A Taiwan woman, wearing a mask calling "president" Chen Shui-bian a liar, protests against a proposed US$18 billion US arms deal outside parliament in Taipei on November 2, 2004. A legislative committee will decide on Tuesday whether the bill will be put on the legislative agenda before parliament closes for a month beginning November 11. The government says the weapons are necessary to boost defences, but some opposition lawmakers have balked at the price tag and said the money can be better spent on domestic issues. [Reuters]