Aftw lVY Fr"R IDAY A2003 The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 1 30 One-hundred-twelve years of editorkilfreedom Sunny dur- ing the day and mostly clear at night with winds at about 11 miles per hour. HS- 62 LOW. 31 Tomorrow- 51-31 www.michigandaily.com ULU= - - -- -------------------- - lllioloillimillismil ------ -- --------------------- Senate to vote on extending FBI power By Andrew McCormack Daily Staff Reporter 'Signs pointed to a last stand' 0 U.S. takes Kirkuk, Tikrit, Al-Tikriti once headed the Ira as looting persists and city intelligence service, and the buildin in Ar Ramadi, 60 miles west of Bagh celebrates fall of regime dad, had served as an intelligence ser The Associated Press ice operations site, said Marine Ma .qi ng ;h- v- aj. The U.S. Senate is poised to amend the Foreign Intelligence Sur- veillance Act of 1978 to give the government greater powers in prose- cuting "lone wolf" terrorists - ones not associated with another country or international terrorist organiza- tion - which were previously off limits to prosecutors. "Without this legislation, if another incident like Moussaui occurred today, we wouldn't be able to prose- cute him under the FISA statute," said Margarita Tapia, spokeswoman for Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Orrin Hatch (R-Utah). "This legisla- tion fixes a significant hole." Controversy over the bill, which was passed unanimously by the Sen- ate Judiciary Committee in March, began when discussion commenced over a proposed amendment that would remove the sunset clause - which expires the bill in December 2005 - from the USA PATRIOT Act. The act, passed after Sept. 11, 2001 to ease the apprehension of terrorists, gives government agencies sweeping powers. This initiative is being taken by Republicans in response to Demo- cratic attempts to change the bill. "If the Democrats want to amend the bill, then we will offer an equal number of amendments to fix the leg- islation," Tapia said. "The director of the FBI and the attorney general appeared in front of the Judiciary committee in March and expressed their strong support for this bill." This has many legislators worried about the preservation of civil liberties. "The PATRIOT Act is based on (Attorney General John) Ashcroft's theory that we have to compromise the Constitution, our civil liberties and due process to fight terrorism," said U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D- * Detroit), ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee. "It's a bad bill. It does a lot of bad things... I don't have anything I can think of to commend the PATRIOT Act." Many are concerned about how the act allows Department of Homeland Security officials to eavesdrop by wire- tap and the attorney general to forbid one's family, friends and lawyers from attending a deportation hearing. But House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner (R- Wis.) said the act is intended for a pur- pose and deserves review, but not necessarily dismissal. "All the members tried to strike a balance on this by getting rid of unnecessary impediments to pre- venting and prosecuting terrorist acts," said Jeff Langren, spokesman for the House Judiciary Committee. "Mr. Sensenbrenner wants to make sure that it is effectively working to prevent terrorism as it was intended by Congress." Even some Republicans are uncom- fortable with the proposition. "I'm not quite sure what the rush is to do it right now in April 2003," said U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Holland). "I personally haven't reached a con- clusion as to whether what we're doing now works or not." 7i YOpposition forces crumbled in north- ern Iraq yesterday as U.S. and Kurdish troops seized oil-rich Kirkuk without a fight and held a second city within their grasp. U.S. commanders said signs pointed to a last stand by Iraqis in Sad- dam Hussein's birthplace of Tikrit. Despite the gains, one Marine was killed and 22 injured in a seven-hour battle in the Iraqi capital. Four more were wounded in a suicide bombing. "Baghdad's still an ugly place," said Maj. Gen. Gene Renuart. Widespread looting persisted 24 hours after the city celebrated the regime's fall. Striking anew at the regime leader- ship, coalition warplanes dropped six satellite-guided bombs on a building AP PHOTO where Saddam's half brother, Barzan A U.S. soldier directs an elderly Iraqi woman outside the Al Monsour Hotel, near the Ministry of Information, in Baghdad Ibrahim Hasan al-Tikriti, a close advis- yesterday. Hundreds looted the hotel as U.S. forces watched without interfering. er, was believed to be. Profs analyze repercussions of war Brad Bartelt, a spokesman for the U.S. Central Command in the Persian Gulf. It was not known immediately whether al-Tikriti was hit. Increasingly, the U.S. military focus was away from the capital. Kurdish troops set off celebrations in Kirkuk when they moved in, and there were hopes that Iraqis would surrender in Mosul, another northern city, today. Nearly 100 miles to the north of Baghdad, U.S. commanders said Tikrit was the likely site of a last stand by Iraqi forces - if there is to be one. Iraqi defenders were believed to have moved there from other parts of the country. U.S. commandos were in the region, and warplanes were attacking. U.S.