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(Source: «Language of war. Decoding the jargon of war», Nicholas Watt and Rory McCarthy,The Guardian)

In a troubling development for those already concerned about US domination of the coalition attempting to topple Saddam Hussein, British officers now appear to be adopting the American pronunciation of the country they are invading. Captain Al Lockwood, one of the spokesmen for British forces in the Gulf, gave the new spoken form its first outing on BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House programme yesterday morning.

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