{"article":{"id":73007,"heading":"World News Round-up","author":"Brian OConnor\/various","created":"2003-07-17 15:12:06","modified":"2003-07-17 17:15:25","last_modified":"Fri, 18 Jul 2003 00:15:25","article":"

Troops Revolt in Sao Tome and Principe

by AP

International tenders for development of the oil reserves were recently opened, though the results of those bids are not yet known. They were reported to have drawn interest from major international oil companies.

http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/news\/nationworld\/wire\/sns-ap-sao-tome<\/a>,0,6375747.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines



Israel frees N. Irish journalist mistaken for Real IRA man

by Haaretz

Morgan was deported for his connections to the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement

http:\/\/dclk.themarker.com\/html.ng\/site=haaretz&adsize=5x5&hposition=4&hlayer1=1&hlang=ENG&HaaretzCatgory=1<\/a>



http:\/\/www1.iraqwar.ru\/iraq-read_article.php?articleId=11899&lang=en<\/a>



Anti-war cards flying off shelves

by sanmateocountytimes.com

SAN FRANCISCO -- A high school teacher, fed up with the Bush administration's popular playing cards featuring Saddam Hussein, \"Chemical Ali\" and other most-wanted Iraqis, is now selling her own deck, \"Operation Hidden Agenda.

http:\/\/www.sanmateocountytimes.com\/Stories\/0<\/a>,1413,87~11268~1513547,00.html

http:\/\/www1.iraqwar.ru\/iraq-read_article.php?articleId=11898&lang=en<\/a><\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"SAO TOME, Sao Tome and Principe -- Renegade troops said Wednesday they had deposed the government of this oil-rich West African island nation and intended to appoint new leaders to rule during a transition period...more","numcomment":2,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2003\/07\/73007.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":73014,"heading":"Addendum","article":"The alleged 'Category 1' Hurricane Claudette still spins over the Tex-Mex border some 500 miles inland. I would put forth the following hypothesis':\r\n\r\n1) Fed officials intentionally down-played the size of this storm to avoid FEMA payments to the states;\r\n\r\n2) Damage in the areas is greater than that seen in typical Cat 1 storms (source : MSNBC.com);\r\n\r\n3) The storm's eye stayed intact for at least one hundred miles after leaving the Gulf, very strange for such a 'weak' storm;\r\n\r\n4) Now called a 'tropical depression', the storm still maintains the trademark spin of a Hurricane, including storm center but no visible 'eye';\r\n\r\n5) This storm may regain strength if its' path continues westly towards the Pacific. It does appear to be dissapating at this time. It is very strongly organized.","author":"Brian OConnor","parent_id":73007,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-07-17 15:40:39","modified":"2003-07-17 15:40:39","fileurl":""},{"id":73040,"heading":"Pics of Hurricane","article":"http:\/\/www.osei.noaa.gov\/Events\/Current\/TRCclaudette197_G12.jpg","author":"NOAA","parent_id":73007,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-07-17 17:15:25","modified":"2003-07-17 17:15:25","fileurl":""}]}