The American and British aircraft patrolling the forbidden zones in the north and south of Iraq - apparently - more than once you have to face Iraqi provocations, ”said the representative of the US Department of Defense Baikon. Demonstrative disobedience is the only strategy of Saddam Hussein, ”said the Pentagon representative, commenting on Tuesday incidents, when American aircraft again - for the third time over the past 8 days - had to open fire.

On the air, the weekly program of the Moscow editorial office of Radio Liberty "Elections-99". Mikhail Sokolov is broadcast. 99 years old promises not a little. Regional elections will become not only a rehearsal of the Duma elections, they will show on which side local leaders, who can take control of the situation in the provinces, how much the federal center will affect it. Here in the Leningrad region, contrary to the law for a year, a temporary governor was appointed for a year.

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Presenter Mikhail Sokolov The weekly program of the Moscow edition of Radio Liberty "Elections-99" is on air. The program is hosted by Mikhail Sokolov. 99 promises a lot. The regional elections will not only be a rehearsal for the Duma elections, they will show which side the local leaders are on, who will be able to take control of the situation in the provinces, and how much influence the federal center will have on it.

The American military aircraft today struck a rocket stroke at a radar station in the north of Iraq - in a zone closed for Iraqi aviation flights. No additional details have been reported yet. Yesterday, a representative of the US Department of Defense said that American and British aircraft patrolling the forbidden zones more than once, apparently, would have to face Iraqi provocations. Demonstrative disobedience is the only strategy of Saddam Hussein, ”said the representative of the Pentagon.

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