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Reports on the efforts of the United States to control acts of terrorism. Discussion of Saudi exile Osama bin Laden, who is believed to be the mastermind behind the terrorist attack on the USS Cole; Discussion of terrorist cells, which are placed under surveillance; Use of a legal process called rendition in which suspects are returned to their home country; Role of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Discussion of the mujahideen underground railroad, which recruits young terrorists to Afghanistan.

The article reviews international news briefs for the week of November 14, 2005. The article reviews the recent outbreak of riots and vandalism in France. Also discusses is a ¿Washington Post¿ report on the U.S. practice of hold some al Qaeda suspects in secret detention facilities or so called ¿black sites.¿ New reports released claim that Afghanistan is now a major producer of poppy and marijuana. The article also reviews growing fears of a new war between Ethiopia and Eritrea discussion related to relocating the embalmed body of Vladimir Lenin.

Presents news briefs related to politics and government in the United States. End to the Office of Smoking and Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Opium harvest in Afghanistan and the reaction of U.S. State Department officials; Bill Clinton's testimony before the commission investigating the attacks of September 11th; Others.