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- United Nations inspectors in Iraq uncovered
evidence of a 1995 agreement by the Russian government to sell Iraq sophisticated
fermentation equipment that could be used to develop biological weapons. (The
Washington Post, 2/12/98)
- Teheran's chief prosecutor renewed the death sentence
against British author Salman Rushdie. (Newsday, 2/14/98)
- Four international companies from China, Argentina, and
Britain signed an agreement with Sudan to construct an oil pipeline. (Reuters,
2/22/98)
- The European Union announced a resumption of
visits to Teheran by Cabinet-level officials. (The New York Times, 2/24/98)
- After pulling out of a pipeline project to bring gas
from Iran's South Pars field to Pakistan nearly two years ago, Australia's Broken
Hill Proprietary Co. (BHP) has resurrected the project. (Reuters, 3/2/98)
- Italy's Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini visited
Teheran and exonerated Iran from "any association with terrorism" claiming that
there was "no proof" that Iran was involved in the financing or training of
terrorists. (London Sunday Times, 3/3/98)
- A group of Muslim organizations in Britain issued a
declaration of ". . . jihad against the U.S. and British governments, armies,
interests, airports and institutions. . . . The message for the U.S. and the British or
any non-Muslim country is to stay away from Iraq, Palestine, Pakistan, Arabia, etc. or
face a full scale war of jihad." (Forward, 3/6/98)
- The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) is suing the
Federal Government over a 1996 anti-terrorism statute that makes it illegal to aid
the lawful and nonviolent activities of designated foreign terrorist organizations. (The
Washington Post, 3/20/98)
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