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News for Mar 2, 2003

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Iraq begins destroying banned missiles

Iraq met a Saturday deadline set by U.N. weapons inspectors to begin destroying its Al Samoud 2 missiles, crushing four of them with a bulldozer. (WaPost, NYT) It destroyed another six missiles on Sunday. (Reuters)

Mar 2, 11:45 AM ET. #

Turkey declines U.S. deal for use of military bases

The Turkish parliament voted down a measure that would have allowed U.S. troops to use Turkish military bases for a possible attack on Iraq. (NYT, WaPost)

Mar 2, 11:37 AM ET. #

Top al Qaeda deputy arrested in Pakistan

Pakistani intelligence agents captured Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the senior al Qaeda member suspected of having organized the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Mohammed was turned over to U.S. authorities. (NYT, WaPost)

Mar 2, 11:26 AM ET. #


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