-led fighters and bombers also hit Iraqi positions near the border with Syria, where special forces were trying to prevent regime loyalists from slip- See WAR, Page 2 By Maria Sprow Daily Staff Reporter Two days ago, the world watched as the United States toppled Saddam's regime in Baghdad and as Iraqi civilians, aided by U.S. Marines, flooded into the city's streets and destroyed symbols of Saddam Hussein's regime. That same day, two Michigan fam- ilies mourned the loss of loved ones who died fight- ing in Iraq, and U.S. officials reminded the country that future dangers lay ahead. Yesterday, as the military operations in Iraq came closer to nearing an end and students continued to await the safe return of family and friends in Iraq, many questions surrounding Operation Iraqi Free- dom remained. A divided panel of Law School professors sought to address some of those questions in an open forum and dialogue with University community members yesterday evening. Who should lead Iraq once the war is over? What has been accomplished? How will history view the war? Have the motivations for the war been justified? "How you end a war is very much as important as how you start a war," Prof. Joel Samuels said, dis- cussing U.S. plans to go about taking the next step toward a regime change. "Here we arrive with no budget in place, no clear plans for leadership and no police force." He said although many people believe "it was our money, our blood, it is our right to govern postwar," he does not believe the United States will have the tools necessary to create a new government without the help of the United Nations and other countries. Samuels named two possible U.S.-backed leaders - retired U.S. general and Iraq interim administrator Jay- Garner and Iraqi exile and Iraqi National Con- gress head Ahmad Chalabi - but said problems exist with both candidates, including Chalabi's long- term absence from the country. Chalabi, now 57, left the country when he was 12. Although many people, including Iraqi exiles, are stating their opinion on who should lead Iraq once the war is over, Samuels said there is one voice being left out of the debate. "We have no sense of what Iraqis in Iraq think we See WAR CRIMES, Page 3 AP PHOTO A U.S. soldier's truck backs up behind a defaced portrait of Saddam Hussein in, Najaf, Iraq yesterday. SAFE panel compares PLO to Nelson Mandela By Emily Kraack Daily Staff Reporter What do Nelson Mandela and the Palestine Liberation Organization have in common? This was the question asked at a forum held last night in the Michigan Union. The forum, sponsored by Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, aimed to explore similarities between South African apartheid and the cur- rent situation of Palestinians living in the occupied territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Three SAFE members sat on the panel and urged audience members to push for the Uni- versity's divestment from U.S. machin- ery company Caterpillar Corp. because Israeli Defense Forces used Caterpil- lar's bulldozers to tear down houses in an attempt to reduce suicide bombings. SAFE Chair Fadi Kiblawi, who served on the panel, compared the situ- ation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to apartheid South Africa. He stressed that Palestinians who left Israel lost land rights and could not return. He said former South African Presi- dent Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress, Mandela's anti- apartheid political party, faced many of the same rhetorical attacks and obsta- cles that the PLO faces under Israeli governance. Kiblawi, an LSA senior, added that divestment from businesses with South African ties was one of the key forces responsible for the fall of apartheid. He said the University, which divested in 1984, was one of the first universities to do so. "From 1984 to 1986 other universities divested. This led to increasing levels of discourse and out- rage (about Apartheid)," Kiblawi said. Ashraf Zahr, SAFE communications chair, said the IDF's policy of bulldoz- ing homes is an example of