Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 17, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba A8 Canada / world Winnipeg free press thursday june 17, 2004 . Seniors group backs drug Bill other countries to afford prescription by Beth Gorham drugs said Harp chief Bill Novelli. It is no longer a question of Washington ? a key . Seniors whether we should allow the import group is backing the latest Bill that tation of drugs from abroad. Its would allow americans to import already happening on a Large scale. Cheaper Canadian prescription drugs we must ensure that there is a sys a move that puts More pressure on tem in place for guaranteeing safety the administration of president and Cost George w. Bush in an election year. But the legislation which would Harp which represents some 35 phase in imports from other coun million people said yesterday the by tries is still meeting with stiff oppo partisan Senate Bill is another sit Ion from the White House some important step in its efforts to lower senior Republican leaders and big the High Cost of drugs for americans drug companies that stand to lose who pay up to 80 per cent More. Huge profits. It is a National embarrassment ? Canadian press that citizens must Purchase from rocket attack cripples key Iraq pipeline three . Soldiers die by Robert h. Reid b Baghdad ? insurgents struck at the heart of Iraq a economic livelihood yesterday blasting a major pipeline to halt vital Oil exports and killing the top Security chief for the Northern oilfields. A rocket slammed into a . Logistics base near Balad 80 Kilometres North of Baghdad killing three . Soldiers and wounding 25 other people the military said. Elsewhere Radical shiite cleric mud Tada Al Sadr ordered his militiamen to leave the holy cities of Najaf and Kufa unless they live there fulfilling a key aspect of an Accord meant to end fight ing Between his fighters and . Troops. An explosion before Dawn yesterday damaged a pipeline carrying crude Oil from Iraq a Southern Fields to the Basra Oil terminal in the persian Gulf. Iraqi engineers had diverted crude shipments to that pipeline after another was bombed two Days ago. Due to the damage inflicted on the two pipelines the pumping of Oil to the Basra Oil terminal has completely stopped said Samir Jassim spokesman of the state owned Southern Oil co. Exports have come to exports were halted last month through Iraq a other Export Avenue ? the Northern pipeline from Kirkuk to Teyhan Turkey ? after a May 25 bomb ing turkish officials said. Gunmen killed Ghazi Talaban the official in charge of protecting the North Ern oilfields in an ambush in Kirkuk. Gen. Anwar Amin of the iraqi civil defence corps said three gunmen attacked Balabanis car after his body guard briefly left the vehicle in a crowded Market. The bodyguard was wounded. Talaban was the third iraqi official slain since saturday. What you Are seeing Here is effectively a terrorist War against Iraq a Crit ical infrastructure including the Oil infrastructure coalition spokesman Dan Senor told can. It is an Effort to basically economically impoverish the iraqi president George w. Bush in a speech beamed live to . Forces worldwide said democracy was being born in Iraq despite the violence. By helping the Rise of democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan and throughout the world you Are giving people an alternative to bitterness and hatred and that is essential to the peace of the world Bush told several thousand troops at Macdill air Force base fla., Home of the . Central command. ? associated press service available in select areas. Substitutions and blackouts May apply. 30-Day preview includes Access to All theme groups and movie Central channels. Preview offer available to new its to customers Only de. Ned As customers who have not had its to service in the past 12 months. Preview and installation offer expires August 31, 2004. After trial period Call its to select Channel options otherwise service will continue and charge will be based on minimum subscription to Basic group. $25 installation covers 3 remotes and installation to serviced to outlets. Ask your installer for details. Terms and conditions of service apply. Its to is a trademark of Manitoba telecoms services inc., and its design Mark is a registered trademark of Manitoba telecoms services inc., both used under License ;