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NEWS IN BRIEF Fighter jets cover US ground forces in northern Iraq ABOARD THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 Fighters from the US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt bombarded sites in northern Iraq early Tuesday to provide support for special coalition forces on the ground, a spokesman aboard the vessel said. Malaysia sends reporters for 'unbiased' coverage of Iraq war KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 The Malaysian government is paying for 30 local journalists to travel to the Middle East and cover the war in Iraq because of biased reporting by Western media, officials said Tuesday. US is losing public relations war in Iraq, Australian experts warn CANBERRA (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 The US-led military coalition is losing the public relations war in Iraq although it may be regaining the military advantage, an Australian military expert warned Tuesday. |
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New GPS satellite launched from Cape Canaveral WASHINGTON (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 A new US global positioning satellitethat should help US-led forces in Iraq was launched Monday from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, the US army and Boeing announced. China, British FMs discuss Iraq BEIJING (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 British Foreign Minister Jack Straw urged China to support United Nations involvement in post-war Iraq during talks with his Chinese counterpart Li Zhaoxing, state press said Tuesday. British troops need trust, work to get Umm Qasr rolling UMM QASR, Iraq (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 Getting the port working again, turning on the electricity, distributing water -- British troops are trying to get the Iraqi city of Umm Qasr back to normal. If only they can give the locals peace of mind. Australia sends six specialists to join 2,000 personnel in Iraq war CANBERRA (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 Six RAAF imagery analysts will join 2,000 Australian military personnel in the Gulf this week to assess battle damage in Iraq at the request of the United States, the government said Tuesday. Playboy deploys Playmates to boost battlefield morale -- but no nudes LOS ANGELES (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 US girlie magazine Playboy is joining the US-led war in Iraq by deploying its Playmate centrefolds to boost battlefield morale -- but troops shouldn't expect to see nude bunnies any time soon. Iraq war takes toll on US news stars WASHINGTON (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 Peter Arnett, famed for his coverage of the Vietnam War and the first Gulf War, lost two jobs Monday in the United States after suggesting on Iraqi TV the US war plan had failed, but he was immediately hired by a British paper. |
Powell seeks to rebuild Turkey ties after Iraq wrangle ANKARA (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 US Secretary of State Colin Powell was to arrive in Turkey later Tuesday for talks aimed at reviving the key relationship between Washington and Ankara, hurt by a succession of rows over the war against Iraq. "In shock and awe," sacked reporter Arnett joins British anti-war daily LONDON (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 Award-winning news correspondent Peter Arnett, sacked by American TV network NBC after suggesting on Iraqi television that the US war plan had failed, has joined the Daily Mirror -- the British newspaper most opposed to the conflict. Sacked reporter Arnett joins British daily opposed to Iraq war LONDON (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 Award-winning news correspondent Peter Arnett, sacked by the American TV network NBC after suggesting on Iraqi television that the US war plan had failed, has joined the Daily Mirror -- the British newspaper most opposed to the conflict. No Iraqi POWs will go to Guantanamo: Pentagon WASHINGTON (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 The United States has no intention of sending Iraqi prisoners of war to the US base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday. Baghdad pounded in air strikes, more claims of civilian deaths BAGHDAD (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 US-led forces battered Baghdad with around a dozen missiles Monday night, hammering away at the Iraqi capital as residents nearby reported 20 more civilians dead, 11 of them children, from the ongoing blitz. Baghdad under fire, US and Iraq's Republican Guard in first major clash BAGHDAD (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 A dozen cruise missiles slammed into Baghdad Monday while British and US warplanes targeted elite Republican Guards, who faced their first significant battle with US forces on the ground. |
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