Tuesday, April 28


Bullet causes pipeline to gush gallons of oil

The Associated Press Alyeska Pipeline Service spill response personnel dressed in environmental protection suits work to remove a giant hydraulic clamp used to stop the flow of oil from a bullet-hole in the Trans-Alaska pipeline. Read more...




U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Statement

Transcript courtesy of the New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/07/international/07BLAIR-TEXT.html) BRITISH PRIME MINISTER TONY BLAIR: As you know from the announcement by President Bush, military action against targets inside Afghanistan has begun. Read more...


Osama bin Laden’s statement

Following is the text of a videotaped statement made by Saudi-born dissident Osama bin Laden and broadcast on Qatar-based al-Jazeera television on Sunday: "Here is America struck by God Almighty in one of its vital organs, so that its greatest buildings are destroyed. Read more...


Emmy Awards cancelled for first time in 53 years

By Robert Jablon The Associated Press The start of a military campaign against targets in Afghanistan forced cancelation of the Emmy Awards on Sunday as California airports, border crossings and military installations remained on a heightened state of alert. Read more...