With barely six weeks until election day, a struggling John Kerry has finally taken the gloves off, accusing President George Bush of deceiving American troops in Iraq, and launching a new offensive against Vice-President Dick Cheney's ties with the Halliburton oil services group.

The strategy is a calculated risk - especially the onslaught against George Bush in his most popular incarnation as commander-in-chief and the leader best able to deal with the terrorist threat. But a lacklustre performance in the polls and on the campaign trail has left Mr Kerry little choice.

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