25 Mar 2003
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 2003
Page
1
Oklahoma City reports a crop-duster flight carrying a clay water and alcohol mist to test radar detection of bioterror plots. Army and EPA scientists compare radar response to airborne particles, part of ongoing tests after 2001.
President Bush warns Congress the Iraq war will cost between 70 billion and 90 billion, with about 63 billion for Defense and 3.5 billion for domestic security. The plan also includes 5 to 8 billion for humanitarian aid, amid rising casualties and global concern. Putin cautions of humanitarian risk as White House defends military aid, while a mother pleads for her captured son.
In southern Iraq Basra remains volatile as allied forces encircle parts of the city and face sporadic Iraqi resistance led by Fedayeen. A British soldier was fatally wounded nearby while Iraqi units ambush near oil fields and at the Amn Qasr port disrupt humanitarian shipments. Lt Col Belcher notes civilians' wary mood as authorities warn this is not a tidy war.
The Bush administration accused Russia of arming Iraq with antitank guided missiles night vision goggles and GPS jamming gear raising risk to US troops. Powell and Fleischer indicated Moscow cooperates on Iraqi military support but emphasized devices could threaten American forces. A tense call with Putin followed Russia siding with France and Germany on a UN resolution.
Report notes Saddam Hussein leveraging Islam in a televised address to unite Iraqis against the U S led onslaught. He frames the war as a clash between faithful and evil, citing divine favor for the patient, and emphasizes militant imagery from state media while coalition forces face stubborn resistance in Basra and near Baghdad.
In southern Iraq fighting around air fields feared secure by U S led forces drove away civilian firefighters trying to quell oil well blazes. Boots and Coots official Brian Krause said the scene was unsafe and firefighting crews faced ambush as U S Marines limited access to Ramada fields.
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