Osama Bin Laden: How the U.S. helped midwife a terrorist

By Ahmed Rashid

A history of U.S. involvement in Central Asia, leading to the rise of Muslim radicals in 43 countries.

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"… wever, it was the bombings in August 1998 of the US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 220 people which made Bin Laden a household name in the Muslim …"

"… n different countries. Militants were picked up in a crescent running from Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan and Yemen to Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia and the Phillipi …"

Afghanistan: Heart of darkness

By Ahmed Rashid

LAHORE, Pakistan, August 5, 1999 — As the Taliban launch a new offensive against opposition forces, the threat which this Islamic regime pos

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"… ntral Asia. Since last year’s attacks on the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, Washington’s only agenda vis-a-vis the Taliban has been to “get bin L …"

Investigations around the world

By Simona Raetz

Stories from the Balkans, Tanzania and the United States.

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"… ar-smuggling heaven; a Dutch company's biofuel energy project collapses in Tanzania, leaving farmers and the environment devastated; and in the U.S., the poll …"

"… ess Service Africa discovered that a biofuel project by a Dutch company in Tanzania fell short of expectations on jobs and delivering clean energy. Instead th …"

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Live pictures taken by U.S. planes were freely available

The war on terrorism in Europe is being undermined by a military communications system that makes it easier for terr

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"… Center, the Pentagon, the U.S.S. Cole and the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, both before and after they were bombed.The raid coincided with the arrest …"

Authorities question criteria for access to flight simulators

By Josey Ballenger

WASHINGTON, September 25, 2001 — Congress and the executive branch are reviewing the largely unregulated access to the nations 527 licensed

Excerpts from this story referencing "Tanzania":

"… dicted by the U.S. for the 1998 bombing of American Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, runs an international terrorist organization called al-Qaida, meaning “ …"

Investigations Around the World

By Simona Raetz

Illegal sale of pesticides in Croatia; a ponzi scheme in Tanzania; Utah state employees conspiring to report undocumented workers

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"… te workers planned to hand the list to immigration officials.     …"

"… nia’s The Guardian revealed the alleged theft of U.S. $33 million from a Tanzanian bank by a shell company and a subsequent cover-up by government officials …"

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A vacation from the rules

By Anupama Narayanswamy

Some disclosure filings sketchy on details, tardy despite ethics oversight

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"… lay Shaw, R.-Fla., and his wife to locations such as Las Vegas, Zurich and Tanzania, phrases such as "hotel expense for 3 nights" or "series of meals, all wid …"

Profiteering on location

By Alain Lallemand

Djibouti's repressive regime, not its people, has prospered since 9/11

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"… mmad Abdullah Saleh al-Assad, who believes the aircraft that took him from Tanzania to Afghanistan (or possibly Pakistan, al-Assad wasn't sure) stopped over a …"

An incentive to clamp down

By Mutegi Njau

With U.S. prodding, 3 East African nations get tough on terrorist suspects — even when evidence is lacking

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"… interview with a Nairobi television station.The three countries — Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, whose human rights records have long been described as "poor" …"

"… ings of the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya's capital, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's biggest city. The Nairobi attack killed 201 Kenyans and 12 Americans; mo …"

"… lis; 80 were injured.Despite the 1998 attacks, neither Kenya nor Uganda or Tanzania took steps to pass legislation to deal with terrorism. Until 9/11, said Pa …"

"… d sovereignty to have your laws dictated by another state, however mighty."Tanzania: In 2002, the government enacted an anti-terrorism law similar to the …"

Allegiance rewarded

By Marina Walker Guevara

Ethiopia reaps U.S. aid by enlisting in war on terror and hiring influential lobbyists

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"… ciated with the 1998 terrorist bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.In January 2007, in the midst of Ethiopia's offensive against the Islamist …"

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