US to Press Ahead With Anti-Missile Plan

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ROME (AP) - President Bush signaled Friday the United States will press ahead with a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe despite Russia's heated objections. Poland's president expressed support for installing interceptor rockets in his country.

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On Saturday, Bush will meet for the first time with Pope Benedict XVI. Large anti-Bush demonstrations are planned in Rome, and Premier Romano Prodi had to ask his Cabinet members to refrain from taking part.

The administration made clear it was not abandoning plans for a missile-defense program in Poland and the Czech Republic despite a surprise counterproposal Thursday by Russian President Vladimir Putin to instead use a Soviet-era radar tracking station in Azerbaijan.

Putin had more suggestions on Friday for locations for missile interceptors: "They could be placed in the south, in U.S. NATO allies such as Turkey, or even Iraq," Putin said. "They could also be placed on sea platforms."

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As I recall, a missile defense shield was the top priority for Bush before 9/11. In fact, Condi had been scheduled to give a Star Wars speech that very day. I guess now that things are going so swimmingly in Iraq, it's time to resurrect the Cold War.

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1. Actually, this is Bushco's brilliant plan to counteract global warming......

......by triggering a nuclear winter.