News/20040220c

edit BBC WORLD NEWS SERVICE, NORTH AMERICA DESK — 20.02.2004 — FROM WIRE REPORTS

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KINGSTON — Taken from El Diario (Miami): The rebel Johansen has laid his cards on the table: his illegal motion to secede from the Republic has passed the Cruzan parliament and a new, though illegal, referendum is set for the 29th of February. We are told that although Floridian and Scandinavian armed forces are landed upon the islands and are prepared to quash any violence; no Cruzado will be denied their right to vote.  Read More...

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KINGSTON — Taken from El Diario (Miami): President Bush met with Foreign Minister Bernstorff from the Scandinavian Realm at Miami this afternoon. The President reiterated Flordias long standing position regarding the relationship of the Cruzan Islands to the Floridian Republic. Since the Liberation of 1947, the Cruzan Islands have been an integral part of Florida-Caribbea.  Read More...

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