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SOME EARLY BRIEFS (4#) -

# Ringtones For Jihad: The Taliban are making use of
"sophisticated" media to sabotage the Afghan government.

# The Pentagon wants to send three brigades of GI's
to Afghanistan before bad autumn weather sets in.

# Visa allowance for Iraqis who
have worked for the US is being increased.

# I Want to Believe: An early review of
the new X-Files movie by Jay Stone up in
Canada. Sad to tell you, he's not wildly enthusiastic.

+ Looks like a thunderstorm on the horizon.

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