack is not all that heavy, but rather involves very precise targeting.)
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This story is being distributed by Iraq expert Laurie Mylroie. It is translated from the Czech newspaper of record, Prague Hospodarske Noviny.

The man who evidently piloted the first Boeing into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center was indeed in touch with Saddam’s intelligence service in Prague. Two high ranking sources familiar with the investigation confirmed this yesterday for Hospodarske Noviny and the Wall Street Journal Europe. This information, which the Americans have had at their disposal for several days, is resonating among the highest echelons of US policy.
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Day before yesterday a tanker truck that could spray liquids onto streets was reported stolen in the Denver area. That truck has now been found. The theft was apparently a prank.

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Bob Stevens, the victim of anthrax in Lantana, Florida has sadly died, but a careful search of the area where he probably contracted the disease has revealed no other cases. It now seems somewhat possible that the case was a fantastic and tragic coincidence, according to health officials.

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