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2 I Friday, March 7, 2003 | The Red & Black
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National & World Headlines
U.S. searches Afghan border for bin Laden
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani and American
forces are scouring the southwestern part of the border
with Afghanistan in search of Osama bin Laden, after a
newly captured al-Qaeda deputy told his interrogators
bin Laden was in the area, Pakistani intelligence and mil
itary officials said.
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, thought to be the No. 3 fig
ure in the terror network, claimed he met bin Laden just
weeks ago after arranging a rendezvous through a compli
cated network of phone calls, runners and intermediaries,
an intelligence official said.
At least two raids have been carried out in Pakistan’s
southwestern Baluchistan region based on information
collected from Mohammed, another intelligence official
said, on condition of anonymity.
Since Mohammed’s arrest last weekend, joint Pakistani
and U.S. forces have been searching for bin Laden or his
son, Saad, along the 350-mile stretch of border from the
Baluchistan town of Chaman town to the Iranian border,
a Pakistan military source said.
Israeli troops raid
Gaza refugee camp
JABALYA REFUGEE
CAMP, Gaza Strip — Israeli
troops hunting Islamic mili
tants after a deadly suicide
bombing stormed the
Jabalya Refugee Camp
Thursday, in a raid that left
11 Palestinians dead and
110 wounded.
On Wednesday, a suicide
bomber blew himself up on a
bus in the northern Israeli
port city of Haifa, killing 14
Israelis and an American
teenager. That attack and
Israel’s deadly incursion into
Jabalya camp marked an
escalation of violence in the
volatile Mideast at a time
when a U.S. offensive against
Iraq appeared to be drawing
closer.
Eight of those killed in
Jabalya, including three boys
ages 12,13 and 14, died in dis
puted circumstances.
Palestinian witnesses said
the eight were killed by an
Israeli tank shell fired toward
camp residents crowding
around a burning building.
The Israeli military said
Palestinian militants trying
to hit Israeli troops set off an
explosion.
Israel sealed the West
Bank and Gaza Strip in
response to the Haifa attack,
banning most Palestinians
from entering Israel.
Troops withdrew from
Jabalya Thursday morning,
leaving behind bloodstained
dirt streets and alleys and
buildings still smoldering.
Brits to discuss
resolution’s wording
UNITED NATIONS
Britain is prepared to negoti
ate the wording of a
U.S.-backed draft resolution
authorizing force against
Iraq, and is open to possible
amendments that address
concerns raised by the divid
ed Security Council, British
Foreign Minister Jack Straw
said Thursday.
“We are ready to discuss
the wording of that resolu
tion and take on board any
constructive suggestions of
how the process on that draft
resolution can be improved,”
Straw told a news conference
at the United Nations.
“There is certainly the possi
bility of an amendment, and
that’s what we’re looking at.”
U.S. diplomats in recent
days have signaled a willing
ness to hear suggestions on
the wording so long there
were no changes to the sub
stance of the draft, which was
sponsored in the council by
the United States, Britain
and Spain.
But with many on the
Security Council still oppos
ing war, British diplomats
floated the idea of attaching
a short deadline to the reso
lution. The deadline would
give Saddam Hussein a few
days to prove he has no more
banned weapons, or face war.
Hackers steal data
from Univ. of Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Hackers
broke into a University of
Texas database and stole the
names, Social Security num
bers and e-mail addresses of
more than 55,000 students,
former students and
employees, officials said.
It wasn’t clear whether the
information was used to ille
gally obtain credit cards or
withdraw money from bank
accounts.
Travis County prosecutor
Ronnie Earle said search
warrants related to the case
were served late Wednesday
in Austin and Houston. He
declined further comment.
Federal authorities did not
immediately return calls.
The theft was discovered
Sunday when employees
found a computer malfunc
tion, according to Dan
Updegrove, the university’s
vice president for informa
tion technology.
The database was hacked
by a computer in Austin
several times beginning
Feb. 26 and ending Sunday.
Updegrove said the hackers
used a program to query the
database with 3 million
potential Social Security
numbers, resulting in about
55,200 successful matches.
Perdue supports
faith-based groups
ATLANTA — Republican
Gov. Sonny Perdue sent a
clear message of support
Thursday for a proposed con
stitutional amendment that
would allow faith-based
groups to bid for state con
tracts to provide services for
the poor.
If the measure clears the
legislature, it will “allow vot
ers of this state to say that no
longer will Georgians
tolerate faith-based entities
being... (excluded) from pro
ducing the solutions we need
in Georgia,” Perdue said.
He said he expects
the amendment would win
approval at the polls.
He spoke before a
group promoting faith-based
initiatives, where he signed
a proclamation declaring
Thursday a day of faith in
Georgia.
The measure is before the
Senate Judiciary Committee.
It would need the approval of
two-thirds of the House and
Senate to be placed on the
2004 ballot.
The state Constitution
prohibits the use of public
money for faith-based
groups. The amendment
would relax that restriction
for church-affiliated social
service programs so long as
the money was not used for
worship, religious instruction
or membership recruitment.
— Associated Press
Iraq engaging in 'willful charade’
By LAURA NEWSOME
lnewsome@randb.com
President George W. Bush
responded to uncertainty and
questions about a potential
war with Iraq by holding a
question-and-answer press
conference Thursday night
with reporters.
During the televised event,
Bush highlighted the success
es of the war on terrorism,
most notably, the capture of
World Trade Center bomber
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed.
