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MOSCOW: An ancient Vishnu idol has been found during excavation in an old village in Russia's Volga region, raising questions about the prevalent view on the origin of ancient Russia. The idol found in Staraya (old) Maina village dates back to VII-X century AD. Staraya Maina village in Ulyanovsk region was a highly populated city 1700 years ago, much older than Kiev, so far believed to be the mother of all Russian cities. "We may consider it incredible, but we have ground to assert that Middle-Volga region was the original land of Ancient Rus. This is a hypothesis, but a...

Testimony links firm to Jefferson probe In papers filed with the FBI, Suleiman YahYah, a Nigerian businessman listed as a target in the ongoing probe of Rep. William Jefferson, D-New Orleans, said that one of the 2004 meetings he attended with Jefferson and iGate Inc. CEO Vernon Jackson, occurred in the Washington offices of Worldspace Inc., an international satellite radio provider. YahYah's statement is the first to provide any kind of link between iGate and Worldspace, whose CEO, Noah Samara, said in a June filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that he turned over documents and gave testimony to...

Half of insurgents captured at Samara were Africans SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COMTuesday, October 5, 2004 BAGHDAD – The U.S. military has established that Al Qaida-aligned insurgents from North Africa have played a leading role in the Sunni insurgency in Iraq.Officials said about half of the insurgents captured in Samara last week were nationals from Arab states in North Africa. They said an initial interrogation has determined that the insurgents arrived from such countries as Egypt, Sudan and Tunisia.U.S. officials said insurgents from such countries as Algeria, Egypt, Sudan and Tunisia have been recruited for operations against the Multinational Force in...

<p>AT least 34 children have been killed by the suicidal bombs in Baghdad Yesterday. Many of the killed children and other victims have been converted into fragmented corpses.</p> <p>The good news is a tough action toady against the holes and a cave of the devils in Samara is under way. We hope to see strong actions and mighty force to destroy the thugs in all areas including Baghdad. The Iraqi government with the help of the US forces should hammer their heads strongly in the way that they deserve it. There should be no need for the Iraqi government to think twice or to hit twice. They should hit only one time! Yes; they may need to prepare themselves to strike well on the heart of the target but if you got infested tree you need to trim all the infected parts otherwise the fruits will be spoiled.</p>

What's Behind U.S.-Iraq Assault on Samara Summary: What's Behind the U.S.-Iraq Assault on Samara The Associated Press Oct. 1, 2004 — WHY ASSAULT SAMARRA? U.S. and Iraqi forces want to retake the Sunni stronghold as part of a nationwide effort to regain control of areas lost to insurgents before next January's elections. AT STAKE: Failure to stage balloting across Iraq could severely mar or invalidate election results. Patchwork voting would leave some religious, tribal and ethnic groups out of the process.ALSO ON THE U.S. HIT LIST: Ramadi and Fallujah where resistance is most fierce in the Sunni triangle. And Sadr...

SAMARA, Iraq - When the U.S. Army unexpectedly withdrew most of its troops from this central Iraq town full of Saddam Hussein loyalists, guerrillas firing machine guns, mortars and grenades overran abandoned U.S. bases, leaving a shaken Iraqi civil defense chief pleading for the Americans' return. "We cannot handle this on our own," Capt. Ihsan Aziz told The Associated Press after the weekend pullout of U.S. troops. The redeployment of American troops to a garrison about six miles north of Samara may be a harbinger of things to come in Iraq as the U.S.-led coalition moves to turn over security...

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 4/14/03 - Samara, Baghdad, Kerbala, Missiles, POWs Free BREAKING: Samara - POWs with American forces BREAKING: Baghdad - IRAQI MISSILES FOUND BREAKING: Kerbala - IRAQI MISSILES + FOUND BREAKING: Baghdad - al-Saadi taken BREAKING: Baghdad - freed Iraqis BREAKING: Gaza - Zatme removed ========= Samara, Iraq and now Somewhere safely in Iraq ========= American POWs freed after tip from Iraqi. Three cheers. ========= Baghdad ========= In Baghdad, at the Al Wazir Mosque from which rockets dared to be launched against US and Coalition champions. In Baghdad, US Marine hero ducks from shots...