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By Larry Habegger | Permalink |
No Comments | September 19th, 2001 | Trackback
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings will take place in Washington, D.C. Sept. 29-30, and protests are expected, with predictions of 40,000 or more demonstrators. Simultaneously, anarchists are planning a “mass mobilization” for a “National March on Washington to Overturn the Bush Program,” with demonstrations expected to run Sept. 29-Oct. 2. These dates may be a good time to avoid the nation’s capital.
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USA
By Larry Habegger | Permalink |
No Comments | September 18th, 2001 | Trackback
Worldwide: The terrorist attacks on New York and Washington have emphasized the risks to Americans at large in the world, and further developments could escalate the danger. If the U.S. launches a military strike, Americans traveling in Islamic areas could be at substantial personal risk from enraged local citizens. Ramifications are unpredictable, and there may be no sanctuary for travelers at U.S. embassies or consulates, some 25 percent of which temporarily suspended operations when the attacks occurred. Before traveling to the Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan, or even to Malaysia or Indonesia, weigh the risk against the importance of your journey. Danger may not be confined to Islamic areas, as U.S. embassies in France and the Philippines were reportedly targeted for bombings in the aftermath of the attacks. Before traveling, contact the State Department to determine if consular assistance is available at your destination.
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By Larry Habegger | Permalink |
No Comments | September 18th, 2001 | Trackback
The annual meeting of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, planned for Sept. 29-30 in Washington, D.C., has been canceled. The meeting was expected to generate large demonstrations and security arrangements would have involved a significant police commitment. Bank officials stated that, among other reasons, their decision was based on the need to keep law enforcement personnel available for priorities spawned by the terrorist attack on the Pentagon.
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USA
By Larry Habegger | Permalink |
No Comments | September 15th, 2001 | Trackback
The coordinated terrorist attacks on New York’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington shocked the country and may change the perception of air travel as we have come to know it. Certainly the ramifications of the attacks will be felt for a long time to come even though it is impossible to say at this time what those ramifications will be. Immediately, security procedures at U.S. airports and on all airlines will be tightened significantly, including the banning of curbside check-in, thorough searches of carry-on luggage, and the prohibition of knives and sharp instruments of any sort on airplanes. Travelers should expect delays and long check-in lines. Around the world, some 25 percent of U.S. embassies and consulates closed or suspended operations following the attacks pending security checks, including the embassies in Bangkok, Canberra, Jakarta, New Delhi and Tokyo. In Australia, consulates in Sydney and Melbourne were closed. In France, Paris City Hall set up a hotline to answer questions from American visitors who could not get information regarding flights and hotel rooms from the embassy. If planning international travel in the coming weeks, contact the U.S. embassy by phone to confirm what consular services are available.
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