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CNN presents: Seeds of Terror
CNN traces the roots of Al Qaeda to Southeast Asia, based on a terrorist plot that occurred in that region in 1995, which was a blueprint for what happened on September 11, 2001. With rare footage shot in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore, hundreds of intelligence documents and access to top-level sources throughout the region, this documentary shows how Al Qaeda has grown in power and influence, spreading through the region, gathering followers and executing some of the world's most violent terrorist plots.
Tags: TAPE; terrorism; September 11; 9/11; 9-11; nine eleven; Al Qaeda; terrorist; plot; top secret; Indonesia; Malaysia; Philippines; Singapore; terror; attack; Southeast Asia; intelligence; government; agency; FBI; Federal Bureau of Investigations; CIA; Central Intelligence Agency; military; Islam; terrorist cell; Osama Bin Laden; cold war.
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Trade Secrets
California set up foreign-trade offices around the world to boost the state's exports and lure investors from other countries. However, documents obtained by the Register showed the trade offices repeatedly made false and overblown claims about the business deals they said they were instrumental in landing. In their last annual report, the offices took credit-at least 31 times on deals totaling $4.2 million-for export or investment deals in which they played little or no role. Six times, they took credit for deals that, in reality, did not happen. Officials in the state agency that had oversight responsibility for the offices said they never checked the accuracy of the offices' claims and believed they had no reason to.
Tags: commerce; trade offices; annual report; California Legislature; California Technology Trade and Commerce Agency; California Assembly; California Senate; brokerage; toxic-cleanup; Gigante USA; South Africa; Tokyo; Taiwan; Singapore; Tri-C Manufacturing; exports; Onlyone Products Inc.; H/A International; United Food and Commercial Workers union; U.S. Department of Commerce; California Bureau of State Audits; Department of Finance; private enterprise
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Wing Commander: At Boeing, an Old Hand Provides New Tricks In Battle With Airbus
The Wall Street Journal looks at the battle between the two major rivals in the airplane business - Boeing and Airbus. The story focuses on a "critical sales pitch at prestigious Singapore airlines" in May 2000, which ended with Singapore selecting the planes of Boeing's main rival, Airbus. The article examines the role of Joe Sutter, "the living legend in the world of big jets," in today's management of Boeing Co, and finds that he has helped Boeing to beat back the challenge posed by the new Airbus A380.
Tags: Boeing; Airbus; Singapore Air; jets; engineering; aerodynamic design; carriers; airplanes; technology
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SEC Probe Focuses on Asian Revenues of Belgian Tech Firm
The WSJ repots on an investigation by Securities and Exchange Commission into a sudden and massive sales increase at Belgian software maker Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products NV. The probe focuses on the recent sales increase in Asia. The reporters find out that nearly all of L&H's revenue in Singapore has come from 19 companies, most of which were launched a year ago. Also, L&H helped create those start-ups.
Tags: L&H; SEC probe; Lernout & Hauspie; sales probe; speech-recognition software