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* Tens of thousands of people turn out in [[Baghdad]] for the funeral procession of the murdered [[Shia Muslim]] leader Ayatollah [[Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3195163.stm] The [[Iraq]]i police handling the investigation say they have arrested 19 men in connection with the blast, many of them foreigners and all with admitted links to [[al-Qaeda]]. [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/02/24/iraq/main541815.shtml] |
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* The U.S. [[Environmental Protection Agency]] declassifies [[carbon dioxide]] as a pollutant, a move seen as leading to the elimination of restrictions on industrial emissions of the controversial gas. Climate scientists have debated carbon dioxide's role in [[global warming]] for over a decade, with most voices (though notably fewer within the US) calling it the biggest factor, while others call it negligible. [http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=438719] |
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* [[2003 occupation of Iraq timeline|''Occupation of Iraq'']]: [[United States|American]] and [[Iraq]]i officials are discussing the possibility of forming a large Iraqi [[militia]] or paramilitary force to help improve security in the country. [http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030831/ZNYT03/308310472] |
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* [[Terrorism|Terrorist]]: Terrorism group [[Jemaah Islamiyah]] has schemes, revealed in a 40-page [[manifesto]] (the [[Pupji book]] or ''[[General Guide to the Struggle of Jemaah Islamiyah]]''), for a [[suicide bombing]] campaign designed to change [[Asia]] and the [[Pacific]] region into [[Islam]]ic provinces. Jemaah Islamiyah is also shown to be a well-formed organization with a [[constitution]], [[rules of operation]], and [[leadership structure]]. [http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,7128251%255E401,00.html] |
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* [[Afghanistan timeline|Afghanistan]]: [[Soldier]]s are killed in a remote region (near the town of [[Shkin]]) near the [[Pakistan]]i border. [[Taliban]] reinforcements moved into mountainous region in southern Afghanistan where U.S. and Afghan forces have been attacking hideouts in a battle over the past week. [http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20030831_539.html] |
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