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North Korea May Get Aid if It Pledges Nuclear Curb

By STEVEN R. WEISMAN and DAVID E. SANGER
The offer is expected to be presented by South Korea, not the U.S., in talks in Beijing.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/25/politics/25DIPL.html?th


A Top bin Laden Aide Threatens New Attacks Against the U.S.
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

A senior leader of Al Qaeda threatened further attacks against the U.S. and lambasted France for banning Islamic head scarves.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/25/international/middleeast/25ZAWA.html?th

Tenet Says Dangers to U.S. Are at Least as Great as a Year Ago

By DOUGLAS JEHL
George Tenet, director of central intelligence, said Tuesday that the world is still "fraught with dangers," despite the toppling of Saddam Hussein's government.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/25/national/25INTE.html?th

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"After conducting a technical analysis, the C.I.A. assesses that the voice on the recordings is probably that of Zawahiri," a C.I.A. official said.

"Bush, fortify your defenses and intensify your security measures," he said, "because the Muslim nation, which sent brigades to New York and Washington, has decided to send you one brigade after another, carrying death and seeking Paradise."

George J. Tenet, said in testimony before the Senate Intelligence Community on Tuesday that Al Qaeda retained the ability to carry out attacks. "Even catastrophic attacks on the scale of 9/11 remain within Al Qaeda's reach," Mr. Tenet said, according to a transcript from the Federal New Service. "Make no mistake, these plots are hatched abroad, but they target U.S. soil or that of our allies."