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March 1 , 2002



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March 4 , 2002

  • soldiers are killed as they attempt to infiltrate the Shahi Kot Valley on a low-flying helicopter reconnaissance mission. Around 3 a.m. local time a MH-47 Chinook helicopter was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, causing a soldier to fall out and damaging a hydraulic line. The helicopter made an emergency landing a half-mile away. A second helicopter on the mission picked up the first helicopter's crew and flew to where the crew member had fallen. The soldiers soon came under heavy fire, and six were killed. The remaining soldiers returned fire and retrieved the bodies before returning to base.

  • in imploding bubbles are now available online. If this can be repeated, this is an important scientific breakthrough. Other Physicist s fear that this may be a repeat of the Cold Fusion fiasco.



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March 19 , 2002

  • The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions has called a three-day General Strike protesting police interference with union meetings, harassment of Trade Union ists and general lawlessness following the general elections, which has led to slow-downs in business. In South Korea , 5,600 power plant workers are on the 25th day of their strike, protesting the Neoliberal government plans to Privatize the state-run electricity plants. A vote among the remaining power plant workers to strike was cancelled due to company interference.



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March 30 , 2002

  • , the Queen Mother, dies.

  • explodes in My Coffee Shop, a Tel Aviv cafĂ© at around 9:30 PM local time, wounding 32 people.