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AFP bungles Bush speech

During his speech at the UN yesterday, President Bush said: “Arab states should end incitement in their own media, cut off public and private funding for terrorism, and establish normal relations with Israel.” Here’s how…

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Palgirlparadise_1During his speech at the UN yesterday, President Bush said:

“Arab states should end incitement in their own media, cut off public and private funding for terrorism, and establish normal relations with Israel.”

Here’s how AFP reported it:

[Bush] had an additional word for Arab states, saying they “should end excitement in their own media, cut off private and public funding for terrorism and establish normal relations with Israel.”

It seems the AFP reporter/editor was unfamiliar with this term — and ongoing problem.

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