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Putin: Ally or Terrorist? by William F. Jasper Counting Vladimir Putin as an ally against terrorism ignores his career in the murderous KGB/FSB and his ongoing support for terrorist regimes and organizations. ‘‘Lena Goncharuk, aged 38, said that she was the only one to survive out of a group of six who were ordered out of the cellar where they had been hiding and shot at point blank range. Resting in her hospital bed, her voice barely rising above a whisper, she said she had survived only by pretending to be dead." So reported Paul Wood from the Chechen border...

Up to 100 people may have died when a train derailed in northwestern Turkey, a local official told the NTV news channel. "We do not exactly how many people died in the accident, but we estimate that nearly 100 people were killed," Feridun Turan, the mayor of Pamukova town, near the site of the accident, said. He said several people were also injured in the accident when the train, which was on its way from Istanbul to the capital Ankara, derailed due to a yet unknown reason near Pamukova in Sakarya province. The Anatolia news agency put the toll at...

Derailed Amtrak Train Traveling Near Speed Limit Wed Apr 7, 2004 11:26 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Amtrak train was traveling one mph under the speed limit before derailing in a Mississippi swamp, killing one person and injuring dozens of others, investigators said late on Wednesday. The National Transportation Safety Board said data recordings from the City of New Orleans showed the Chicago-bound train was clocked at 78 mph just 10 seconds before the engineer activated the emergency brakes at 6:33 p.m. CDT/7:30 p.m. EDT on Tuesday. The train with 61 passengers and 12 crewmembers jumped the tracks in...

Democrats lean to far left, become derailed

TUBE TRAIN DERAILED A London tube train has derailed and crashed at Chancery Lane station. At least 29 people have been injured. There are no reports of fatalities and Scotland Yard said terrorism was not the suspected cause of the crash. London Underground said the last three carriages of the Central Line service left the track and hit the platform. All 800 passengers have now been taken off the train and none of the injuries were thought to be serious, said London Underground. A Fire Brigade spokeswoman said crews were still searching the train and track for further casualties. 'Shaking'...