Bush said Iraq’s actions
after the passage of United
Nations Resolution 1441 were
“not the actions of a nation
disarming,” but rather the
“actions of a nation engaging
in a willful charade.”
Some students thought
Bush’s speech was an
attempt to gain support,
rather than an attempt to
explain U.S. actions.
“It’s unfortunate that the
reason he has to address the
American people is because
he doesn’t have the support of
the international community
— he has to use the bully-pul-
pit to try to convince the
American people that war is
the answer,” said Brian
Murray, a senior political
science major from Cornelia.
Bush, who said the United
States and Iraq were in the
“final stages of diplomacy,”
also mentioned chief weapons
inspector Hans Blix’s report
regarding Iraqi disarmament
cooperation.
“In his speech, Bush may
be trying to shape U.S. and
world reaction to Blix’s
weapons report, which will
play a key role in whether or
not the U.N. Security Council
will approve a war resolu
tion,” said Jeffery Berejikian,
an assistant professor in the
University’s School of Public
and International Affairs.
After Blix’s briefing of the
U.N. Security Council today,
U.S. Secretary of State Colin
Powell will also address them.
In possibly his last attempt
to garner international sup
port through the U.N., Powell
will present more evidence
that Iraq has failed to abide
by Resolution 1441, which
calls for disarmament.
“(France, China and
Russia) don’t want a resolu
tion to pass, but they may
not use their veto power,”
Berejikian said of the security
council members. “Those who
cannot support a war resolu
tion may abstain from vot
ing.”
Britain has drafted a com
promise that would give Iraqi
President Saddam Hussein
time to prove disarmament,
or face military action.
“Britain has always kind of
positioned itself between
the Europeans and the
Americans, but I am not sure
that this compromise will be
enough to persuade the
nations who oppose the use of
force,” Berejikian said.
— Contributing: The
Associated Press
Media focuses an college athletics
By KATIE REETZ
kreetz@randb.com
The University is making headlines
nationwide — for all the wrong reasons.
Amidst allegations of misconduct on
the part of both Georgia head basketball
coach Jim Harrick and former assistant
coach Jim Harrick Jr., newspapers
throughout the country have seized upon
the controversy and used it as prime
material for columns and editorial opinions.
Washington Post columnist Michael
Wilbom said the events surrounding the
Harrick/Cole scandal makes the case for
rampant cheating and corruption in
college sports.
“The folks who are convinced college
sports are more evil than good, that the
whole industry is becoming a plague,
must be squealing with delight,” he wrote
in a column on Wednesday.
Wilborn also criticized the University
administration for even offering a class
where part of the course credit is earned
from attending basketball practice.
“I don’t know what’s dumber, Georgia
letting Harrick Jr. teach such a farce of a
class or the school bringing in Harrick in
the first place,” he said.
A USA Today columnist said the
University’s problems are part of a greater
epidemic facing college sports today.
“The problems are stitched in the vast,
money-making quilt of college athletics,”
wrote Jeff Zillgitt.
He also questioned Cole’s motives, and
said the scandal is evidence of the “poor,
poor world of college sports.”
Fox Sports sharply criticized the
administration for even hiring Harrick Sr.,
who left his last two jobs under allegations
of misconduct and wrongdoing.
“They chose to ignore it just to have a
winning basketball program,” said the
online news service.
Numerous editorial articles have
appeared in The Atlanta-Journal
Constitution, most of which sharply criti
cize both Harrick Sr. and Harrick Jr.
Calling Harrick Sr., “Coach Pinocchio,”
Jeff Schultz said while the true facts of the
case have yet to come out, Harrick has
already proven himself a liar.
Schultz said Harrick Sr.’s initial
response that the $300 received by Cole
came from the Dale Brown Foundation
and his denial of ever making such a com
ment are grounds enough to question the
integrity of the head coach.
While Schultz makes no defense for
Cole’s past conduct, he said Harrick’s
actions show evidence of ethical violations.
“Right now I’m looking at the con
firmed lies scoreboard and it’s Pinocchio
1, Cole 0,” he wrote.
State budget cuts could lead to faculty layoffs
The state Senate
approved a $9 million budget
reduction from the University
System of Georgia on
Wednesday.
The administration is glad
the proposed cut was not
more but the exact amount
of the reduction will not be
known until it is approved by
the House, said Delmer
Dunn, associate vice presi
dent for instruction and
associate provost.
Previous cuts have been
proportional to the size of the
institution and since the
University has the largest
budget in the state, it would
likely absorb a large amount
of the reduction, Dunn said.
Speaking to faculty and
staff Wednesday, University
President Michael Adams
said the University is not in a
budget “crisis” but said sig
nificant reductions in the
budget could lead to faculty
layoffs.
Adams also reiterated his
previous position that the
University is limiting hiring to
only the most vital positions.
Each prospective employee
must be approved by either
the president or one of the
three senior vice presidents,
he said.
— Katie Reetz
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>- International Coffee
Hour, sponsored by the Muslim
Student Association and the
Turkish Student Association, will
be held today from 11:30 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. in the Memorial Hall
Ballroom. Information: 542-5867.
>- Location, Location,
Location: Cyberfeminism,
sponsored by the Women’s
Studies Program, will be held
today at 12:20 p.m. in Room 137
of the Tate Student Center. The
lecture is part of Women’s
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542-0066.
>- Annual Pamoja Dance
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at 7 at the Morton Theatre down
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