- September 21, 2003
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September 21 ,2003 =*
Galileo probe : After 14 years of flight time and 8 years of service in the Jovian system, Galileo's mission was terminated by sending the probe into Jupiter's crushing atmosphere at a speed of nearly 50 kilometres per second to avoid any chance of it contaminating local moons.
*Espionage : The "Washington Times " reveals the arrest of U.S. Army CaptainJames Yee , anIslam icchaplain at the Guantanamo Bay naval base, forespionage . Law enforcement officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, state thatFBI agents discovered classified documents carried by Yee and were questioning him before handing him over to the military. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,97859,00.html] [http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030919-105619-9614r.htm]
*Terrorism - 9/11:Khalid Shaikh Mohammed , mastermind of theSeptember 11 attacks, tells interrogators he first discussed the plot withOsama bin Laden in1996 . The original plan, and its evolution, are told to an interrogator, along with the answers to several questions over the attacks. [http://www.redding.com/news/aptop/stories/20030921aptop109.shtml] [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,97888,00.html]
*United Nations : Leaders of the United Nations are concerned if change can give it the freedom it needs to survive.Kofi Annan will outline plans for reform at theUnited Nations General Assembly next week. Annan states that only "radical" revisions will likely preserve it. [http://www.iht.com/articles/110667.html]
*Iraq : To open up its economy, the Iraq leadership council unveils sweepingfree market reforms permitting foreign investment and imposes income taxes - but keepsoil undergovernment control. [http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story.jsp?sectionid=1274&storyid=226337]
*Embargo :China voices opposition toUnited States sanctions over the alleged sale of advancedmissile technology to an unnamed country. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s950443.htm]
*Germany : State elections in the state ofBavaria show a great success for the governing CSU ofEdmund Stoiber , scoring over 60%. The nationally governingSPD is down to 19%, a historic low point.
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