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IN the latest attack by November XVII, Europe's
deadliest terrorist group, two gunmen shot and killed
Britain's defense attaché to Athens, Brigadier General
Stephan Saunders, as he was driving to work in early
rush-hour traffic along Athens busiest boulevards. In its
proclamation, the Marxist-Leninist group said it targeted
the 53 year old military officer because he "actively
took part in organizing bombing raids against Yugoslavia"
last year. Months before the attack, British intelligence
had provided a list of terrorists to Greek police, but no
arrests followed. The attack increased international
calls for Greece, host nation to the 2004 Olympics, to
bolster its fight against terrorism and its tracking of
November XVII.

32. According to this news item ...

a. the attack took British intelligence by surprise.
b. Greece is asked to improve its anti-terrorist activity.
c. another terrorist action took place on November 17.
d. a British officer encouraged the arrest of suspects.

THE WORLD BANK approved funding for a controversial 1000-km pipeline
that will run from 300 new wells in Chad through Cameroon to the Atlantic
Ocean. Most of the money for the pipeline will come from a consortium led by
U.S. oil giant EXXON Mobil. The pipeline's backers say it could provide as much
as $2 billion for Chad and $500m for Cameroon over 25 years. But
environmentalist groups say the project threatens rainforests, water systems,
wildlife and indigenous tribes. Human rights groups have criticized the project
because Chad has one of the worst human rights records in the world.

33. According to this article ...

e. implementing human rights issues in Chad will cost up to $2 billion.
f. the pipeline has been backed up all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.
g. the project is coming up against opposition from different fronts.
h. a consortium of human rights activists is applauding the plan.

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