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  • Bush Criticised For Duping Air Traffic Control

    12/12/2003 5:16:14 PM PST · by blam · 47 replies · 883+ views
    Independent (UK) ^ | 12-13-2003 | Andrew Buncombe
    Bush criticised for duping air traffic control By Andrew Buncombe in Washington 13 December 2003 President Bush's secret Thanksgiving Day trip to Baghdad has been criticised by the British air traffic controllers' union for threatening the safety of other travellers and exposing a weakness in the system that could be exploited by terrorists. David Luxton, the national secretary of Prospect, said that Mr Bush's surprise holiday flight to visit American troops serving in Iraq, during which his Boeing 747 was falsely identified to air traffic control as a Gulfstream 5 jet for security reasons, broke international regulations. "The overriding concern...
  • Geldof's Praise For The US (Bush) Is Criticised By Aid Agencies

    05/28/2003 3:59:55 PM PDT · by blam · 14 replies · 197+ views
    Independent (UK) ^ | 5-29-2003 | Raymond Whitaker
    Geldof's praise for the US is criticised by aid agencies By Raymond Whitaker 29 May 2003 Heedless of the dismay caused to international aid agencies by his support for Washington's Africa policies, Bob Geldof heaped more praise on the Bush administration yesterday.The Live Aid founder, who is visiting Ethiopia for the first time in nearly 20 years to highlight the danger of another famine, hailed President George Bush's signature on a $15bn (£9bn) plan to fight Aids in Africa and the Caribbean, saying: "That is extremely radical and welcoming ... and will take the fight against Aids to new heights."...