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/ 11 February 2003

Columbia: Who dunnit?

So it seems like al-Qaeda muffed it again. It is extraordinary that the president of the US should be inclined to spend so much time, money and energy on trying to snuff out an outfit with the organisational capacity of Laurel and Hardy.

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/ 11 February 2003

‘If you run away, I’ll kill you’

Seventeen-year-old Tina twisted the strap of her handbag as she told how she was assaulted by soldiers in Cabinda. ”They said, ‘If you run away, I’ll kill you.’ They took me to the barracks, sent me to a room there. The commandant pushed me on to the bed and started beating me”.

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/ 11 February 2003

Do we care?

Seven kids are swept to their deaths on a skiing trip. Seven astronauts are lost when a space shuttle breaks up over the United States. Only one story captures world attention. Why?