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Moderation on Iraq winning points with US Papantoniou against isolating Turkey The government's decision to follow a median path over the war in Iraq, expressing regret over the failure of diplomacy but also providing assistance to the United States, far from making the country irrelevant, as many analysts and politicians feared, is actually bearing a dividend.

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Greece pledges 3 mln in humanitarian aid to Iraq

Greece is taking an active role in providing assistance to the victims of the war in Iraq, with state and local authorities, non-governmental organizations and private companies taking initiatives.

Hijacker to be tried in Athens

A young Turk arrested at Athens airport on Saturday after using a razor and a dozen candles to hijack an airliner as it left Istanbul on Friday was remanded in custody yesterday pending trial in Greece.

Lycabettus to benefit from 2004

Yet another long-neglected Athens landmark is to benefit from government and local officials' hopes to prettify the city center for the benefit of foreign visitors during the 2004 Olympics, according to plans announced yesterday.

Serious road accidents are on the rise again

Despite the considerable success of an ongoing traffic police campaign to encourage Greeks to drive more carefully, road death figures have started to rise again, according to statistics made public yesterday.

IN BRIEF

Magistrate probing spy charges proposes the case should be shelved : The investigating magistrate handling the probe into allegations of businessman Socrates Kokkalis’s alleged collaboration...

State-insured patients to pay fu ll price for subsidized medicine : State-insured patients will have to start paying full price...

Results of BSE tests due today : The results of tests on tissue samples from a cow — whose meat is believed to be infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE...

New York parade : A parade celebrating Greek Independence Day in New York’s Manhattan district on Sunday was addressed by Greek Deputy Foreign Minister...

Air space violations : Nine formations of Turkish fighter jets yesterday violated the Athens Flight Information Region nine times...

Netanya attack : The Foreign Ministry, in its role as EU president, yesterday condemned Sunday’s suicide bombing...

Price hikes : Prices of fresh fruit and vegetables have increased by up to 129.45 percent since the beginning of the year...


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Petsos says N17 ‘brains’ still free
EDITORIAL

Tough times ahead The course of the US-led war in Iraq has roused alarm as Washington's hopes of a swift victory yield to grimmer forecasts. The warnings by US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld against Iraq and Syria, which he accused of engaging in «hostile acts» against the USA because it had allegedly allowed the transit of Iraq-bound supplies and troops through its territory, were yesterday reiterated by US Secretary of State Colin Powell.

COMMENTARY

The people united The US military campaign in Afghanistan sparked only sparse international protests (from members of the public and politicians alike). Its declared goal, the liquidation of Osama bin Laden and the disruption of Al Qaeda appeared a relatively obvious aim to many people, who are now forced to agree that the results have fallen short of predictions. The reaction to the air strikes on Yugoslavia was also low-key.

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