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Bush praises man in speech on women's rights Oddly Enough - UK Reuters
U.S. President George W. Bush has marked International Women's Week by paying tribute to women reformers -- but one of those he cited is really a man.

"Earlier today, the Libyan government released Fathi Jahmi. She's a local government official who was imprisoned in 2002 for advocating free speech and democracy," the president said in a speech at the White House on Friday.

The only problem was that, by all other accounts, "she" is in fact "he".

Ex-journalist accused of being paid Iraqi agent By LARRY NEUMEISTER, AP
'I'm an anti-war activist and I'm innocent,' she said after her arrest in her hometown of Takoma Park, Md. 'I did more to stop terrorism in this country than anybody else. I have done good things for this country. I worked to get weapons inspectors back to Iraq when everyone else said it was impossible.'

In court, Lindauer was relaxed and smiling as she faced charges that carry a potential penalty of 25 years in prison. She declined to speak afterward, as did two court-appointed defense lawyers.

Rumsfeld: Iraq Weapons May Still Be Found By KEN GUGGENHEIM, AP
Asked on CNN's 'Late Edition' if the war was worth the lives of the 564 U.S. soldiers killed, Rumsfeld said, 'Oh, my goodness, yes. There's just no question ... 25 million people in Iraq are free.'

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