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Madonna swipes bush { February 10 2003 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/story/0,11711,892837,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/story/0,11711,892837,00.html Madonna takes swipe at Bush Ben Child Monday February 10, 2003 Madonna is set to cause controversy in her home country with a new video which will act as a thinly veiled critique of George Bush's policies on Iraq. The material mum filmed footage for the single American Life in Los Angeles last week, with some reports suggesting she will be seen in full combat gear flinging hand grenades left, right and centre to the rhythm of a pounding house beat. American gossip writer Matt Drudge reports that the clip will contain scenes of dismembered Iraqi men and women and wounded Iraqi babies and children. Madonna's UK spokeswoman, Barbara Charone, confirmed that the promo would contain an anti-war message. But she would not be drawn on the precise details of the video, which have circulated following a report on Drudge's influential US showbiz website The Drudge Report. She said: "Madonna is a revolutionary and the video is certainly taking a bit of an anti-war stance. But I'm sure however this stance is put across it is going to be done in the same way she has conducted her entire career, which is edgy but in control. "This is not going to be another George Michael," she said, referring to the singer's Shoot The Dog video, which featured a caricature of Tony Blair as President Bush's lapdog and was not well-received in the US. The video was shot with Jonas Akerlund, who filmed the promos for Madonna's Ray of Light and Music singles, with the aim of an April UK release for the single. It will be the title track of a new Madonna album to be released shortly afterwards. Mrs Guy Ritchie, 44, is not known for stirring up controversy in the political arena, although her 1989 video for Like a Prayer reportedly upset the Vatican with a scene in which Madonna kisses a black Jesus on an altar.

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