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Unit 4 Statements and Comments Section A The US has （ ）following the completion of a two-billion-dollar arms deal between Venezuela and Spain. The former American presidential candidate John Kerry has （ ）for controversial （ ）he made about US troops in Iraq. On Monday Senator Kerry warned students at a university in California that if they neglected their education they might get stuck in Iraq. An Iranian government spokesman has（ ） that Iran is aiding the Lebanon-based Shiite group Hezbollah. He also（ ） Isreal of dire consequences if it attacks Syria. The US has（ ） Tuesday’s military coup in Thailand and called for the restoration of democracy as quickly as possible. The US anti-drug chief has（ ） a strong military action by NATO forces to destroy the opium industry in southern Afghanistan. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has （ ）to cut off oil exports to the US. Speaking at a youth festival in Caracas, Mr. Chavez accused the US government of aggression against Venezuela. The US says it’s （ ）by Iran’s Guardian Council decision to bar more than 1000 presidential candidates form running in next month’s elections. Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam told reporters Tuesday the （ ）that money was diverted from charities to terror groups are completely（ ） Iran has （ ）its determination to develop nuclear technology for peaceful uses. The British Prime Minister Tony Blair and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel have （ ）of raising international awareness of the threat posed by climate change. Section B The Canadian Prime Minister Steven Harper has announced the construction of two military facilities in the Arctic and a move to assert his country’s sovereignty over the contested region, which is estimated to contain billions of dollars of oil and gas deposits. A speaker purporting to be al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is accusing the US and the European Union of backing a war against Islam. The former president of Iran