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- General News of Wednesday, 5 January 2005

Regime change is illegal: end of debate
Telegraph.co.uk – Jan 5, 2005
The Prime Minister’s actions show that he has never regarded “conformity with international law” as critically important. He has, in the past, been quite willing to get involved in military expeditions that did not have explicit UN approval – the test for their acceptability under international law. The toppling of the regime in Sierra Leone, the bombing of Kosovo and the bombing of Saddam in Operation Desert Fox in 1998 are all examples, and ones of which he insists he is proud. Clare Short and Robin Cook, two ministers who resigned over the illegality of the Iraq invasion in 2003, were enthusiasts for the equally illegal Desert Fox in 1998. But in that case, a Democrat – good old Bill Cinton – was in the White House. In 2003, its occupant was a Republican. To get over Labour MPs’ qualms about associating themselves with George W.

‘You never get used to it’
The Age – Jan 5, 2005
The sight of thousands of dead still littering the streets ofthe capital Banda Aceh days after the waves hit was one of the mostconfronting she had ever coped with, despite having experienced theaftermath of wars in Kosovo, Sierra Leone and Macedonia, the formernurse said. McCarthy, a Sydney-based disaster assessor for the aid agencyCARE International, is helping plan the massive operation to bringfood, water and shelter to the estimated 300,000 Acehnese refugeesin the wake of the twin disaster and earthquake catastrophe. “You never get used to it,” she said. “You never get used tothis level of human tragedy. “But you try to take a positive view and believe that you canmake a difference, even here with such devastation that they arestill pulling out the bodies.

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Daily Sun – Jan 5, 2005
"We have continued to train for our match in Angola and are adequately prepared for the game," said Izilien. The Sports Ministry is expected to take charge of the team before the new NFA management led by Segun Odegbami takes over later this week. The team eliminated 2003 championship finalists Sierra Leone on the away goals’ rule after both teams were tied at 1–1 aggregate in the first round of the qualifying campaign while Angola walked over Lesotho, who withdrew. The overall winner of this match-up will qualify for the African Junior Championship in Gambia in May. HOME | ABOUT THE SUN | SPORTS | POLITICS | NEWS | COLUMNISTS | CONTACT US I ADVERT RATE © 2004 THE SUN PUBLISHING LTD. This service is provided on The Sun Newspapers’ standard terms and conditions in accordance with our Privacy Policy. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material and other inquiries, Contact Us.

General News of Wednesday, 5 January 2005
ghanaweb.com – Jan 5, 2005
5, GNA – Six West African heads of state are expected in Accra on Friday to participate in the swearing-in of President John Agyekum Kufuor for a second tenure of office. In an interview on telephone with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on Wednesday, Mr Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, Press Secretary to the President, said among the Heads of State is the Chairman of the African Union (AU) Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo. He said others expected were President Mathieu Kerekou of Benin, President Gnassingbe Eyadema of Togo, President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso, President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah of Sierra Leone and President Amadou Toumani Toure of Mali. Mr Agyepong, who is also the Presidential Spokesman, said also expected was former Nigerian President Ibrahim Babangida, Mr Charles Gyude Bryant, Chairman of the Interim Government in Liberia and about five State Governors from Nigeria. President Kufuor during the swearing-in would have his name printed in Ghana’s history as the first President to win elections as an opposition candidate and receive a second four-year term mandate. 45 per cent of the votes in the December 7 election.