23 June 2004 Wednesday 04 Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1425 US hints at martial law in parts of Iraq WASHINGTON, June 22: The United States and the new Iraqi government might mutually agree to impose martial law in selected areas of the country after the June 30 handover of sovereignty, US Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said on Tuesday. ... CIA had few Iraqi sources: official NEW YORK, June 22: The CIA had "less than a handful" of sources in Iraq before the invasion and could not get access to suspected weapons programmes, the departing head of the agency's spy service said on Monday. ... No fair Afghan polls without security WASHINGTON: While more than 140,000 US troops in Iraq continue trying to impose security in advance of the June 30 handover of limited sovereignty to the new Iraqi administration ... Applicability of West's calling card in doubt LONDON: However implausibly, President Bush continues to reiterate his commitment to the early introduction of democracy in Iraq. Indeed, the idea of democratic reform in the Arab world has been central to the Anglo-American position on Iraq. ... Abu Ghraib tactics inspire torture in Egypt WASHINGTON: In what may be the first concrete example of the effects of the Abu Ghraib prison torture scandal in Iraq, lawyers and human rights groups in Egypt, a major US ally in the Middle East ... US corrects error in terrorism report WASHINGTON, June 22: International terrorism killed 625 people last year, more than double the 307 deaths the Bush administration cited in a faulty report used to argue it is winning the 'war on terrorism'. ... US sloppily managed oil money: watchdog UNITED NATIONS, June 22: The US-led civil administration in Iraq is sloppily managing billions of dollars of Iraqi oil money and moving at a glacial pace to guard against corruption, an international watchdog agency charged on Tuesday. ... Clinton says Al Qaeda planned to kill him in Pakistan WASHINGTON, June 22: The Central Intelligence Agency had received intelligence that Al Qaeda was planning to assassinate former US president Bill Clinton on his 2000 trip to Pakistan and Bangladesh ... Kashmir is a key issue: US body WASHINGTON, June 22: The nuclear and missile arms race between India and Pakistan cannot be averted without normalizing their bilateral relations, particularly over Kashmir, says a nuclear non-proliferation strategy unveiled in Washington on Monday. ... Palestinians oppose Egypt, Jordan role GAZA CITY, June 22: Ten radical Palestinian factions united on Tuesday in opposition to any security role for Arab countries in the West Bank and Gaza Strip after an Israeli pullout from the territories. ... Package with pistol sent to Kalam's office NEW DELHI, June 22: A parcel with a homemade pistol and cartridge was delivered by post on Tuesday to the palace of Indian President Abdul Kalam, a spokesman said. ... Delhi ribs Gujarat on 'encounter' NEW DELHI, June 22: The Indian government has plainly told the Gujarat establishment to give quality proof that there were Pakistani men among the four people killed in an alleged encounter in the state recently ... UN plans to boost NGOs come under scrutiny UNITED NATIONS: When more than a million demonstrators jammed the streets of London, Berlin, Paris and New York in February last year protesting the imminent US-led military attack on Iraq, the New York Times raved about the growing power of the global anti-war movement. ... LTTE accuses govt of aiding rebel faction BATTICALOA, June 22: The government has denied getting involved in the "private conflicts" of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam after three Tiger cadres on Monday said that the military had assisted the renegade LTTE eastern commander ...

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