Washington Hyper File
EPF edition
U.S. Department of State
Thursday, 15 May 2003
401 Transcript: White House Briefing, May 15, 2003
(President's schedule, jobs and growth package, France/media disinformation campaign, Saudi Arabia/terrorist attacks, Iraq/U.N. sanctions, Lt. Commander Scott Speicher, Iran nuclear facilities, Texas legislature/Tom DeLay, illegal aliens trapped in truck, guns/blanket lawsuit immunity, gas tax) (6860)
402 Transcript: Presidents Bush, Roh to Work Closely on Korean Issues
(Press availability May 14) (630)
403 Text: U.S., South Korea "Will Not Tolerate" Nuclear North Korea
(Joint statement following Bush, Roh Moo-hyun White House talks) (1460)
404 Text: Bush Hails Decision by Indonesia to Resume Aceh Talks
(Bush praises Indonesia's Megawati for her commitment to peace) (320)
405 Text: U.S., European Union, Japan Concerned About Aceh Peace Process
(May 14 joint statement calls for dialogue) (350)
406 Rumsfeld Says Security Is the "Number One Priority" for Iraq
(Secretary, army official say there are no shoot-to-kill orders for looters) (990)
407 Transcript: Powell Reiterates U.S. Wants to Lift U.N. Iraq Sanctions
(May 15: Secretary of State comments en route to Germany from Bulgaria) (120)
408 Fact Sheet: U. S. Says Lifting Sanctions Would Benefit Iraqi People
(State Dept. outlines U.N. sanctions resolution) (970)
409 Text: USAID Delivers Humanitarian Relief, Rebuilds Infrastructure in Iraq
(Assistant Administrator Wendy Chamberlin's congressional testimony May 15) (4660)
410 Text: Snow to Ask For Repatriation of Iraqi Assets at G-8 Meeting
(Treasury secretary says Iraq's debt also will be on agenda) (1180)
411 Text: State's Larson Previews Economic Road Ahead in Iraq
(Says a transparent Iraqi government is key to overcoming Ba'athist legacy) (5100)
412 Countries Agree Debt Handling Critical to Iraq Future, U.S. Says
(Treasury's Taylor expects different views on details, though) (710)
413 U.S. Presses for Early Security Council Vote on Iraq
(Negroponte emphasizes need to get Iraqi oil flowing) (640)
414 Ashcroft Announces Indictment of Two in USS Cole Bombing
(Yemeni suspects are still at large) (610)
415 Transcript: Rice Says Recent Attacks Show Need for Global Anti-Terror Effort
(NSC advisor briefs foreign journalists in Washington May 14) (5680)
416 Excerpt: Rice on Syria, Iran, North Korea, Turkey, Balkans, Russia
(May 14: National Security Advisor briefing at Foreign Press Center) (3040)
417 U.S. Disease Agency Drops All SARS-Related Travel Alerts for Vietnam
(Alerts likely to be removed for Singapore, Toronto soon) (530)
418 Text: SARS Concerns Leading to More Lost Tourism Jobs, U.N. Says
(Labor agency also cites security concerns, economic slump) (1120)
419 Transcript: U.S. Officials Confident of Winning WTO Biotech Case
(Larson describes potential problems with proposed EU labeling scheme) (7870)
420 Banks Group Forecasts Small Rise in Emerging Market Investment
(2003 capital flows still well below average for previous decade, IIF says) (610)
421 Byliner: Media Play Important Role in Awareness of Court Actions
(Helps preserve court's integrity, Hengstler says) (2720)
422 Byliner: Drug Courts Incorporate Therapeutic Treatment Capabilities
(An alternative to incarceration, say Fox and Huddleston) (3110)
423 Byliner: U.S. Establishes New Types of Courts
(Benefits include reducing case backlog, Van Duizend says) (3240)
424 Text: Work of Task Force Called "Living Memorial" to Holocaust
(Armitage remarks to Holocaust Education Task Force) (2010)
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