US War on Terror May Spread to Syria, Report Says

Iraq-Cuba axis
A senior Defense Department official tells us one of the alarming after-action intelligence reports that reached the Pentagon is that the communist government of Cuba shared intelligence on the United States with Saddam Hussein's regime.

NEW WORLD ORDER HEADLINES

CEOs at Davos forum assess al-Qaida as business
In one of the more provocative sessions at this year's World Economic Forum, counterterrorism experts and U.S. chief executives yesterday looked at terrorism through the prism of business, as an enterprise with cash flow, employees and even marketing.

French FM calls for "strategic partnership" between EU, Russia


Secrecy Reigns at Global Economic Forum

	Cheney takes goodwill message to Davos
Dick Cheney, US vice-president, heads to Europe on Thursday with a call to move beyond past trans-atlantic differences and "pull together" to fight the war on terrorism

GLOBAL POLICE STATE HEADLINES

	First EU arrest warrant executed
A man has been arrested on the first European extradition warrant issued in the UK.

Nation's Mayors want more police state funds
The nation's mayors called Thursday for more federal funding to improve homeland security, saying their own budget shortfalls don't allow them to spend all that's needed.

Canada Leader Speaks Out on Police Search
Canada's prime minister spoke out Thursday on a police search of a reporter's home and office, saying press freedom must be protected but it was also important to track the source of a leak of government information

US NEWS HEADLINES

Son of Star Wars goes into service - 'but it may not stop missiles'

Guard survey hints at exodus
Just as the Pentagon is increasingly relying on the National Guard and other part-time troops for duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, an internal Guard survey suggests that the demanding deployments could prompt a significant number of its soldiers to quit the military.

TV show depicts teen 'gay' romance

Study finds sharply increase risk of cancer among dioxin-exposed Vietnam veterans

Application filed to build 745-mile, $6.3 billion natural gas pipeline in Alaska

Grand Jury Hears Plame Case
Testimony begins in front of a grand jury in the investigation into whether the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame was improperly leaked to the press

Bush's push for illegals creating anxious nation
Some in therapy threatening to leave U.S., want to send president bill for counseling

Privacy At Issue With 'Matrix' Crime Database
System Designed To Let Police Coordinate Searches For Terrorists

BUSH ENDS WMD "HOPE"
Bush yesterday all but abandoned hope of finding Saddam Hussein's WMD - and spoke only of "weapons of mass destruction-related program activities".

Soldiers' flights home still left unpaid
To the great irritation of Minnesota's two U.S. senators, the Pentagon still won't reimburse the full travel costs of many U.S. troops who have taken breaks from wartime duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.

French FM calls for "strategic partnership" between EU, Russia

Privacy At Issue With 'Matrix' Crime Database System Designed To Let Police Coordinate Searches For Terrorists

BUSH ENDS WMD "HOPE" Bush yesterday all but abandoned hope of finding Saddam Hussein's WMD - and spoke only of "weapons of mass destruction-related program activities".

Soldiers' flights home still left unpaid To the great irritation of Minnesota's two U.S. senators, the Pentagon still won't reimburse the full travel costs of many U.S. troops who have taken breaks from wartime duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.

French FM calls for "strategic partnership" between EU, Russia

Privacy At Issue With 'Matrix' Crime Database
System Designed To Let Police Coordinate Searches For Terrorists

BUSH ENDS WMD "HOPE"
Bush yesterday all but abandoned hope of finding Saddam Hussein's WMD - and spoke only of "weapons of mass destruction-related program activities".

Soldiers' flights home still left unpaid
To the great irritation of Minnesota's two U.S. senators, the Pentagon still won't reimburse the full travel costs of many U.S. troops who have taken breaks from wartime duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.