EDITOR’S CHOICE

The Capture of Hussein

INTERNATIONAL ANALYSIS

(1) Indonesia Braces for More Terror Attacks—Minister

(2) Hamas Official Says Suicide Attacks to Resume

(3) Bangladesh May Be Emerging Terrorist Nexus, Canadian Spy Agency Warns

(4) Abu Sayyaf commander held

(5) Six die in Moscow suicide blast

(6) Colombia hostage releases on hold

(7) French Arrest 2 Basque Separatist Chiefs

(8) Members of Terror Group In Greece Found Guilty

(9) Israeli forces ‘foil suicide bomb attack on school’

(10) Italy Was Warned of Iraq Attack

(11) Lebanon Charges 10 for U.S. Fast-Food Bombings

(12) AP: Pakistan Leader Works to Stop Taliban

(13) US warns Americans in Oman

DOMESTIC ANALYSIS

(1) States Unprepared for Health Emergencies –Report

RELEVANT NEWS ITEMS

(1) EU to Embrace Libya if Gaddafi Shows Goodwill –Prodi

(2) UK Man Linked to ‘Shoebomber’ Remanded in Custody

(3) Ivory Coast Rebels Abandon Disarming Plan

(4) Western tourists abducted in Iran

(5) Zimbabweans fear more repression after Abuja summit

(6) Italian alert over water saboteur

(7) Six Cuban men found guilty of hijacking

(8) Bush’s Iraq a Magnet for Terrorists – Saudi Envoy

OVERHEARD

Weekly Analysis and Research Report for December 15, 2003