The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.
New York - The authorized biography of Pte. Jessica Lynch debunks early myths that U.S. troops waged a daring rescue to save her, and describes a team of Iraqi doctors as gentle caretakers who worked at their own risk to keep her alive. I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story, published Tuesday, suggests camera-toting American fighters met no resistance as they rushed a Nasiriyah hospital April 1 to retrieve the prisoner of war. London - National identity cards have been in use for years a short distance away in continental Europe without causing a fuss, but plans to introduce them in Britain have garnered little public or political support. With cabinet ministers lining up against the idea, Home Secretary David Blunkett announced Tuesday he is taking a gradual approach with full introduction of the compulsory cards taking up to 10 years and only after cabinet votes on the proposal again. London - A report released Tuesday said Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network has been largely dismantled, but the threat posed by extremist Muslim terrorists remains high and has grown harder to track. The report by the London-based Control Risks Group said the number of countries likely to pose a medium security risk to western businesses operating in them was 71 for 2004, with 14 countries bumped up from low-risk.
