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Overseas Security Advisory Council Tuesday, 3 February 2004

 
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The OSAC Mission
The State Department - Overseas Security Advisory Council (Council) is established to promote security cooperation between American business and private sector interests worldwide (Private Sector), and the U.S. Department of State.

Objectives
To establish continuing liaison and to provide for operational security cooperation between State Department security functions and the Private Sector.

To provide for regular and timely interchange of information between the Private Sector and the State Department concerning developments in the overseas security environment.

To recommend methods and provide material for coordinating security planning and implementation of security programs.

To recommend methods to protect the competitiveness of American businesses operating worldwide.

For More Information:
Overseas Security Advisory Council
Bureau of Diplomatic Security
U.S. Department of State
Washington, D.C. 20522-1003

Telephone: 571-345-2223
Facsimile: 571-345-2238
email: webmaster@ds-osac.org

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 Latest News

Israel and West Bank/Gaza
'Four Dead' in Latest Gaza Raid
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Cyber Threat
'We're Making Rapid Progress'
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Cyber Threat
11 Elements of a Successful Managed Security Partnership
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Iran
123 Iranian MPs Resign, Call Hardliners Taliban'
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Israel
15 Largest Cities May Join Strike
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Angola, Congo (Democratic Republic), Sub-Saharan Africa and Sudan
Africa: A Fragile Peace on a Bloodied Continent
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Somalia
Agreement Reached on Transitional Parliament
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France, United Kingdom and United States
Air Disruption Enters Second Day
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Haiti
Aristide's Opponents Renew Marches
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Turkey
Armenian Patriarch of Istanbul Injured
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East Asia and South East Asia
Asia Is Traditional Cradle of Influenza
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Thailand and Vietnam
Asia's Bird Flu Death Toll Rises to 12
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Iraq
Attacks Increase Ethnic Tension ahead of Handover
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Australia
Australia's New Train Passes Halfway Mark
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Bangladesh
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Pakistan
Banned Extremist Outfits Restricted from Collecting Hides on Eid in Pakistan
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Iraq
Blast Kills Iraqi Depot 'Looters'
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United Kingdom
Blunkett Plans Tougher Terror Law
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Bolivia
Bolivia: Evo Morales Denies Receiving Advice, Assistance from Castro, Chavez
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Bolivia
Bolivian President Seeks Calm
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Afghanistan
Bombing in Southern Afghan Town Kills 8
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Serbia-Kosovo (Former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)
Cars Damaged by Explosion Near American University in Kosovo Capital
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Sudan
Civilians Die in Government Attack
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Colombia
Colombia Wants Re-election for Tough Uribe-Poll
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Cyber Threat
Consumers will lose faith in the web
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Kenya
Crackdown Hits Kenyan Commuters
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Iraq
Death Toll in Iraq Suicide Blasts Hits 67
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Djibouti
Djibouti Declared Landmine Free
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Nepal
Dozens Hurt in Nepal Strike Rally
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Colombia and Venezuela
Economic, Political Crisis Has Displaced Thousands of Venezuelans to Colombia
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Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
ECOWAS Lauds Peace Process
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Ukraine
EU Concerned About Political Situation in Ukraine
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Nicaragua
Farmers Protest Use of Pesticide
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Philippines
Five Slain in Communist Ambush in Northern Philippines
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Uzbekistan
Foreign Ministry Holds Briefing on Drug Trafficking
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Uzbekistan
Foreign NGOs Face Re-Registration Demands
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France
France to Target Anti-Semitic Television
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India
Fury at India Phone Card Ban
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Haiti
Haitians march for president's ouster
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Indonesia
Indonesia Charges Visitors
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South Africa
International Democracy Conference Meets in S. Africa
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Iraq
Iraqis Queue Up to Work for U.S. Forces
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Israel and West Bank/Gaza
Israel Expects World Court Will Hear Case on Security Barrier
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Afghanistan
Kabul Under Tight Security as Eid Holiday Begins
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Sudan and Uganda
LRA Victims Hope for a Sudanese Peace Dividend
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Kazakhstan
Major Incident Happens on Kazakhstan Oil Pipeline
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Congo (Democratic Republic)
Many Feared Dead in Congo Ferry Disaster
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Nepal
Maoists Kidnap 192 Students, Teachers in Nepal
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Kenya
Mombasa Bomb Suspects Go on Trial
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Germany
Munich to Hold Conference on Security Policy
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Cyber Threat
MyDoom Net Worm Scores Hit, Knocks Out SCO Site
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Afghanistan
Neo-Taliban Identify Attackers Against ISAF
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United Kingdom
NI Arrests in Global Terror Probe
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Cameroon and Nigeria
Nigeria-Cameroon Border 'Progress'
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Pakistan
Pakistan Nuclear Hero 'Confesses'
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Pakistan
Pakistanis Press Tribes to Flush Out Al Qaeda
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Peru
Peru: Unconvincing President Deepens Political Crisis
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Israel and West Bank/Gaza
PM: I Gave Order to Plan Evacuation of 17 Gaza Settlements
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Russia
Putin Urges Prosecutors To Combat Corruption
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Liberia
Reports From Liberia are Encouraging
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Namibia
Rising Waters Spread Alarm
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Ghana
Robbers Strike Again, Killing Watchman on Duty
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Ghana
Robbers Strike Again, Killing Watchman on Duty
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Russia
Russia Chides BBC's 'Repentance'
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Russia
Russia Set to Question Abramovich
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Russia
Russia: Explosion Rocks Apartment Building in Central Moscow
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Leader Urges Pilgrims to Reject Violence
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Saudi Arabia
Saudis Review Hajj Danger Points
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Kenya
Scot Murdered in Kenya Machete Attack
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France
Sikhs Protest Against French Ban
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Taiwan
Taiwan Holds Referendum Rally
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Tajikistan
Tajikistan to Join Interpol
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Thailand
Thailand to Press Ahead with $600m Pipeline
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Uganda
The 18-Year Old War that Refuses to Go Away
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Romania
Turkish Kurd With Alleged PKK Ties Stabbed to Death in Romania
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Turkey
Turkish Security Forces Capture Al-Qa'ida Member Connected to Istanbul Bombings
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Burundi
Twenty Killed in Burundi Clashes
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France and United Kingdom
UK Passport Control for Dover Will Now Be Based in France
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Eritrea and Ethiopia
UN Special Envoy Officially Appointed
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Georgia
UN Urges Georgia and Abkhazia to Talk Peace
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Venezuela
Venezuela's Request for Extradition
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Colombia and Venezuela
Venezuelan Army Alleges Colombian FARC Held Antikidnapping Official
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East Asia and South East Asia
WHO Probes Human Bird Flu Link
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Cyber Threat
Working together to win the online arms race
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is Facing a Future in the Dark
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This box reflects information last updated on 2 February 2004.

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