2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 13, 2002 U.S. focuses on al-Qaida ockets' NATION/WORLD WASHINGTON (AP) - As the biggest ground battle of the war in Afghanistan winds down, U.S. forces are sizing up smaller "pockets" of al- Qaida resistance elsewhere in the country. Officials said yesterday that even with victory in the Shah-e-Kot Valley against die-hard al-Qaida fighters, there almost certainly will be other bloody battles. "The pockets are still out there," beyond the battlefield south of Gardez near the Pakistan border, Air Force Brig. Gen. John Rosa told a Pentagon news conference. Rosa, deputy director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he could not predict how many al-Qaida remain on the loose. "You have to go and treat each one of these pockets individually," he, said. "I mean, you can't just say, 'Well, there's a pocket there, proba- U.S. soldiers return to Bagram Air Base after battling Taliban and al-Qaida forces. bly 300 or 400.' 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Israel began stepping up its military operations against Palestinian militants two weeks ago after a series of deadly attacks on Israeli civilians. Since then, large numbers of tanks and troops have charged into six Palestinian towns and refugee camps. Israeli security sources said yesterday that most combat soldiers in Israel's standing army and some reserve troops were deployed in the West Bank and Gaza Strip - the most expansive opera- tion since Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon. Israel's Channel 1 television said 20,000 Israeli troops were involved. "This is a dangerous escalation from the Israeli government that will lead the whole region into more violence," said Nabil Aburdeneh, spokesman for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Color-coded securty system unveiled America is on yellow alert, facing a "significant risk of terrorist attacks," homeland security chief Tom Ridge said yesterday as he announced a color-coded system designed to end confusion over terror warnings. It will be years before the nation sees green - the lowest threat level - because terrorism may be "a permanent condition" in America, Ridge said. Ridge and Attorney General John Ashcroft have issued four terror warnings since the Sept. 11 hijackings, and local officials have complained the assess- ments were too vague. Bush advisers feared that the public was getting frus- trated with the broad alarms. "What we're trying to do is work with the states and local communities (and) also the private sector so we have a common vocabulary,"the former Pennsylvania gover- nor said in describing the new system in a speech to the National League of Cities. The new system ranks threats by colors, starting with green at the bottom and followed by blue, yellow, orange and red as perceived dangers intensify. The warning level can be upgraded for the entire country or for specific regions and economic sectors - such as the nuclear industry, Ridge said. The system's guidelines give government officials advice on what to do as threats grow, but no such guidance is offered for general public. AMAN, Jordan Abdullah cautions ag st expanding war6 Vice President Dick Cheney received a public warning yesterday from Jordan- ian King Abdullah II that expanding the terrorism war to Iraq could destabilize the region and undermine gains in Afghanistan. U.S. officials had hoped for a more muted message from the king, whose com- ments came as Cheney began a whirlwind tour of the Middle East. Abdullah has been a top ally in the terror war, but like many Arab leaders he has been openly skeptical of U.S. hints of hostile action against Iraq. During a private meeting with Cheney, Abdullah "expressed hope for a solution to all outstanding problems with Iraq through dialogue and peaceful means," said a palace statement. It also said Abdullah voiced Jordan's concern about "the repercussions of any pos- sible strike on Iraq and the dangers of that on the stability and security of the region." The meeting with the king was the vice president's first stop on a tour of nine Arab nations, Israel and Turkey. "Here and throughout this journey, I expect frank discussions on the urgent matters facing this region and all of the civilized world," Cheney said. NEWS IN BRIEF " . __ } I Leave a Lasting HOUSTON Yates convicted of murdering children Andrea Yates, the 37-year-old house- wife who admitted she drowned her five children in the bathtub, was con- victed of murder yesterday by a jury that rejected her claim of insanity in just 31/2 hours. Yates was found guilty of two counts of capital murder covering the deaths of three of her children. She could be sentenced to death or to life in prison following the penalty phase that begins tomorrow. Standing between her attorneys, Yates showed little reaction as the juige read the verdict. Her husband, Russell, muttered "oh God" and buried his head in his hands, and some of Yates' relatives left the court- room in tears. "I'm not critiquing or criticizing the verdict," defense lawyer George Parn- ham said. "But it seems to me we are still back in the days of the Salem witch trials." LYNBROOK, N.Y. Man kills priest, one parishoner at Mass A man with a rifle walked into a Long Island church during morning Mass and opened fire yesterday, killing the priest and a 73-year-old worshipper. The suspect was captured at a nearby apartment house after a daylong standoff with police. The 34-year-old suspect, whom police did not immediately identify, was captured after he attempted to stab an officer with a small knife, Inspector Pete Matuza said. Mayor Eugene Scarpato said he understood that the gunman was a for- mer church employee who had been fired several months ago. Police and church officials would not immediately confirm that. The Rev. Lawrence Penzes, 50, known to his congregation at Our Lady of Peace Church as "Father Larry," was speaking to about 40 parishioners when he was shot.in the back and fell near the altar, the mayor said. BOSTON Church settles child 4 molestation lawsuit I In one of the biggest such settle- ments on record, the ArchdioceseAof Boston has agreed to pay up to $30 million to 86 people who accused now-defrocked priest John Geoghan of child molestation. "Accepting this money is not going to end the turmoil in their lives," said plaintiffs' attorney Mitchell Garabedian, who announced the settlement at a news conference yesterday. "They are not going to be buying yachts and float- ing around the Bahamas. There's tremendous pain here." 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