i The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 18, 2001-- 7A

U.S. intensifies its
attacks on Kabul,
strikes oil depot


KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S.
jets intensified attacks yesterday on
Kabul and the Taliban stronghold of
Kandahar, striking an oil depot in the
capital and sending a huge plume of
smoke into the cloudless sky.
Taliban fighters and opposition forces
were reportedly locked in a seesaw bat-
tle for the strategic northern city of
Mazar-e-Sharif.
Meanwhile, international humanitari-
an organizations appealed for a pause in
the bombing campaign, now in its 11ith
day, so they could rush in food for mil-
lions of Afghans before the harsh winter
sets in next month.
Throughout the day, warplanes
unded targets in northern Kabul;
including a fuel depot near the airport.
A huge plume of black smoke rose in
the clear sky as the thud of detonations
rattled the city.
Attacks continued in the early hours
today, with strong detonations shaking
the city before dawn. One blast
appeared to have been in the area of the
presidential palace, but it was impossi-
ble to determine the precise location
because of the nighttime curfew.
U.S. military officials, meanwhile,
-aid special operations troops capable of
clandestine warfare are poised aboard a
U.S. aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean,
ready to launch search-and-destroy mis-
sions.
One of Tuesday's bombs crashed
through the roof of a boys' school but
did not explode, according to a U.N.
JtEGENTS
Continued from Page 1A
Both meetings will be held in the
Fleming Building.
"All of our informal meetings have
been posted. We will have some more
informal meetings soon," Maynard
said. "In our informal meetings we're
trying to sort through what we need to
do. For example, the interim president
issue, what should be the process for
electing a new president"
With respect to Bollinger's depar-
ture, Maynard said the regents offered
him more money in an attempt to keep
him at the University, but she said she
does not believe money was a deciding
factor in his choice.
"At one point we had been in discus-
sions with the president about increas-
ing his compensation, because we
believed his compensation wasn't
here it should have been," she said.
'But I believe he left for other reasons,
based on what his plans were for the
next five years, and for personal rea-
sons."
MILITARY
Continued from Page 1A
Rear Adm. John Stufflebeem,
deputy director of operations for the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, said yesterday
that the Taliban's air defenses are now
weak that U.S. strike aircraft are
attacking with impunity.
With less concern about surface-
to-air missiles, U.S. pilots are being
directed to areas where U.S. war
planners believe tanks and other
mobile targets as well as newly dis-
covered fixed targets such as ammu-
nition warehouses are most likely to
be found.
'Airborne forward air controllers are
erifying these targets and calling in
strikes by Navy warplanes, Stuffle-
beem said.
The admiral said this did not mean
there are "free fire" zones over
Afghanistan where pilots may shoot
at any military target they see. Pilots
must get clearance from the forward
air controller before attacking, he
said.

SORMS
Continued from Page 1A
Lynn Colbert, administrative asso-
ciate at the Entree Office, said stu-
dents who want the privacy and the
space of living in houses or apart-
ments but don't want the hassle of
cooking everyday can always pur-
chase a residence hall meal plan.
There are currently 780 off-campus
students who still have University
eal plans.
Students can choose from any of
the seven plans available ranging
from the "All 18" plan to the Kosher
Meal Plan. Of all the plans, "The
135 Meals plan is the most popular
among off-campus students who get
a meal plan," Colbert said.
With the traditional "Any 13"
plan, if the user does not use all 13
meal credits, the unused credit is not
redeemable.

spokesman in Islamabad, Pakistan, Has-
san Fairdous.
There were no injuries, and demoli-
tion teams from a U.N.-affiliated mine-
clearing team rushed to the school to
defuse the bomb, Fairdous said.
In Kandahar, U.S. jets struck militaryt
targets throughout the city, Taliban offi-
cials reported. Residents said by tele-
phone that Taliban fighters in the city
were handing out weapons to civilians.J
The residents said about 150 men
armed with rocket-propelled grenades
and Kalashnikov rifles were guardinge
the Kandahar compound of the Tal-
iban's supreme leader, Mullaht
Mohammed Omar, which has beenr
attacked repeatedly during the air cam-I
paign.
Taliban officials claimed 47 civilianst
were killed in the Kandahar area in thes
past two days. They included sevens
civilians who died when U.S. jetsc
attacked two trucks they were using to
flee the city, the Taliban said.
The reports could not be indepen-
dently verified.
The U.S.-led airstrikes began Oct. 7
after the Taliban refused to surrender
Osama bin Laden, the prime suspect in
the Sept. I1 terror attacks on the World
Trade Center and the Pentagon.
With the U.S. attacks intensifying,
Omar, the Taliban leader, radioed his
field commanders yesterday to assure
them that God was on their side, accord-
ing to the Afghan Islamic Press in Pak-
istan.
ANTHRAX
Continued from Page 1A
place before Sept. 11.
"I'm not sure if this protocol was
in effect (last year)," he said.
"Everyone nationwide has obvious-
ly learned a lot after the recent
events."
The United States Postal Service
in Detroit has received more than a
dozen calls per day from jumpy cit-
izens throughout Michigan, said
postal inspector Fred VandePutte.
"We have received a large num-
ber of calls from people who
thought they had something suspi-
cious," VandePutte said.
"If someone calls because they
received a package that has no
return address, we won't send an
agent. Every run has been some-
thing simple like soap powder, den-
tal castings that have crumbled. I
guess its thankful that every run
has been simple like that," Van-
dePutte said.
VandePutte said people need to
be reasonable when observing
faults with their mail.
"We are asking the public to act
with care, caution, and common
sense. If something seems suspi-
cious, take a minute or two to think
about it," he said.
Many students feel confident
they will not be threatened by
anthrax due to these efforts.
"I think in general the news and
everyone is keeping us informed,"
said LSA junior Rebecca Hall. "Its
just one of those things you can't
worry about."
But some students still worry
about anthrax, and feel they must
take precautions.
"All it takes is one time. It's bet-
ter to be safe than sorry,"said'LSA
freshman Christina Morgan.
Anthrax, a disease caused by
spore-forming bacteria most often
found only in animals, can occur in
three forms.
The most common type of infec-
tion, known as cutaneous anthrax,
develops a rash-like ulcer that is
typically curable through antibi-
otics. The more deadly form of
anthrax threatens breathing and can

