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“Outsourced passport work poses risk”
By Bill Gertz
March 26, 2008
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The United States has outsourced the manufacturing of its electronic passports to overseas companies — including one in Thailand that was victimized by Chinese espionage — raising concerns that cost savings are being put ahead of national security, an investigation by The Washington Times has found.”
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7313870.stm
Last Updated: Wednesday, 26 March 2008, 00:42 GMT
“Scholar denounces Muslim baptism”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “A Muslim scholar involved in high-level dialogue with the Vatican has denounced the Pope’s baptism on Saturday of a prominent Italian Muslim convert.
Aref Ali Nayed, the head of Jordan’s Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, called the baptism of journalist Magdi Allam a deliberate and provocative act.
The Vatican has not yet commented, but its official newspaper said the gesture aimed to promote religious freedom.
The Pope traditionally baptises adult converts to Catholicism on Easter eve.
Mr Allam’s invitation to the ceremony, which took place in St Peter’s Basilica, was however kept secret by the Vatican, until just before the Easter vigil mass.
The Egyptian-born Italian TV and newspaper commentator has been an outspoken critic of Islamist militancy and a strong supporter of Israel.”
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“Mr Nayed has called for greater inter-faith dialogue and good will”
