http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=48974
“Navy to Shoot Down Malfunctioning Satellite”
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2008
MADRID, Spain -- Police arrested three Algerian men early Thursday in the northern Basque city of Vitoria on suspicion of promoting radical ideology among the Muslim community, the Basque regional government said in a statement.
The three were not immediately identified but police said they were each around 30 years old and had prior police records for petty crimes. Police in this case suspect them of distributing CDs and MP3 files obtained from the Internet, with calls for an Islamic "jihad," the statement said.
Basque regional police began the investigation last December and located two sites where the alleged distribution of material took place: an apartment and a telephone store, where people without fixed telephone phones often go to make calls or use the Internet, the statement said.
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Bush expands sanctions on Syria
Thursday, 14 February 2008
US President George W Bush has ordered expanded economic sanctions against senior Syrian officials and their associates, the White House has said. The US assets will be frozen of those responsible for actions that "undermine efforts to stabilise Iraq" or to have benefited from public corruption.
Mr Bush also reasserted US allegations that Syria was seeking to undermine democracy in neighbouring Lebanon. Damascus has repeatedly denied the claims by Washington. Mr Bush announced his decision in an executive order and a message to the US Congress. He did not state which officials would be affected.
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