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BBC 2007-08-22
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...the September 11th attacks. But the previously classified internal report concluded there was no "single point of failure" that could have stopped the attacks. More details from Ben Luines.
The report said that the CIA had been ordered to spare no resources or people in the mission to contain al-Qaeda and its leader Osama bin Laden. This was in the wake of the bomb attacks on the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998. But the report said that the CIA then became too focused on tactics and never developed a comprehensive plan to tackle al-Qaeda. And the document says George Tenet bears ultimate responsibility for the fact that no such strategic plan was ever created. For his part, Mr. Tenet described the report's conclusions as "flat wrong".
A prominent Iranian-American academic, Haleh Esfandiari, has been released on bail in Iran after being detained for three months on security-related charges. Iranian state TV showed her leaving the prison, saying that she was happy and that she hadn't been expecting to be released. "It was quite unexpected. I'd like to thank those who help create this opportunity for me to go home. There weren't any particular problems. I did have access to newspapers and a television." Mrs. Esfandiari's husband said he didn't know the exact conditions of her release or whether she'll still be facing charges. Mrs. Esfandiari's lawyer said her bail had been set at 320,000 dollars. Washington has welcomed her release.
The American Space Shuttle Endeavor has landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a 13-day mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour and its seven-member crew made a safe landing after returning a day early due to fears that Hurricane Dean could veer towards the Texas coast and threaten the Houston home of the US space agency NASA's Mission Control.
President Bush has expressed frustration with Iraq's political leaders and the continuing violence in the country. He was speaking a day after a leading US Senator Karl Levin urged Iraq's assembly to remove Nouri al-Maliki's government and replace it with a less sectarian one. Mr. Bush said the feelings were shared by many Iraqis. "The fundamental question is: Will the government respond to the demands of the people? And if the government doesn't demand or respond to the demands of the people, they will replace the government. That's up to the Iraqis to make that decision, not American politicians."
Mr. Maliki has meanwhile called for greater cooperation with Syria to overcome the challenges facing Iraq. He was speaking at the start of talks with the Syrian president. For his part, the Syrian leader said that despite differences in the past, Damascus wanted to support moves to stabilize Iraq.
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The government in Bangladesh says it will withdraw the soldiers that it posted at Dhaka University. The announcement came after two days of clashes between students and the police. John Sadwords reports from the Bangladeshi capital.
Rioting students have precipitated the fall of Bangladeshi governments in the past. And this disturbance is the most serious challenge so far to the current military-backed administration. So it appears to have given in to the students' demands. The army will be withdrawn from the campus by noon on Wednesday. But the violence here in Dhaka has been intense and prolonged. And this is the first time the emergency regime's ban on protests has been so comprehensively flouted.
At least seven pro-democracy leaders in Burma have been arrested after leading a rare march at the weekend in protest against the big rise in the price of fuel. All seven have served long prison terms for previous protests against the Burmese military government. Reports from the capital Rangoon say that security has been stepped up.
The deputy director of the UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, says that Iran has agreed a timetable to address concerns over its nuclear program. Olli Heinonen was speaking after two days of talks with Iranian officials in Tehran and an Iranian official is quoted as saying "The talks have produced great results". At a news conference in Tehran, Mr. Heinonen said that Iran and the IAEA had agreed a working plan. "We have now in front of us an agreed work plan. We have agreed on how to implement it. We have a timeline for the implementation and we spend quite a lot of time in talking about the details and procedures through our steps."
The authorities in Texas have dismissed an appeal by the European Union not to carry out the 400th execution in the state since it reintroduced the death penalty in 1982. A convict, Johnny Ray Conner, is due to be executed on Wednesday for the murder of a store clerk.
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This is a download from the BBC. You will find more information at bbcworldservice.com.
...the September 11th attacks. But the previously classified internal report concluded there was no "single point of failure" that could have stopped the attacks. More details from Ben Luines.
The report said that the CIA had been ordered to spare no resources or people in the mission to contain al-Qaeda and its leader Osama bin Laden. This was in the wake of the bomb attacks on the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998. But the report said that the CIA then became too focused on tactics and never developed a comprehensive plan to tackle al-Qaeda. And the document says George Tenet bears ultimate responsibility for the fact that no such strategic plan was ever created. For his part, Mr. Tenet described the report's conclusions as "flat wrong".
A prominent Iranian-American academic, Haleh Esfandiari, has been released on bail in Iran after being detained for three months on security-related charges. Iranian state TV showed her leaving the prison, saying that she was happy and that she hadn't been expecting to be released. "It was quite unexpected. I'd like to thank those who help create this opportunity for me to go home. There weren't any particular problems. I did have access to newspapers and a television." Mrs. Esfandiari's husband said he didn't know the exact conditions of her release or whether she'll still be facing charges. Mrs. Esfandiari's lawyer said her bail had been set at 320,000 dollars. Washington has welcomed her release.
The American Space Shuttle Endeavor has landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a 13-day mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour and its seven-member crew made a safe landing after returning a day early due to fears that Hurricane Dean could veer towards the Texas coast and threaten the Houston home of the US space agency NASA's Mission Control.
President Bush has expressed frustration with Iraq's political leaders and the continuing violence in the country. He was speaking a day after a leading US Senator Karl Levin urged Iraq's assembly to remove Nouri al-Maliki's government and replace it with a less sectarian one. Mr. Bush said the feelings were shared by many Iraqis. "The fundamental question is: Will the government respond to the demands of the people? And if the government doesn't demand or respond to the demands of the people, they will replace the government. That's up to the Iraqis to make that decision, not American politicians."
Mr. Maliki has meanwhile called for greater cooperation with Syria to overcome the challenges facing Iraq. He was speaking at the start of talks with the Syrian president. For his part, the Syrian leader said that despite differences in the past, Damascus wanted to support moves to stabilize Iraq.
World News from the BBC.
The government in Bangladesh says it will withdraw the soldiers that it posted at Dhaka University. The announcement came after two days of clashes between students and the police. John Sadwords reports from the Bangladeshi capital.
Rioting students have precipitated the fall of Bangladeshi governments in the past. And this disturbance is the most serious challenge so far to the current military-backed administration. So it appears to have given in to the students' demands. The army will be withdrawn from the campus by noon on Wednesday. But the violence here in Dhaka has been intense and prolonged. And this is the first time the emergency regime's ban on protests has been so comprehensively flouted.
At least seven pro-democracy leaders in Burma have been arrested after leading a rare march at the weekend in protest against the big rise in the price of fuel. All seven have served long prison terms for previous protests against the Burmese military government. Reports from the capital Rangoon say that security has been stepped up.
The deputy director of the UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, says that Iran has agreed a timetable to address concerns over its nuclear program. Olli Heinonen was speaking after two days of talks with Iranian officials in Tehran and an Iranian official is quoted as saying "The talks have produced great results". At a news conference in Tehran, Mr. Heinonen said that Iran and the IAEA had agreed a working plan. "We have now in front of us an agreed work plan. We have agreed on how to implement it. We have a timeline for the implementation and we spend quite a lot of time in talking about the details and procedures through our steps."
The authorities in Texas have dismissed an appeal by the European Union not to carry out the 400th execution in the state since it reintroduced the death penalty in 1982. A convict, Johnny Ray Conner, is due to be executed on Wednesday for the murder of a store clerk.
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