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PREACHER: Abu Hamza could have his U.K. passport revoked

THE ROAD TO WAR
Horse Trading on Iraq
When the Turkish parliament declined last week to let U.S. troops use Turkey's military bases in a war on Iraq, the decision came with a steep price. Turkey endangered billions of dollars in promised U.S. aid, a role in Iraq after the war — which angered the Iraqi opposition — and even a trade concession that would have had U.S. troops wearing Turkish textiles, breaking the Pentagon's long-standing "Buy American" policy. The U.S. still needs nine out of 15 votes to pass a new resolution in the U.N....

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