Week of March 1, 2006
Saddam Hussein tells the court he and not his co-defendants, should be held
responsible for the fate of 148 Shiite villagers executed under his rule.
President Bush announces a landmark nuclear cooperation deal with India. The
agreement allows India to continue expanding its nuclear weapons arsenal in
exchange for permitting international inspections of its civilian reactors for the
first time. It could be cut down by Congress.
Al Qaeda’s deputy leader Ayman Zawahirt calls on Muslims to attack the West in
an audiotape posted on the Internet, urging strikes similar to those against New
York, London and Madrid in recent years.
In India - President Bush defends American corporations that outsource jobs
overseas in pursuit of inexpensive labor. “People do lose jobs as a result of
globalization, and it’s painful for those who lose jobs. But the fundamental
question is, ‘How does a government or society react to that?’” And it’s basically
one of two ways. One is to say losing job is painful, therefore let’s throw up
protection is walls. And the other is to say losing jobs is painful, so let’s make
sure people are educated so they can find - fill the jobs of the 21
st
century.”
A senior American intelligence official says that escalating insurgent violence in
Afghanistan has placed the government there in greater peril than at any time
since the aftermath of the U.S. led invasion in 2001.
Technology -
NBC says it is purchasing the female-leaning Ivillage for $600 million.
Apple Computer introduces a speaker
system for iPods and a new Mac mini
that can stream music, photos and video
from other computers. The iPod Hi-Fi
with a high-quality speaker system with
an iPod deck - sells for $349.
BlackBerry settles a patent case and
averts a court-ordered shutdown.
Research on Motion Ltd, the company
that makes the device, agrees to pay
$612.5 million to resolve claims that its
hand-held phone and e-mail device
infringed on patents help by NTP Inc.
Many people believe they would have to
