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Temple of Ishtar Discovered

October 23, 2001
Archeologists in Iraq have uncovered a temple dedicated to the goddess Ishtar in the ancient city of Babylon, 56 miles south of Baghdad. Ishtar was the goddess of love in Babylonia and Assyria. Under various names, the cult of the... continued

Hawking Warns of Doomsday as IBM Plans Super-Intelligent Computers

October 22, 2001
The human race is likely to be wiped out by a doomsday virus before this millennium is over unless we set up colonies in space, Stephen Hawking warns. He says that biology, rather than physics, presents the biggest challenge to... continued

The Women of Afghanistan Fight Back, Part II

October 22, 2001
An Unknowncountry.com reader send us this reply from RAWA, the Afghan feminist organization in Pakistan: ?Dear friend: ?We are so touched and impressed by your kind and supportive emails. All of your emails are so meaningful to us and they... continued

The Anthrax Attack: What Kind and Where Does It Come From?

October 22, 2001
Leroy Richmond, age 57, who works in the District of Columbia post office, has come down with inhaled anthrax and is seriously ill. Another worker has been diagnosed with the inhaled form of the disease. Richmond works in the main... continued

The Dangers of Winter War in Afghanistan

October 22, 2001
Colin Powell recently announced that we expect to have completed our mission and be out of Afghanistan before the winter. This may be a veiled threat to the Taliban that they should not try to wait us out, because if... continued

X-1 Class Solar Flare Erupts

October 19, 2001
A powerful X-1 Class solar flare has erupted out of sunspot area 9661 early on October 19. It triggered strong radio blackouts across Asia. The sun experienced an expected shift of its polarity on February 15. Afterward, it was expected... continued

Geologist Recognizes bin Laden Hideout

October 19, 2001
A geologist says he knows where Osama bin Laden is hiding because he recognizes the rocks behind him in the video he released after the September 11 attacks. John Ford Shroder, who spent years living in Afghanistan, says that particular... continued

Powerful Quake in Indonesia

October 19, 2001
An earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter Scale has just been recorded in the area of the Banda Sea in Indonesia. The Banda Islands and Spice Islands are located in this region. This is the latest in a series of... continued

The Lady Draws a Line in the Sand

October 19, 2001
Anne Strieber weighs in with a compelling diary entry about just why this old time peacenick has planted a flag in her front yard. There is a time for everything, and right now it's time to face some hard facts... continued

Russia May Be Source of Anthrax

October 19, 2001
The hunt for the source of the weapons-grade anthrax that has been used in recent attacks on the media and the government has led investigators down many false roads. The focus has been on Iraq, but according to the world?s... continued