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US military planned nerve gas test on Aust troops
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7-6-2008 3:42 AM
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Glad we had Holt as Prime Minister. Howard would have jumped for joy at the offer from his mate, George. What's 200 soldiers, if we can prove we are willing to follow a madman?
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