On February 23rd in History
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On February 23rd in 1998 Tornadoes in Florida kills at least 31
On February 23rd in 1998 In Afghanistan Osama bin Laden declared a holy war on the US. Bin Laden announced the formation of the World Islamic Front for Jihad against Jews and Crusaders. It called on Muslims worldwide to attack Americans. The Al Quds Al-Arabi newspaper published a statement that announced an alliance between Dr. Zawahri, head of the Egyptian Jihad, and Osama bin Laden
On February 23rd in 2001 A US federal appeals court upheld that the US government mismanaged and neglected Native American trust funds
On February 23rd in 2001 President Bush opened a two-day summit with British Prime Minister Tony Blair at Camp David. They endorsed a European rapid-action force as long as it is secondary to NATO
On February 23rd in 2002 The US government said it had clues that Osama bin Laden was still alive in Afghanistan
On February 23rd in 2003 In Iraq Saddam Hussein met separately with Russian Yevgeny Primakov and former US attorney gen'l. Ramsay Clark. Clark said Hussein feared that Pres. Bush had made up his mind to attack and that there was nothing he could do to prevent it
On February 23rd in 2004 Pentagon officials opened a criminal fraud investigation of Halliburton on fuel overpricing in Iraq
On February 23rd in 2004 The US Army cancelled a $39 billion Comanche helicopter program after spending $6.9 billion. Boeing and Sikorsky were the main contractors
On February 23rd in 2005 Slovakia Summit 2005 begins, marking the first occasion when a sitting American President visits Slovakia; George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin are in attendance.
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