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THE secrets of Saddam Hussein’s overseas business networks have been uncovered in the records of his eldest son, Uday, whose diary also reveals that he spied on his father. British Intelligence got its hands on some of Uday’s prolific collection of records before looters could make off with them. They are hopeful that the diaries will identify businessmen in Britain who helped to keep the regime in Baghdad afloat. A vain and temperamental figure, Uday insisted that every order he gave should be meticulously recorded in his office diaries, whether it be the Hollywood videos that he wanted to watch...

GOTTA SEE THIS -The War for Enduring Freedom+ 7/20/02 [Part 2] Kabul, Shomali, Jammu, Lebanon, Ain al-Hilweh, Vanilla sky FRONT PAGE NEWS - Kabul: Afghans in the water and their first lottery run by Afghan Red Crescent Society, Shomali village, Jammu, India, and Islamic "peace" Lebanon: Ain al-Hilweh, and the Hilton that never made it. Vanilla sky, Ted and Alcor BREAKING NEWS: Part 1 is here ============ AFGHANISTAN ================ In Kabul, Afghans are cooling off. In Kabul, Afghans had their first lottery run by Afghan Red Crescent Society, who scammed 100,000 tickets, for a car, bicycles, and a few televisions....

Tom Cruise has given Penelope Cruz the boot-he's nixed plans to marry his latest love and told her to move out of his Beverly Hills home into a place of her own in New York.Now Penelope is buying a three bedroom apartment in downtown Manhattan where she'll live..alone!The issue that goes on sale Friday reveals that Penelope is jealous of Tom's continuing relationship with his ex-wife Nicole Kidman, tells how Tom shunned Penelope at Oscar time and why the Spanish-born actress fled to Madrid..and more.'Penelope's head is spinning,' says a pal.'She doesn't know what's going on with Tom.'