Re: Can anyone verify if this report is for real ?

["Jean-Francois Avon" <jf_avon@citenet.net>]

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Marines launch controversial military exercises in California
March 13, 1999       Web posted at: 5:40 PM EST (2240 GMT) 

MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) -- Hundreds of Marines practiced rescuing a city 
threatened by chemical terrorism Saturday outside the view of dozens of 
protesters who said the military exercise might harm Monterey Bay wildlife. 
The controversial military exercise, known as Urban Warrior, was launched 
without the beachfront invasion originally planned. As an early morning fog 
cleared off Monterey Bay, helicopters transported troops in ships offshore to 
the airport, where they were whisked to exercise sites by bus.
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http://www.cnn.com/US/9903/13/AM-CoastalInvasion.ap/index.html