August 26, 2003

August 26, 2003

"See also" August 25, 2003 - August 2003 - August 27, 2003----
* War on Terrorism: President Bush, speaking to American Legion veterans convention, defends the Iraq policy, declaring the United States had hit terrorism in overthrowing the government of Saddam Hussein. President Bush vows "no retreat" from Iraq. President Bush also states that the United States may carry out other pre-emptive strikes. [http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/26/politics/26CND-BUSH.html?ex=1062561600&en=a67d20396725c83f&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=5US0G1FK0PWPECRBAELCFEY?type=topNews&storyID=3340445] [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/08/26/politics/main570110.shtml] [http://www.msnbc.com/news/957431.asp?0si=-] [http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-08-26-bush-speech_x.htm]
* Space Shuttle program: Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) releases 200 page final dossier over the space shuttle Columbia's destruction (and the death of its seven astronauts). It states the cause is from NASA's cultural traits, lack of funds, and insufficient safety program. [http://www.caib.us/news/report/default.html] [http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/08/26/sprj.colu.shuttle.report/index.html] [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/08/26/columbia/main570101.shtml] [http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-08-26-shuttle-report_x.htm]
* Technology: California Supreme Court rules that publishers could be barred from posting DVD descrambling code (DeCSS) online without infringing on free speech rights. [http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/32482.html] [http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/5067665.htm]
* O.J. Simpson, giving an interview to Playboy, states that he is still innocent, but says "dream team" lawyers saved him. Without the money to pay for a "dream team" of lawyers, he says he would not have prevailed by being acquitted. In the interview, he also states that after his acquittal he smoked marijuana to get to sleep. [http://www.playboy.com/magazine/interview.html] [http://www.nbc30.com/news/2433282/detail.html] [http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/0803/26ojay.html] [http://u.redlandsdailyfacts.com/Stories/0,1413,217~24250~1585969,00.html]
*Former British Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath is flown home from his holiday in Salzburg, Austria to receive treatment in London for pulmonary embolism. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,3605,1029928,00.html]


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