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In his Christmas Message released by the White House with a simultaneous greeting to "those observing Kwanzaa," George W. Bush said, "Christmastime reminds each of us that we have a duty to love our neighbor just as we would like to be loved ourselves."
Meanwhile, on the road between Samarra and Tikrit, a child was killed and three others wounded in a roadside bomb attack, and in Baghdad nine people died and 14 were seriously wounded when a butane truck, which was wired with explosives, blew up in the upscale Mansour district, which houses many foreign missions and is home to top Iraqi government officials.
The attacks occurred just as Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld was wrapping up his surprise Christmas Eve visit during which he told the troops, "Once again, we've seen the truth that terrorists can attack at any time, at any place, using any tactic. It is physically impossible to defend in every place against every conceivable technique." Still, he continued, the U.S. soldiers were helping to replicate what he described as a "breathtaking" success in Afghanistan, concluding, "Maybe I should answer questions ... No, let's just sing 'Jingle Bells.' "
Aljazeera (Qatar) - Unrest sweeps Iraq
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