4 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 6, 2002 NATION/WORLD Car bomb kills 10 in Kabul; Karzai subject of attempted assassination KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - An assailant dressed in the uniform of the new Afghan army fired on a car carrying President Hamid Karzai yesterday, hours after an explosives-packed car tore through a crowded Kabul market, killing at least 10 people. The violence was the most serious challenge to Karzai's government, which has been struggling to bring order and security to a country wracked by decades of bloodshed. Afghan officials were quick to blame Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network for the violence, which came less than a week before the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. "Terrorists are behind both attacks, there is no doubt about it. And terrorists in this region are led by Osama and his associates," said Foreign Minis- ter Abdullah. The government offered no immediate evidence of bin Laden's involvement, and others blamed the rising anger of the Pashtun majority toward a gov- ernment controlled by Americans and dominated by rival Tajiks from the north. The British Broadcasting Corp. said the attacker came from a former Taliban stronghold. President Bush expressed relief that Karzai was safe, and administration officials pledged to keep helping rebuild the country. "We're not leaving," Bush said. "We want to help democracy flourish in that region." The assassination attempt occurred soon after Karzai, who was in his hometown of Kandahar for the wedding of his youngest brother, finished evening prayers at the city's historic Khalqa Sharif mosque. After the prayers, Karzai and his party were given a tour of the governor's mansion, located across the street from the mosque. Karzai's motorcade was preparing to leave the governor's compound as hun- dreds of well-wishers were pressing against the gates to catch a glimpse of the president. "We were standing at the gates and saw Karzai wave," said Sardar Mohammed. "Then I saw one guard point a Kalashnikov at Karzai and fire. There was a kid behind him, and he grabbed the gunman from behind." Kandahar security chief Dur Mohammed said Karzai's U.S. military bodyguards immediately opened fire, killing the assailant and two others. The presidential motorcade sped off within moments of the attack, while gunsmoke lingered over the mansion's grounds. The governor of Kan- dahar, Gul Agha Sherzai, was grazed in the neck and Karzai was unharmed. 3000 Anytime Minute Vocerem T-Mobile 500 Anytime 3000 Night &Weekend Free Roaming Free Long Distance Free Phone + $50 Mail in Rebate $ 34 099 per month AT&T Wireless Nokia 3360OF ii Esc AP PHOTO Special forcs were assigned to guard Afghan President Hamid Karzai after an assassination attempt yeserday in Kandahar. In its report, the BBC identified the attacker as Abdul Rahman, who had joined the security forces of Sherzai less than three weeks ago. WASHINGTON (AP) -A Canadian * teenager is being held by U.S. forces in Afghanistan after being badly wounded, apparently in a firefight in late July in which an American soldier was killed. Omnar Kadr is the son of an alleged al- Qaida financial leader, Ahmad Said al- ree! Kadr, said Reynald Doiron, a Affairs in Ottawa. Prime Minister Jean Chretien said yesterday that Canada will seek consular n its accessrt o the youdngiie K adr ake.a "m havbnin fo tmed that he has ofSbezi ethnarresed,"hetiesad.aWhn. Canadian is arrested abroad we always ask to serve the Canadian citizen accord- ing to the iles." U:S.hmilitary officials declined to comment. Kadr was captured on July 27 after being badly wounded in a firefight near Khost, an al-Qaida hotbed in eastern Afghanistan, Doiron said, citing infor- mation provided by the U.S. govern- ment. He said both U.S. troops and the force opposing them took casualties, but had no more details on the firefight. His description matches U.S. reports of a firefight in the region that day. A special forces medic, Sgt. st Class Christopher James Speer, 28, of Albu- querque, N.M., was mortally wounded in an ambush in eastern Afghanistan, according to the Pentagon. Four other .SAmerican soldiers were injured in the fight, and two Afghan allies were killed. Speer died Aug. 7. . The Pentagon also said at the time that one enemy combatant was captured and several were killed. i The U.S. government has told Ottawa that Kadr received medical treatment at a U.S. base at Bagram, north of the Afghan capital of Kabul. Kadr's older brother, Abdul Rahman Kadr was cap- tured by the anti-Taliban northern alliance in November and is being held by the Afghan government, Doiron said. spcalfrcsmeiS gt.1t Was PhiotJms eewi8 o llu caerryN.. gsmralyunse in cockpit after vote The Washington Post I fMTh reles Sprint PCS' NEWS IN BRIEF,' HEDINE S MAON THNOL CAIRO, Egypt Moussa: Attacks wifl'open gates of hell' Arab states solidly backed Iraq yesterday in its showdown with Washing- ton, and a top official said a U.S. attack against Saddam Hussein would "open the gates of hell in the Middle East." The Arab League leader also called for Baghdad to readmit U.N. weapons inspectors to cool the brewing crisis. Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa issued the chilling warning and said Iraq could dispel allegations it had broken promises made at the end of the Gulf War if it allowed the return of weapons inspectors. The inspectors left in 1998 in advance of U.S. and British airstrikes against Iraq, a major oil producer. "We believe that the return of the inspectors within the framework of ... the Security Council resolutions would form an important step toward showing the world whether there is indeed a violation of the Security Council resolutions," Moussa told reporters. The unified Arab stance was a diplomatic coup for Iraqi Foreign Minis- ter Naji Sabri, who told reporters that all the Arab governments had expressed their "total rejection of the aggressive intentions of the United States." WASHINGTON Stability lacking in new Afghan government The United States has yet to catch Osama bin Laden and other senior al-Qaida leaders, and the terrorist network responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks remains a threat despite 20,000 American bombs dropped on Afghanistan in a war now costing $2 bil- lion a month. The U.S.-led fight against terrorism has driven the Taliban from power in Afghanistan and destroyed al-Qaida's training camps and main hiding places there. Still, experts say more attacks can be expected. Stability has yet to come to Afghanistan, as shown yesterday by an assassination attempt on interim leader Hamid Karzai and a deadly car bombing in Kabul. There is the continuing threat of a biological, chemical or nuclear terrorist attack - often cited by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other Bush administration officials. Experts are questioning how well the campaign is proceeding, 11 months into a military action that has cost more than $15 billion and taken the lives of 39 US. sol- diers and hundreds of Afghan civilians. "We've given them a few body blows," said terrorism expert Warren Bass - though to what extent is unclear. 4 V eri1j~flwireless NEXTEL cmai JOHANNESBURG, South Africa World summit ends without large gains World leaders and global activists here agree on this much: Blame it on Rio. The Earth Summit 10 years ago in Rio de Janeiro grandly resolved to save all of nature, from the humblest algae to the majestic elephant. And it agreed the planet's delicate climate urgently needed protection before global warming rises to unbearable levels. How to fulfill that sweeping vision - while lifting billions of people from crushing poverty - became the difficult job of delegates to the World Summit on Sustainable Development, which closed Wednesday. And in the end, the world summit turned out much like sustainable devel- opment itself: Slow. Unspectacular. A handful of small victories and some promising new initiatives. The goal of sustainable development is to promote economic growth and alle- viate poverty while protecting the envi- ronment. WASHINGTON Senate rejects second Bush court nominee Senate Democrats yesterday voted down President Bush's latest attempt to fill federal appeals court seats with conservative jurists, rejecting a Texas Supreme Court judge criticized for anti-abortion and pro-business rulings. "The message is this: We will con- firm qualified judges," said Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, (D- S.D.) "Don't send us unqualified people." President Bush said the Senate Judiciary Committee's 10-9 party- line vote against Priscilla Owen was "shameful" and her rejection was evidence of a "pattern of obstruc- tion" on his nominations in the Democrat-controlled Senate. The committee has now twice turned down Bush's appeals court nominees. It was the first time the committee rejected an appeals court choice who was rated unanimously "well qualified" by the American Bar Association. WASHINGTON Sept. 11 federal aid cash flow slowed Soon after Sept. 11, President Bush promised New York City more than $20 billion in federal aid. A year later, only a fraction of that money has been spent. Thousands of aid applications are sit- ting in government offices, while the cash flow has been slowed by red tape and a lack of consensus over how to rebuild the World Trade Center site. Restrictive guidelines have pre- vented others from even qualifying for the money. Garment workers in Chinatown say they have been neglected while large corporations have pocketed millions. Small businesses complain they have been overlooked. New Yorkers who applied for mortgage and rental assis- tance were initially turned away in large numbers. 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