be fatal.
An antibiotic called Cipro has
been shown effective in curing
many cases of anthrax infection,
and a vaccine developed by the
Lansing company Bioport is cur-
rently being considered for FDA
approval.
But Winfield cautions against
using Cipro as a preventative mea-
sure.
"Based on Center for Disease
Control recommendations there is
no reason for someone who is wor-
ried but well to take the antibi-
otics," Winfield said, adding that
use of the drug without reason kills
normal germs and may cause ten-
don ruptures.
"We don't want to use antibiotics
unless there is a reason," he said.
Winfield also said the level of
security has been increased in food

PBS
Continued from Page 1A
The cruelest thing you can do as a human being is to not let
them know how they are doing."
"No one's ever been removed by me that's been sur-
prised," he added.
Welch also answered questions about maintaining leader-
ship in the business world. For him, it boiled down to the
characteristics of having energy, being able to energize oth-
ers, having edge, being able to execute orders and showing
passion.
"It's all about life experiences. You want to give people the
chance to take a swing -- you want them to stretch," he said.
Recently, Welch has come under fire from environmental
agencies regarding GE's connection to the polychlorinated
biphenyls, also known as PCBs, found in the Hudson River.
GE has resisted the river cleanup, which would involve
dredging the river for a cost of about $500 million.
The proposal "has nothing to do with science and nothing
to do with money,' Welch said. "It is a violation of our integri-
ty to go in and do something that stupid to the environment,'
he added, noting the negative consequences of dredging.
As for future, Welch had high remarks for his successor,
Jeffrey Immelt.
"The company will be better off because we have a whole
new set of eyes which will help revitalize it," he said. "The
exciting part will be to watch how he will change things."
Chicago-based consulting firm A.T. Kearney sponsored
the program. Earlier in the day, Welch signed copies of his
new autobiography at Border's Books, Music and Cafe on
East Liberty Street.
Welch was not the only corporate mogul in Ann Arbor yes-
terday. Home design specialist Martha Stewart also made a
short visit, during which she briefly met with Business School
students and observed case studies being presented in the
class "Business Leadership in Changing Times."
Stewart did not allow reporters access to the class.

WASHINGTON
Continued from Page 1A
Pennsylvania.
The midtown Manhattan office of Gov. George
Pataki was shut down after an initial test detected
the presence of anthrax. The governor announced
that about 80 employees had been evacuated.
"The odds are very high" that subsequent testing
will confirm the presence of the bacteria, he said,
although thus far, no one had become sick.
At the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention, Dr. David Fleming announced that
preliminary testing indicated the strain of
anthrax found in a letter addressed to NBC
anchorman Tom Brokaw in New York "appears
to match the strain in Florida," where one man
died of anthrax several days ago and a second
man is hospitalized. Fleming said it is not yet
clear whether the Washington anthrax comes
from the same strain.
But he also stressed there's no evidence that
the Washington anthrax is any more virulent -
any more dangerous -- than the strains in New
York or Florida.
In the shadow of the Capitol, Daschle told
reporters that 31 people "had positive nasal
swabs," indicating exposure to anthrax. The
group included 23 members of his own staff, five
law enforcement personnel, and three aides to
Sen. Russell Feingold, whose office adjoins
Daschle's on the fifth floor of the Hart Building
across the street from the Capitol.
Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), a physician, said that
based on the number of people tested, "maybe a
few more" will have positive results for exposure.
Feingold (D-Wis.) told reporters that none of
his aides who had tested positive for exposure

had been in Daschle's office on Monday, when
the letter was opened.
Congressional officials worked aggressively to
ease public concern. "There is no evidence ...
absolutely no evidence of infection at this point,"
Daschle said, words that several other officials
echoed throughout the day.
"It is treatable," Daschle added emphatically at
a news conference later in the day, and officials
said the strain that was found responds readily to
a range of antibiotics.
Standing at Daschle's side, Maj. Gen. John S.
Parker of the Army's testing laboratory at Fort
Detrick, Md., told reporters the powder contained
a "common variety" of anthrax.
At the same time, Scott Lillibridge, an expert
on bioterrorism at the Department of Health and
Human Services, said, "There's been some
attempt to collect it, perhaps refine it and perhaps
make it more concentrated. That seems certain."
Three government officials said yesterday
there was no evidence of any foreign or terror-
ist involvement in the powder contained in the
letter to Daschle, although they continue to
investigate that possibility.uOne official said
there was evidence that could point toward a
domestic culprit.
Long lines formed quickly as congressional
employees sought tests and the three-day supply
of precautionary antibiotics that health officials
were distributing. Officials opened a second test-
ing center, this one in the Capitol itself, to
accommodate the demand.
Dr. Rema Khabbez of the CDC said as of late
afternoon yesterday that a "couple of thousand"
people in all had been tested since Monday. Of
the results in hand, she said there were 31 posi-
tive for exposure and 155,.negative.

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