2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 4, 2002 NATION/WORLD Terror probe extends to A ca NEWS Ii BRIEF HEADLINES FO AROUND THE WORLD JERUSALEM (AP) - U.S. authorities and Israel's attack that narrowly missed an Israeli charter plane al-Qaida is attempting to draw Israel directly into the BAGH DAD, Iraq Mossad spy agency are both investigating last week's taking off a few miles away in Mombasa. U.S. war against the group, analysts said. 1i~.l . twin attacks in Kenya, and both suspect al-Qaida. "The paradigm has now changed dramatically," The chief of research in Israel's military intelli- InSpCOrS SearCh presidenti palace Th arl v USat T4Znd T Ihta ~,,to;iAT.t. ...1 l~ r ...1.....a.,..r_ _ ___ ine argeiy separate u.6. anu israei batttes against terrorism now overlap in the east African nation and will require a closely coordinated response, analysts said yesterday. The United States and Israel have backed each other's fights against terrorism, though the Bush administration has drawn a distinction between the U.S. campaign against al-Qaida and the Israeli con- flict with the Palestinians. R In contrast, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says it's all part of a single, worldwide effort against terrorism that has its roots in radical Islam. The line drawn by the United States blurred yester- day with the suicide bombing at a hotel in Kenya filled with Israelis, and the near simultaneous missile said Martin indyk, the former U.S. ambassador to Israel. "The terrorists are busy erasing the boundaries between al-Qaida, Hezbollah and Hamas, as the attack in (Kenya) demonstrated." A statement attributed to al-Qaida and posted on an Islamic Web site claimed responsibility for the attacks, and U.S. officials said they considered the claim credible. "We suspect al-Qaida, or one of the organizations that operates under the cover of al-Qaida, is responsi- ble," said Lt. Gen. Moshe Yaalon, the Israeli army chief of staff. If an al-Qaida link is confirmed, it would mark the first time the group has hit an Israeli target, after years of threats by Osama bin Laden. It also suggests gence, Brig. Gen. Yossi Kupperwasser, said Israel knew terror groups were operating in Kenya but did- n't have specific information pointing to attacks on Israeli targets. U.S. investigators are also taking part in the Kenya inquiry, said a diplomatic source, speaking on condi- tion of anonymity. Al-Qaida is also blamed for the deadly 1998 bombings at the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. If Israel openly launches a hunt for al-Qaida mem- bers, it could create a backlash in moderate Muslim nations. They could be discouraged from assisting the United States in tracking down al-Qaida mem- bers and might be less inclined to support a possible U.S. war with Iraq. Pa-lesftinian N ** - Te e *7------" ^ at- - -^ ~,.. . ?tWd B ookstore Grea t Christmas Giftis!! "IM 1, a We Buy Back Books Every Day! Shop Ulrich's for all your Holiday gifts... or visit us online at www.ulrichs. com!! Register to Win the GotUsed Van. See it at Ulrich's on Decenber 13th! Bring this coupon in and receive 200 F any regular priced gift or apparel item. Expires December 23, 2002 er ~ e-ese-42+ee e-4 ---~----,------t e prisoner challenges Arafat JERUSALEM (AP) - One of the most popular leaders of the Palestinian uprising issued a prison-cell appeal yesterday for high-level change in the Palestinian Authority - the first time Marwan Barghouti has openly chal- lenged Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. The call came as Arafat's battered security services made their first reported arrests of Palestinian militants in months. A 95-year-old Palestinian great- grandmother was killed, meanwhile, when Israeli troops fired on a taxi on a road closed by the military, becoming the oldest known victim in more than two years of fighting. Barghouti is one of the Palestinians' most popular leaders, having managed to maintain grass-roots appeal and avoid the stain of corruption that has tainted many of Arafat's supporters. His call for new leadership seemed to reflect Arafat's falling popularity among his people, as prominent Palestinians begin to speak out openly against the Palestinian leader's handling of the two-year conflict with Israel. - Barghouti did not mention Arafat by name in his written response to ques- tions from The Associated Press, pre- sented to Barghouti in prison by his lawyer, Khader Shkirat. "It is time for many of the Palestin- ian leaders and officials to leave their positions after failing in their roles and responsibilities in this decisive battle," Barghouti said, referring to the Palestinian uprising. "This should be done in a democratic and legal way as soon as possible." Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz also called on the Palestinians to clean house. "Above all, the current leadership must be cleared off the stage of histo- ry," he told a conference on national security near Tel Aviv. Though some leaders have criti- cized the armed attacks on Israelis as harmful to the Palestinian cause, Barghouti backed violent elements of the uprising. However, until the fighting broke out in September 2000, he was a staunch advocate of peace talks with Israel. Barghouti was arrested during Israel's military offensive in the West Bank in April and is on trial for attacks that killed 26 Israelis. His imprison- ment has heightened his popularity among Palestinians, with surveys plac- ing him second only to Arafat. Israel and the United States have for months been calling for a change in the Palestinian leadership. Arafat set elec- tions for Jan. 20, but officials say it's unlikely they will be held on schedule because Israel is occupying most of the Palestinian population centers. In any case, Arafat appears to have no serious challengers. Arafat also has been under pressure to crack down on militants, but Pales- tinian officials say Israel's occupation in the West Bank and its strikes against their security services have made that close to impossible. In the first sign of a possible change, the militant Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine said seven of its members were arrested by Palestinian intelligence services in Gaza. Among them was Isam Abu Daka, a top leader in Khan Younis who also is wanted by Israel. Israeli forces demol- ished his house March 6 and arrested seven of his brothers. The Democratic Front for the Libera- tion of Palestine called on the Palestinian Authority to release the seven, saying the arrests would harm Palestinian unity. In the West Bank, Fatima Mohammed Hassan, 95, was killed returning home from a shopping trip when the minibus - . _ 1 . _ _- _ - . . . 