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Saturday, April 05, 2003

Bullying a country that'll be underwater in ten years:
Secret US terror plan for Nauru
THE US has coerced Nauru, through a series of secret deals since the Bali bombing, to outlaw offshore banks, ending one of the most notorious safe havens for terrorist funds.
"We have been given the riot act by the United States," says Nauru's former finance minister, Kinza Clodumar. "We feel our sovereignty has been compromised, no doubt about that."
The Australian, April 5 2003