2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 17, 2002 NATION/WORLD Sniper descriptions still not conclusive ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - People who saw the Washington-area sniper aim, open fire and flee in a white van were not able to give investigators enough details to create a composite sketch, police said yesterday. It was the latest setback in the hunt for the gunman who has killed nine people in two weeks. "Unfortunately, distance and darkness, and per- haps adrenaline have made them unable to give a clear composite that we can disseminate," Mont- gomery County Police Capt. Nancy Demme said. "I know that's not what the public wants to hear." Investigators said Monday night's shooting of 47- year-old FBI analyst Linda Franklin outside a Falls Church, Va., Home Depot store was the first time witnesses saw an actual shooting rather than just shadowy figures fleeing. More than one bystander reported seeing the shooter, but their descriptions were not consistent, investigators said. The gunman was variously described as dark- skinned, olive-skinned, Middle Eastern and Hispanic. "The only common denominator thus far is male," Demme said. "We don't have a refined description to go by." Demme said one witness told police the shoot- er used an AK-74 rifle. Police said the weapon can fire the .223-caliber round that has been the sniper's bullet of choice. "The witness firmly believes this is the weapon," Demme said. "But we have to keep in mind that weapons are interchangeable, like vehicles. That may be what he thinks he saw." So far police have released composite images of a white box truck and white vans - either a Chevrolet Astro or Ford Econoline - that have been seen at more than one shooting. I // rg0 :ph :..~,,.,per.. ! C . i",. . , . ... . ' : r k , ? 4 . ' 4- Chanel Lancome Donna Karan DKNYIntimates Christian Dior Elizabeth Arden .and many more! 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The 100 percent turnout, 100 percent 'yes' vote shows all Iraqis are poised to defend Saddam against American forces, the country's No. 2 man said. "If they come, we will fight them in every village, and every house," said Izzat Ibrahim, vice chairman of Iraq's Revolutionary Command Council, announcing results on what Iraq billed as a people's referendum on keeping Saddam in power another seven years. "Every home will be a front, and every farmer, every shepherd, every Iraqi, will play his role," Ibrahim said. "All Iraqis are armed now, and by God's will we will triumph." The White House had dismissed the one-man race in advance. "Obviously, it's not a very serious day, not a very serious vote and nobody places any credibility on it," press secretary Ari Fleischer said in Washington. Baghdad crackled with automatic weapon fire at the results, announced live on state TV. Men climbed to rooftops or leaned out balconies, firing into the air. At least one drove the streets shooting, one hand on the trigger and another on the wheel. BAGRAM, Afghanistan Afghan warlords receive weapons from U.S. U.S. troops are giving confiscated weapons and ammunition to warlords in Afghanistan, a practice that critics say strengthens private militias and under- mines attempts to establish a national army. The national army was envisioned as a key to the stability of the fledg- ling government of President Hamid Karzai, which is under threat from powerful local warlords and wields little influence outside the capital, Kabul. But many of those same warlords are crucial to helping America fight the war on terror. "If you have forces that are in contact with the enemy, or subject to being in contact with the enemy, they need to have adequate weapons," Col. Roger King, the spokesman for U.S. forces in Afghanistan, said this week. He added that many of the warlords are nominally aligned with the central government anyway, though not formally part of the fledgling army. Every week, U.S. troops combing eastern Afghanistan find huge weapons caches. On Friday, the military uncovered an arsenal in a warehouse in Khost and filled 35 trucks with everything from 120mm rockets to anti-tank guns. , ' _ 3 : :: ##i c $ :.. 'y 5 D : '} 3:, ;;' 01 'New ocation 20% OTT ANY PURCHASE 'WITH COUPON 1 615 E. Liberty o Ann Arbor Across from Borders Books 734-913-4331 1' .: N0T W\LiD WiTflOTh~,It0 1ThR5 LF LSI1530/02 4 SEASONS PERFUME I Per Purchase I I ..~. .w - d I) Sr at s Lie { f 5 i 4' b , .. .,<: N : o., , , ,. ; kx : '°;r .., ..x ,. . . ~ ...w... ti s .., K) -...... .3 .. r ' , ' 4 .. 2 2 I'., ". ..f . %S w .... «......., z..... " ti::.. 1 4 S. " MEXICO CITY Giuliani hired to help cut crime in Mexico He conquered crime in New York City, and was hailed as a hero during the Sept. 11 attacks. But cynics in this metropolis of 18 million people believe former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giu- liani has met his match in Mexico City's kidnappers -and corrupt police. Mexican business leaders, fed up with losses from crime and theft, are paying the charismatic Giuliani $4.3 million to give the city's police tips on how to crack down on violence in the nation's capital. Representatives from the former mayor's consulting firm are sched- uled to arrive today to begin work, and Giuliani himself will come sometime next month. Although it will be Giuliani's first international security project, it will not be the first time his ideas have been used in Latin America. WASH INGTON Forest Service takes defense precautions Warned seven months ago that its fire- fighting planes were inviting targets for terrorists, the cash-strapped Forest Ser- vice has only reviewed security at fewer than a third of its air tanker bases and fortified just one with extensive upgrades, officials said. With its staff stretched to the limit by a horrific wildfire season, the Forest Ser- vice hired a presidential management intern - a May law school graduate with no aviation or security experience - to coordinate the anti-terrorism response. The management program is for indi- viduals with graduate degrees. "Some deadlines were not met in the heat of the fire season," said Tom Har- bour, deputy director of the agency's fire and aviation management division. "If somebody's really determined, I couldn't guarantee that one of these air- craft wouldn't be hijacked. But I think we're at the point where we have taken all due precaution and more" WASH INGTON Voting system to be upgraded nationwide The Senate voted yesterday to estab- lish nationwide election standards and provide states billions of dollars to upgrade their voting systems as Con- gress' solution for the monumental problems that plagued the 2000 presi- dential balloting in Florida. The measure, which would spend just over $3.8 billion over three years, passed on a 92-2 vote. It now goes to the White House, where President Bush issued a brief statement calling the legislation "important election reforms" and promising to sign it. Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ken- tucky, the measure's Republican sponsor, called the bill a "historic consensus" that "will help make all electior s more accurate, more acces- sible and more honest." New York's two Democratic senators were the only lawmakers voting against the bill. - Compiledfrom Daily wire reports. -1 0 01 ,,;, ........ ... ..... / 1/ I 0 a Q Q The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily's office for $2. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $105. 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