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Rainforest Crunch Time
The U.S. takes the war against terrorism to the Amazon |
Chris Colin |
26 Nov 2001 |
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| United States military forces bombed the Amazon rainforest today, Pentagon officials said. The predawn assault targeted key habitats of several crucial wildlife species, thought to have been dug in for many years. "Parrots hate freedom," President Bush said in a press conference shortly after the first squadron of B-2s left a base in San Paolo. "We will locate those evildoers a ... |
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| Topics: Amazon, Brazil, politics, US Military (all these topics) |
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