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Dreamer128 · 11-25-2003, 05:47 AM

American President George W.Bush has signed a record 400 billion dollar defence bill. Some of the cash will go into the pockets of US troops who are set to receive a 4 percent pay rise. But controversially, a certain amount will also go towards funding research into new types of nuclear weapons. Just hours after the announcement, Bush addressed hundreds of troops at a base in Colorado: "Democracy will succeed because the USA will not be intimidated by a bunch of thugs," he told the cheering crowd.

There are currently around 140,000 troops deployed in Iraq. They have faced heavy losses as guerillas become increasingly organised. Meanwhile, one of the largest television news networks in the Middle East has agreed to stop reporting from Iraq. The president of the Iraqi Governing Council, Jalal Talabani, accused al-Arabiya of inciting murder after it broadcast an audio tape purported to carry the voice of Saddam Hussein. He threatened to imprison journalists if they didn't comply. The network reportedly called the move "blatant censorship".

[Source: Euronews.net]

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Dreamer128 Dracolisk Join Date: March 21, 2001 Location: Europe Age: 40 Posts: 6,136	American President George W.Bush has signed a record 400 billion dollar defence bill. Some of the cash will go into the pockets of US troops who are set to receive a 4 percent pay rise. But controversially, a certain amount will also go towards funding research into new types of nuclear weapons. Just hours after the announcement, Bush addressed hundreds of troops at a base in Colorado: "Democracy will succeed because the USA will not be intimidated by a bunch of thugs," he told the cheering crowd. There are currently around 140,000 troops deployed in Iraq. They have faced heavy losses as guerillas become increasingly organised. Meanwhile, one of the largest television news networks in the Middle East has agreed to stop reporting from Iraq. The president of the Iraqi Governing Council, Jalal Talabani, accused al-Arabiya of inciting murder after it broadcast an audio tape purported to carry the voice of Saddam Hussein. He threatened to imprison journalists if they didn't comply. The network reportedly called the move "blatant censorship". [Source: Euronews.net] [ 11-25-2003, 05:48 AM: Message edited by: Dreamer128 ]