Discussion Questions

Aired, September 11, 2003

CNN's Deanna Morawski reviews the top stories from around the world, including the conviction of a Bali bombing suspect in Indonesia, continuing conflict in the Middle East and the rescue of a group of Peruvian natives.

1. Where is Bali? For what has Imam Samudra been convicted and sentenced to death in Indonesia? What does he say about the death penalty in his case? Why is the incident for which he has been convicted considered to be the deadliest terror attack since 9/11?

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2. Who is responsible for bombings that killed 15 Israelis in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv? How did Israeli forces respond to the attacks?

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3. Who is Ahmed Qorei? Who is he replacing?

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4. Which country is exporting beef to the U.S. again, as of this week? Why had shipments ceased to the U.S.?

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5. What does indigenous mean? Where were dozens of indigenous people rescued? Who held these people captive? What is genocide? Who has accused the Shining Path Maoist Rebel Group of genocide?

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Related Links

CNN.com: Bali 'mastermind' sentenced to die (http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/09/10/indonesia.bali/index.html)

CNN.com: Chris Burns: Road map in jeopardy (http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/09/10/otsc.burns/index.html)

CNN.com: Canada nears end of mad cow probe (http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/06/09/mad.cow/index.html)

CNN.com: Report: Peru army-rebel war killed nearly 70,000 (http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/americas/08/29/peru.commission.ap/index.html)

Keywords

Bali, Indonesia, Palestinians, Israel, Mad Cow Disease, Peru, Shining Path Maoist Rebels