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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?artid=39203971 The Times Of India March 5, 2003 US aircraft arrive at Bulgaria's Black Sea airbase REUTERS SOFIA: US aircraft arrived at a Bulgarian airbase near the Black Sea town of Bourgas on Monday, as part of the build-up of forces for a possible war on Iraq, a Defence Ministry official said. The official told Reuters two of the US aircraft that flew into the base were refuelling planes. A third was carrying military equipment. The official indicated more US planes may arrive in the coming days. The base was used by US forces in late 2001 during the US-led military campaign against Afghanistan. Bulgaria, grateful for US support in winning it a NATO invitation last November, has offered Washington the use of the Bourgas base in the event of a war. It has also sanctioned the dispatch of 150 troops near Iraq to tackle non-conventional warfare threats. Washington, which accuses Baghdad of harbouring weapons of mass destruction, has threatened to attack Iraq if it does not disarm and warned time is fast running out. Bulgaria, once the Soviet Union's closest ally, is one of the strongest supporters of the US position on Iraq in the UN Security Council. On Saturday, the parliament in neighbouring Turkey narrowly blocked US troops from deploying in the country -- a setback for Washington's plans for a "northern front" against Iraq. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bdn7KI.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html ==^================================================================
