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BRIEFS & LOOSE LINKS divers (6#) -

# On The Media: Their theme this weekend is the conflict in Iraq and the Media. "Finding A Voice" is the only segment which looks interesting to me. I'm not sure I want to sit through the rest of it. [otm]

# An interview with Dr Tawfik Hamid, 47, who
attended school with Dr Ayman al-Zawahiri. [pjh]

# Security concerns about the Pope's upcoming visit to
NYC in light of Skippy bin Laden's accusations. [nysun]

# A graphic presentation showing the spread of
mosques in Paris and throughout France. [brusj]

# Some internet surfers are expressing their dismay that western corporations seem to be engaged in complicity with China's efforts to identify and hunt down rioters in Tibet.

# In the aftermath of Iran's "elections," authorities have issued a new clampdown on the Media. Nine magazines have been shut down under orders from the judiciary, while another 13 have received a written warning.

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