President Bush, allies defend Iraq war from &quot;illegal&quot; charge
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WASHINGTON : President George W Bush Thursday joined a chorus of US-allied leaders in defending the Iraq war from UN chief Kofi Annan&#39;s charge that it was illegal.
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US President George W. Bush on Wednesday defended again the American invasion of Iraq, saying &quot;the path to safety is the path of action.
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The United States and its coalition partners defended the war in Iraq Thursday after U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan asserted that it was "illegal" because it didn't have Security Council support.
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President Bush on Thursday sought to ease differences with ally Sen. John McCain by promising to take legal action to stop a wave of ads by outside groups, including those attacking the war record of Bush's presidential election rival John Kerry.
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White House aides are defending President Bush against new allegations relating to his military service during the Vietnam War, which he served in the United States.
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President Bush on Thursday sought to put to rest the controversy over his decision to spare a top former White House official from going to jail, saying it was time to move on. He also called on the nation and skeptical lawmakers to stand with him on Iraq, despite a new report showing only mixed progress.
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Former President Bush on Wednesday defended the Iraq war and swiped at Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, saying most people are grateful that Saddam Hussein is out of power.
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President George W. Bush's re-election campaign launched a preemptive defense against a complaint by Democratic challenger John Kerry that a group attacking Kerry's Vietnam war record had illegal ties to the Bush campaign.
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President Bush and other senior administration officials yesterday defended their decision to invade Iraq despite errors in prewar intelligence, echoing findings in a draft report by the top
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Description: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan upset the Bush Administration earlier this year when he called the Iraq War illegal and the attack on Fallujah dangerous.
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan's claim that the war in Iraq was illegal drew strong protest from the United States and its allies but little comment from the war's opponents, who appeared unwilling to revisit the question.
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President Bush defended the invasion of Iraq on Thursday despite a new report rejecting a prime justification for it, while Democratic challenger John Kerry said Bush "aggrandized and fictionalized" the threat from Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said the US-led invasion of Iraq was illegal because it violated the UN Charter. The remarks revive one of the most heated debates surrounding last year&#39;s war.
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President Bush vigorously defended his troop buildup in Iraq on Wednesday, and got a boost when Australian Prime Minister John Howard said his country's forces there won't change for the foreseeable future.
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The government said the war in Iraq was &quot;not only lawful but necessary,&quot; disagreeing with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's description of the US-British invasion in 2003 as illegal.
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President George W. Bush defended the war in Iraq in a speech to the United Nations, saying the US-led coalition had enforced &quot;the just demands of the world&quot; by ousting Saddam Hussein.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Chileans opposed to the Iraq  war have accused President Bush of war crimes in a criminal  complaint lodged on Tuesday, less than a month before he is  scheduled to visit the country.