Three Ohio Men Charged With Planning Attacks in Iraq
INVESTIGATIONS
U.S.
3 Charged With Planning Attacks in Iraq
Three Men in Ohio Charged With Planning Attacks Against Military Personnel in Iraq. (AP)
U.S. Reclassifies Many Documents in Secret Review
At the National Archives, intelligence agencies have been removing from public access thousands of historical documents. (NY Times)
Lawmakers Deride Assurances on Arab Port Firm
Lawmakers criticize U.S. terms for approving an Arab company's takeover of operations at six major American ports. (Washington Post)
Avian Flu
Soldiers Will Help Recover Dead Birds in Hopes of Stopping Spread of H5N1 Virus. (ABC News)
India Slaughters Chickens in Bid to Contain Bird Flu
Shrouded in blue protective suits, hundreds of government workers labored through the evening on Monday to finish slaughtering tens of thousands of chickens in poultry farms in this rural corner of western India where cases of avian influenza have been reported. (NY Times)
Cases Worldwide
Sales fall as the culls begin. (The Guardian)
Iran
Iran showed few signs on Tuesday that it was ready to strike a deal with Russia that would allay suspicions it is seeking nuclear weapons and stave off Western pressure for possible U.N. sanctions. (Reuters)
Iranian Students Plot Anti-U.S. Suicide Attacks
A group of potential suicide bombers in Tehran warned the United States and Britain it will attack coalition military bases in Iraq if there is a strike against Iran's nuclear facilities. (ABC News)
Rendition
German prosecutors are investigating whether the German government worked secretly with the U.S. in a rendition case. (NY Times)
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's KNB security service has said five of its officers have been arrested over the murder of opposition politician Altynbek Sarsenbaiuly. (BBC)
On the Web
The complete version of an Osama bin Laden audio tape that aired on al Jazeera on January 19th was posted on extremist websites supportive of al Qaeda on Sunday. The tape was posted in its original Arabic version and as an English version with a voice-over likely by Adam Gadahn, who is also known as Azzam the American. The full Arabic transcript of the al Qaeda leader's tape had been posted on al Jazeera's website on the same day it aired excerpts of his statement, but little attention was paid to a line of poetry at the end of the statement which indicates bin Laden's determination not to be captured alive and which was the focus of news reports about the tape this weekend. The complete version of Ayman al Zawahri's most recent video was also posted on the same website. Al Jazeera had aired parts of the 11-minute video on January 30th, but never released a full transcript. In the parts not aired by al Jazeera, al Zawahri recounts four previous failed U.S. attempts to kill him. (ABC News Investigative Unit)
LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS
11 Islamic Militants Sentenced to Death
11 Islamic Militants Sentenced to Death in Assassination Attempt on Pakistani General. (AP)
City Bankers Lose Extradition Appeal
Three British bankers face extradition to US over fraud charges in connection with Enron scandal. (The Guardian)
IRAQ NEWS
Deadliest Iraqi Bomb in Weeks Kills 22
A car bomb exploded Tuesday at an outdoor market in a Shiite area of southwestern Baghdad, killing 22 people and injuring 28, police said. It appeared to be the deadliest car bombing against civilians in the capital in weeks. (AP)
US Issues Aid Warning to Iraqis
The US has threatened to cut aid to Iraq if the new government includes politicians with a sectarian bias. (BBC)
Iraqi PM Hits out at U.S. Warnings
The Iraqi prime minister today reacted angrily to warnings that the country risked losing US support unless it shunned sectarianism in its new government. (The Guardian)
Macedonian Hostages Freed In Iraq
Two Macedonian contractors kidnapped in the British-controlled area of southern Iraq have been released. (BBC)
U.S. Counterinsurgency Academy Giving Officers a New Mind-Set
Course in Iraq Stresses the Cultural, Challenges the Conventional. (Washington Post)
ANALYSIS & OPINION
Iraq's Jordanian Jihadis
Jordan has long been thought of as the quiet country of the Middle East. People called it the Hashemite Kingdom of Boredom and went there for a rest. (NY Times)
A Country at Boiling Point
President Préval needs the backing of the world - and his opponents - to bring calm to Haiti. (The Guardian)
Ahmadinejad on the Warpath
In consolidating his power around a hard core of "second-generation" revolutionaries, Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has placed himself in opposition to both the conservative clerical establishment and the liberal and reformist camp. Neither of these groups wants Iran to be dragged into a war with the US - unlike Ahmadinejad, who sees conflict as an opportunity. (Asia Times)
U.S. Hypocrisy Hangs Over Rice's Middle East Trip
As U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice begins her tour of the Middle East today, she will have a firsthand glimpse of a region that has become immersed in turmoil. (The Daily Star)
Why We Need Leakers
Who is he? Does he rue the day when he picked up the phone, dialed the number, waited a ring or two -- and then quickly hung up. He called later that same day, this time getting a voice, and in panic hung up again. He had stuff to tell a reporter about how the Bush administration was distorting intelligence about Iraq, but he worried: Could the reporter protect his identity? (Washington Post)
Playing Chicken with Bird Flu
Rich countries should be sending platoons of veterinary experts to help Nigeria and its neighbors fight avian flu. (NY Times)
The Insider Daily Investigative Report (DIR) is a summary of major news articles and broadcasts relating to investigative news, including international terrorism and developments in Iraq. The DIR is edited daily from foreign and U.S. sources by Chris Isham, Hoda Osman and Ellen Gustafson of the ABC News Investigative Unit. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of ABCNEWS.