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War on terror to continue: Bush Washington, June 17 In his address to small business owners in New Jersey, Mr Bush also said the USA had acted in Iraq on a “threat” from its “dictator”. “The best way to protect the homeland is to hunt the killers down, one at a time, and bring them to justice, which is what the USA will do,” he said. The September 11 terrorist attack, said Mr Bush, had shocked the USA into recognising that oceans could no longer protect it from harm. “Therefore, it acted because this nation will not be intimidated or blackmailed by terror.” “We acted on a doctrine that says: We will bring you to justice because of what you did to the citizens of USA. If you harbour a killer, if you feed a killer, if you hide a killer, you are just as guilty as the killer.” “We acted and the Taliban are no longer in power in Afghanistan, which is not only good for the security of the free world, but also good for the people who suffered in Afghanistan under their barbaric rule,” Mr Bush said. Referring to those who say that the Iraq war was not justified because the reason he gave for it was to find and destroy Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction and no such weapon has been found, so far, in Iraq, Mr Bush said: “There are some who would like to rewrite history — revisionist historians is what I like to call them.” “Saddam Hussein was a threat to the USA and the free world in 1991, in 1998, in 2003. He continually ignored the demands of the free world, so, allies acted, and Saddam is no longer a threat,” he said. Mr Bush said: “We have got a lot of brave men still on the move, still looking for terrorists. We’re cooperating with our allies and sharing intelligence, we’re running down their money trails. This government will use whatever technology and skill is necessary to hunt down those who would harm us, one person at a time.”
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Crackdown on Iran group in Paris, 150 held Paris, June 17 The crackdown, ordered by anti-terrorist judge Jean-Louis Bruguiere, was launched simultaneously in 13 locations in Paris and the surrounding area early today. It involved over 1,200 police officers, including the anti-terrorist squad. Maryam Radjavi, wife of the group’s leader, Massoud Radjavi, was among those arrested. She is seen by the People’s Mujahadeen as the “future President of Iran”. Maryam Radjavi’s brother, Saleh Radjavi, was also arrested. Both were detained when the police stormed the European headquarters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), Iran’s main political opposition umbrella group, which is dominated by the People’s Mujahadeen. The NCRI’s European headquarters is a complex of buildings in the town of Auvers-sur-Oise, north of Paris. The People’s Mujahadeen, which received support from former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, has been listed since last year as a “terrorist organisation” by both the European Union and the USA. The group was founded on a mixture of Islamic and Marxist doctrine and participated in the 1979 Iranian Revolution. But it fell out of favour with the new regime and sought refuge in Iraq.
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China for stepping up ties with India Beijing, June 17 “The Chinese side is willing to work with the Indian side to expand cooperation in all fields of bilateral relations to a high level,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Liu Jianchao told reporters while commenting on Mr Vajpayee’s visit from June 22 to 27. “We believe that so long as the two sides adhere to the five principles of peaceful co-existence, enhance trust, expand consensus and strengthen coordination, Sino-Indian relations can go further,” he said. “Friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries not only conforms with the common interests of the two sides but also to peace and stability in the region and the world at large,” he added. Asked whether India and China would settle their boundary issue during Mr Vajpayee’s visit to Beijing, Mr Jianchao noted that with the joint efforts of both sides, the Sino-Indian border was quiet and incident-free in recent times. “We hope that with the joint efforts of both sides, methods to solve the China-Indian border issue can be found,” he said. He said Mr Vajpayee’s upcoming visit would further boost the two nations’ ties and that both China and India attached great significance to the visit and were making active preparations to make it a successful one.
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China severs links with Iraqi embassy Beijing, June 17 “China maintains that a fair, democratic and transparent election should be held in Iraq and the Iraqi people should be able to elect their own government,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao told reporters here. “The new government should honour its international obligations and should help maintain order and security and facilitate the exchange and cooperation between other countries with Iraq,” he said. Asked about the status of the Iraqi embassy here, Liu said: “In view of the great changes in Iraq, China has ceased its official contacts with the Iraqi embassy here in Beijing.”
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Baghdad, June 17 “In central Baghdad, coalition forces conducted 11 raids and detained 156 individuals,” she said. The military has also confiscated banned heavy firearms, including 18 rocket-propelled grenades, in addition to 121 rifles, 19 pistols and four machine guns, O’Neil said.
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Stars remember Gregory Peck Los Angeles, June 17 Close to 3,000 persons turned out for an afternoon memorial service yesterday led by Roman Catholic Cardinal Roger Mahony at the newly built Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels in downtown Los Angeles. Peck, who was 87, died peacefully at his Los Angeles home last Thursday with his French-born wife of 48 years, Veronique, at his side. “Gregory Peck did not have to act at being an extraordinary human being,” Mahony said during his homily, recalling the actor’s support for literacy programmes and many other social causes. “Gregory Peck was a man of unique authenticity ... of deep personal integrity.” The eulogy was delivered by actor Brock Peters, a longtime friend and co-star of Peck in his most famous movie, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Peters, now 75, played the unjustly accused black man Peck defended in his Oscar-winning signature performance as the idealistic southern white lawyer Atticus Finch in the 1962 film about racial intolerance. Earlier in the day, Peck’s remains were laid to rest during a private interment attended by close relatives in the mausoleum beneath the cathedral. Among the celebrities attending the service were Lauren Bacall, Harrison Ford, Calista Flockhart, Harry Belafonte, Michael Jackson, Anjelica Huston, television producer Norman Lear and actor Jimmy Smits, who co-starred with Peck in one of his last films, 1989’s “Old Gringo.” The tall, square-jawed actor with a deep, sonorous voice made more than 50 films in a career spanning six decades, his most memorable including “Roman Holiday” with Audrey Hepburn, “Gentleman’s Agreement,” “The Guns of Navarone” and a rare turn as the villain in “The Boys from Brazil.”
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STAGE, SCREEN ACTOR DIES AT 91