Jul 16, 2001

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The Bush administration has approved a Turkish requestfor the lease or sale of a guided missile frigate to Ankara.

Jan 28, 2002

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The Bush administration intends to sell two navalfrigates to Turkey in an estimated $110 million deal.

Jan 14, 2003

LONDON [MENL] -- Britain is said to be transferring weapons of massdestruction technology to such Middle East countries as Libya and Sudan.

Jan 30, 2003

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The Bush administration has been warned that minimizingNorth Korea's nuclear threat could lead to that country exporting nuclearcomponents and technology to its clients in the Middle East.