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To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (6661)	10/8/2001 8:14:03 PM
From: Lola	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27666

US wants to use five Indian ports Sudhi Ranjan Sen (New Delhi, October 8) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The US is understood to have requested India to make five ports, including three Indian Naval bases, available for its Navy. These ports are Vishakapatnam Cochin, Goa, Mumbai and Balsar. Though there was no comment from the Indian side, a US Embassy spokeperson confirmed to HT that the US had indeed sought information about facilities at these bases. He added that the request was in "preparation for routine ship visits and was part of the developing military relationship with India." Efforts to contact the Defence Secretary failed. Sources said that talks were recently held between US and Indian officials. The facilities available in these ports were discussed. US officials were briefed about maintenance work and docking facilities at these ports. The US is believed to have asked India not to keep these ports engaged. According to reports, the US is has deployed seven Frigates, six destroyers and two aircraft carriers and at least two nuclear powered submarines in the Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and Gulf to provide logistical support. Vishakhapatnam, Cochin and Mumbai are "large" ports where aircraft carriers can be docked and repaired. They are also the hub of Indian Naval activity. Sources said that necessary groundwork had been completed but the US would have to send a formal request to the Indian Government, seeking permission to use these five ports. Defence experts feel that the request could be due to two reasons: India might have better facilities than Pakistan and using Pakistani ports could put Musharraf under more pressure within his country.

To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (6661)	10/8/2001 8:27:56 PM
From: Snowshoe	Respond to of 27666

Anthrax Alarm msnbc.com NEWSWEEK has learned that the FBI is aggressively trying to locate a summer intern from nearby Florida Atlantic University in connection with the investigation. The intern, who sources said came from a Middle Eastern country, had sent an e-mail to all employees that a top American Media official described as “peculiar.” The email thanked company employees for the help he gave them, but then contained language suggesting that he wasn’t saying “goodbye.” Another company official recalled the email as having “a sense of foreboding” and referring to a “surprise” or “something that he left behind.” Said the official, “it was weird.” Sources at American Media said the FBI has asked company employees about any “enemies” the company or its papers might have. Given the content of the weekly tabloids, “that list would go on forever,” joked one employee. Alarmed workers say they are urgently trying to recall receiving suspicious or unusual letters and packages. Several are focusing on a letter that arrived at the company about a week before the Sept. 11 terrorist attack. It was described by sources as a “weird love letter to Jennifer Lopez”—similar, outwardly, to the types of mail the tabloids often get. But inside the oddly-worded letter was what was described as a “soapy, powdery substance” and in the pile of that a cheap Star of David charm. The letter, per routine, was taken in by the joint mailroom of the company. Employees said the letter was handled both by Stevens and by Blanco.

To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (6661)	10/9/2001 12:28:02 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 27666

Karen... That is one of the most accurate articles I've read, to date, about the difference between the perceived, and the real, threat from Anthrax.. If they could only make me so confident that someone hasn't developed a successor of the "Spanish Flu" which killed some 20-40 million people in 1918-19. Some of those folks reportedly would show Flu syptoms one afternoon, and die before the sun rose the next day. And it was NOTORIOUSLY contagious.. Thanks again for the article. Hawk