collective punishment. "It punishes civilians for the crimes of others and it is clearly inhumane," he said. "Are these bull- dozers necessary to protect the security of Israel? Obviously not." Kiblawi said that since January, more than 800 houses have been demolished. He added that home dem- olition began in 1967. University alum Jacob Oslick chal- lenged the arguments of the panel. He See DIVESTMENT, Page 3 National hockey title eludes Icers in overtime defeat By Bob Hunt Daily Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. - It seemed like the Michigan hock- ey team was finally going to take that next step. After coming out and dominating the first period, developing a 2-0 second-period lead, the Wolverines had a berth in the NCAA national title game in their grasp. But for the third straight year, it wasn't meant to be. Minnesota goals late in the second period and early in the third gave freshman Thomas Vanek a chance to score in overtime and defeat the Wolverines to advance to its second straight title game. At 8:55 in overtime, Vanek got away from junior alter- nate captain Andy Burnes behind the net before he received the puck and put it between goaltender Al Mon- toya's right shoulder and the post. The defeat was the seventh national semifinal loss in nine NCAA Frozen Four appearances for the Wolverines in the past 12 years. "We really came in here feeling like we had a chance to win it," Burnes said. "We had the chemistry all year long and the leadership. I still feel like we should have won that game." Michigan got the vast majority of the scoring chances See HOCKEY, Page 3 Senior captain Jed Ortmeyer walks off the ice after losing in overtime during the NCAA Frozen Four last night in Buffalo, N.Y. 'The world's a symphony' Krislov discusses future of 'U' lawsuits By Rahwa Ohebre-Ab and Kate Wetzel Daily Staff Reporters "There's more at stake here than the University's admissions policies ... the whole country is watching this decision," said University Gen- eral Counsel Marvin Krislov last night in the Michigan Union. Krislov spoke to the University community about what may happen in the months following the U.S. Supreme Court hearings. Krislov presented a rundown of the events of the Supreme Court hearings on April 1, from the peo- ple who waited in line for two days to the 13 buses of students that came to support the University's race-conscious admissions policies. "It was interesting to hear about the actual proceedings of the case. lyzing the cases, but to see how it manifested itself in the courtroom was intriguing," LSA sophomore Pete Woiwode said. Krislov said the defense was preparing for the case up until it was heard in the morning. The plaintiffs', included three case studies, the x most controver- sial of which k was the Lipsitz. study on diversi- ty of college campuses which correlated the percentage of Krislov black students with how many stu- dents were satisfied with the quality of their education, Krislov said. The conclusion of the study was education. "Racial/ethnic diversity is about leadership. This is why corporations depend on places like the University of Michigan. They want students who have worked in a diverse environment because they want to operate on a global market,"Krislov said. Krislov stated the two legal questions that will determine the fate of the University's admissions policies, the first being, "Is diver- sity compelling enough that you can justify the use of race?" And the second, "Is the program too narrowly tailored?" Krislov mentioned the importance of the Harvard University Program in weighing these questions. According to the program, "One ought to use race/ethnicity as a plus factor." It has been the basis for many admissions and financial aid pro- grams. Krislov sent two distinct mes- sages to University students. "First, to think of (the admissions policies) as a numbers exercise is not correct. There were a number of white students admitted ahead of the plaintiffs with lower GPA and test scores. Don't assume that you know everything that is in their portfolio. Second, everyone is high- ly qualified who gets in, and there are many highly qualified people who don't get in," he said. Engineering junior, Won Chung said, "(Krislov) went through issues we know, but no compelling convic- tions of who will win. I think there should be more seminars and lec- tures like this because students need to be convinced to support this case, and we don't get it as often as we should." The event was sponsored by the Michiain Union Program fBoard. NICULE: ITWILLIUE/Uaily Ann Arbor resident James "Simeon" Patrick plays his makeshift 4...m .merleaiofa5 lrck nnra a~*oriaJn nr S*a~a @*roaa* i i