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Today's lead stories:
Bush Meets Blair
Civilian Casualties Rise
Turks Officially Into Northern Iraq
Iraqi Returnees
Texas Sodomy Case
Tree-Sitters Challenge Loggers
Bush Meets Blair
President Bush addressed troops at MacDill Air force Base
in Tampa, Florida earlier today, a few hours before his meeting
with his British counterpart, Tony Blair. There is speculate
that the Bush-Blair meeting at Camp David could see the announcement
of a significant cut in dues the US pays to the United Nations.
And as Ian Forest Reports, the meeting between the leaders
will also evaluate a war that has so far seen more US &
UK casualties than expected.
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Civilian Casualties Rise
Al Jazeera today broadcast footage that contradicts British
troops and embedded journalists who have been reporting that
there is an uprising in the city of Basra. The Jazeera journalist,
the only foreign correspondent in Basra has reported that
there are no signs of a popular uprising against Saddam Hussein.
Meanwhile, there are unconfirmed reports that a stray missile
has exploded in the neighboring Iranian town of Qasr-e Shirin
on the border with Kurdish administered northern Iraq. It
is unknown if the missile was fired by Iraqi or the US-led
coalition forces. This comes as reports from inside Iraq paint
a worsening situation for civilians. Deepa Fernandes with
Kata Mester report.
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Turks Officially Into Northern Iraq
The European Union, NATO, and Russia today announced their
opposition to the Turkish Army's plans to send thousands of
troops to Northern Iraq. The United States and Britain had
already said they oppose a Turkish invasion and the Kurdish
authorities who control Northern Iraq have promised to fight.
But in a rare televised press conference this morning, the
head of the Turkish Army, General Hilmi Ozkok told reporters
the Turkish Army would only send thousands of troops across
the border to extend what he called "a hand of friendship"
to the Kurdish people there. Few observers believe that explanation,
as Aaron Glantz reports from Ankara.
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Iraqi Returnees
Days before the eruption of this all-out war on Iraq, the
UN predicted that there would be at least 600.000 refugees,
the majority being Iraqis who would seek refuge in countries
neighboring Iraq. Now 6 days after the start of the war, no
Iraqi refuges have reached the Jordan Iraq border town of
Roweished, while only 16 have arrived in Syria. Astonishingly
enough, 5200 people have actually left Jordan for Baghdad
since March 15. Oula Farawati has more from Amman, Jordan.
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Texas Sodomy Case
Today the US Supreme Court heard a closely watched case
that challenges a Texas sodomy law used to arrest two men
for having sex in their home. The case challenges sodomy laws
still on the books in a dozen other states. KPFT's Renee Feltz
reports from Houston, Texas.
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Tree-Sitters Challenge Loggers
Once again the redwood forests of the Pacific NW are at
the center of a clash between the Maxxam owned Pacific Lumber
Company and forest activists. Once famed for it's high quality
redwood products the company has for over a decade become
much better known for the controversy surrounding its fast
paced logging practices. The latest clash involves how the
company has decided to handle an ever-increasing number of
tree-sitters on its' property in the Freshwater area of NW
California where over the past year there have been up to
20 tree-sits at a time. The company had largely ignored them
until recent weeks when it began a crack down of almost military
scope. Estelle Fennell Reports from Arcata.
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