1 1 _ - International weapons hunters went straight to the heart of Saddam Hussein's regime yesterday, searching the rooms of an opulent presidential palace in a show of U.N. power, just when Washington was openly questioning their ability to do the job. A senior Iraqi official, meanwhile, said Baghdad will reaffirm in a crucial upcoming U.N. declaration that it has no weapons of mass destruction despite U.S. and British claims to the contrary. Melissa Fleming of the U.N. nuclear control agency in Vienna, Austria, said the Iraqis were expected to submit their report to the U.N. office in Baghdad on Saturday - one day before the deadline mandated by the Security Council. The unannounced visit to the Al-Sajoud palace was the biggest test yet of the arms monitors' authority under a new U.N. resolution, which led to resumption of inspections here last week after a four-year break. Seven minutes after the inspectors rolled up to the palace entrance, the tower- ing front gates swung open, allowing them access to the palm-lined compound. Inside, they found a sprawl of ostentation and luxury, but there was no word they found anything else. CARACAS, Venezuela National Guard ends protest with tear gas The national guard broke up an opposition protest with tear gas and rubber bul- lets and chased away dissident Venezuelan generals yesterday during an escalating strike to oust President Hugo Chavez. In his first public comment since the strike began Monday, Chavez called the action "a desperate effort" to oust him by an opposition bent on "destabilization and violence." "This strike, like all the others, has a hidden agenda: another coup attempt," Chavez told reporters. He vowed that "they won't achieve their sinister goals of destabilizing the country." Chavez accused opposition thugs of harassing storekeepers to close their shops and provoking clashes with security forces. He vowed that the strike won't "para- lyze" Venezuela's key oil industry, and he said he wasn't considering calling a state of emergency, as strikers claim. Venezuela's energy ministry said late yesterday that all oil refineries were pro- ' ducing at 100 percent capacity and that shipments were normal. Venezuela is the world's fifth-largest oil producer and a top U.S. supplier. CAIRO, Eypt Sociologist gets retrail in Egypt's high court Egypt's highest appeals court ordered a retrial for an Egyptian-American soci- ologist yesterday, overturning his con- viction for tarnishing the nation's image with his writings on democracy and human rights. Saad Eddin Ibrahim was released immediately after the ruling and drove out of Cairo's Tora prison. Onlookers in the small courtroom clapped and exchanged kisses when the ruling was read. Ibrahim's wife raised both arms in a gesture of relief and said "I can't believe it," several times. "It's a wonderful day for me, for my husband, for Egyptians and justice in this country," Barbara Ibrahim said. She predicted her husband would be acquit- ted at the retrial. Human rights groups had condemned Ibrahim's conviction and seven-year sentence last year as politically motivat- ed, and the case strained ties between Egypt and the United States. MOsCOW Hearing for hostage victims commences A Moscow court began hearings yes- terday on complaints from former hostages and victims' families seeking compensation from the city government for the October hostage crisis. Lawyer Igor Trunov filed three suits Monday, in addition to five suits filed last week. Seven of the plaintiffs are demanding $1 million each in compen- sation, while one is seeking $500,000. The Tverskoi district court in central Moscow opened hearings yesterday. Trunov says the cases are based on Russia's new anti-terrorism law, which he says stipulates that the Russian region where a terrorist attack occurs should pay moral and material damages to the victims. The Oct. 23-26 siege of a Moscow theater by Chechen rebels ended with scores dead after Russian special forces stormed the building, killing the 41 hostage-takers. WASHINGTON Airport officials seize 15,982 knives, brick Some passengers still haven't gotten the word about what they can and can't take on planes. Seized at airports dur- ing the Thanksgiving crush: 15,982 pocket knives, 98 boxcutters, six guns and a brick. Still, transportation offi- cials said the airport chaos predicted by many never occurred. Passengers wait- ed less than 10 minutes on average at security checkpoints during the first holiday travel season since an all-feder- al work force took over screening. Michael Wascom, spokesman for a group representing the major airlines, said operations were generally smooth even with bad weather in some places. "Passengers moved effi- ciently through the airports, and cus- tomer service standards were upheld," said Wascom, spokesman for the Air Transport Association. - Compiled from Daily wire reports. 01 " 0 0 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. Winter term (January through April) is $110, yearlong (September through April) is $190. University affiliates are subject to a reduced subscription rate. On-campus subscriptions for fall term are $35. Subscrip- tions must be prepaid. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and The Associated Collegiate Press. ADDRESS: The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1327. 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