Heavy Trucks Seen Heading to US B-52 Bombers in British Air Base

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Heavy Trucks Seen Heading to US B-52 Bombers in British Air Base

Several heavy trucks on Wednesday were seen rolling toward US B-52 bombers deployed at British RAF Fairford for war on Iraq, according to the Sky News television.

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Several heavy trucks on Wednesday were seen rolling toward US B-52 bombers deployed at British RAF Fairford for war on Iraq, according to the Sky News television.

The trucks, with a police escort, were visible on television cameras from the perimeter fence of the base in Gloucestershire, southwest of England.

Fourteen US B-52 bombers, capable of firing cruise missiles, have been deployed at Fairford since the beginning of March after Britain gave the United States permission to fly the bombers into the base as part of its contribution to a possible military actionin the Gulf.

RAF Fairford, owned by Britain's Royal Air Force and designatedby NATO as a forward base for US warplanes, was a point of departure for B-52 bombers during the 1991 Gulf war and the 1999 Kosovo conflict.

US President George W. Bush has given Iraqi President Saddam Hussein 48 hours to leave Iraq from 0100 GMT Tuesday, but Saddam has flatly rejected the ultimatum, prompting speculation that military action on Iraq could begin before the deadline.

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