DATE=8/19/03

TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT

TITLE=BUSH IRAQ (S)

NUMBER=2-306635

BYLINE=PAULA WOLFSON

DATELINE= WHITE HOUSE

CONTENT=

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INTRO: President Bush denounced the deadly bombing that ripped through the U-N headquarters in Baghdad. V-O-A's Paula Wolfson reports Mr. Bush says the United States will do all it can to aid rescue efforts, and bring the bombers to justice.

TEXT: The president says the bombing was the work of terrorists who fear progress and hate peace.

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They are the enemies of the Iraqi people. They are the enemies of every nation that seeks to help the Iraqi people.

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Speaking to reporters at his Texas ranch, Mr. Bush vowed reconstruction efforts in Iraq will continue.

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The civilized world will not be intimidated. And these killers will not determine the future of Iraq.

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The president said Iraq is on an irreversible course toward self-government and peace, and the United States and the U-N will not turn away. He said the Iraqi people face a challenge and a choice. Mr. Bush said they must fight terror and reject those who want to return to the days of torture chambers and mass graves in Iraq. (signed)

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