0 2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 7, 2004 NATION WORLD Rumsfeld backs more Iraq troops Commanders study ways to increase troop numbers in Iraq' fviolence spreads WASHINGTON (AP) - If vio- lence in Iraq gets worse, U.S. mili- tary commanders will get the troops they need to deal with it, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said yes- terday. Coalition forces fought on two fronts yesterday, battling a Shiite- inspired uprising in southern Iraq and Sunni insurgents in the city of Fallujah in clashes that have killed up to 30 Americans and 130 Iraqis in the past three days. Commanders are studying ways they might increase troops in Iraq if violence should spread much more widely, defense officials said. Among the options: Troops already inside Iraq could be moved around. Troops eventually headed for Iraq, now training in nearby Kuwait, could be sent early. More troops could be sent from the United States - either reservists or active-duty troops who have already served. Officials said they also are talk- ing to six more countries about the possibility of contributing forces. Such talks have continued through- out the campaign but have brought in just 24,000 international troops, compared with 135,000 Americans in Iraq. "I'm fearful of sending more American troops who will be drawn from the guard and reserve forces once again," said Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.). "That's when we're going to exacerbate what I believe is a looming retention and recruitment problem." Nelson said, however, that Ameri- can forces must remain committed. Noting the Pentagon may have to send more troops, Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) said, "The bottom line is that we have no good options. This is complicated, and it is unpredictable and very dangerous." Sen. John Abizaid, the head of Central Command, and other senior generals ordered their staffs to study options after the outbreak of violence from a previously relatively quiet sector of Iraq: members of the Shiite sect of Islam. Most violence so far has been attributed to Sunni Muslims - either members of Saddam's Sunni-led gov- ernment, or extremists who follow al-Qaida. Rumsfeld said commanders on the scene, including Abizaid, are con- stantly reviewing the situation and troop needs. "They are the ones whose advice we follow on these things," Rums- feld said during an appearance in Norfolk, Va., with NATO Secretary- NEWS IN BRIEF : HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WORLD WASH INGTON ACLU to sue government over 'no fly' list American Civil Liberties Union officials declined to comment in advance of their planned announcement yesterday that they would file a class-action lawsuit chal- lenging the list of travelers that the government has barred from flying because they're considered a threat. The civil rights group is representing seven plaintiffs. Airlines are instructed to stop anyone on the "no fly" list that is compiled by the Transportation Security Administration. The ACLU contends, though, that some people are wrongfully put on the list. David Nelson is a law-abiding 34-year-old lawyer from Belleville, Ill. But he says the government treats him as if he's a threat to commercial aviation who shouldn't be allowed on a plane. Nelson says he believes his name appears on the government's "no-fly list," which names people deemed too dangerous to board commercial flights. For Nel- son, it's a case of mistaken identity: He's not the David Nelson the government believes is a threat. Still, he says he's been delayed at airports dozens of times as government offi- cials questioned him. VILNIUS, Lithuania Lithuanian president ousted over scandal Lawmakers narrowly ousted Lithuania's scandal-ridden president yesterday for abuse of office, ending the Baltic state's worst political crisis since it gained independ- ence from Moscow. The ouster of President Rolandas Paksas in a secret ballot came less than three weeks before the country joins the European Union on May 1. The 47-year-old former stunt pilot lost three separate votes in the 141-member par- liament by closer-than-expected margins. Before they voted, Paksas asked lawmakers: "Do a few mistakes of mine justify the process of impeachment?" Parliament wasn't swayed, passing all three accusations against Paksas: that he ille- gally arranged citizenship for one of his chief financial backers, businessman Yuri Borisov; that he divulged state secrets; and that he used his office for financial gain. The accusations stemmed from Borisov's role in Paksas' campaign, including, gov- ernment reports found, that the Russian was linked to organized crime. Borisov, who denied any wrongdoing, donated $400,000 to the campaign last year. Afterward, Paksas helped Borisov get Lithuanian citizenship, although it was later revoked. 6 Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld answers questions from the media yesterday morning at the NATO Headquarters in Norfolk, Va. U I General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. "They will decide what they need, and they will get what they need," Rumsfeld said. The 135,000 total of U.S. troops in Iraq is "an unusually high level," Rumsfeld said. American officials had expected the figure to go down to about 115,000 when a series of rotations of new troops into and older troops out of the country was complete, Rumsfeld said. hC " " TEHRAN, Iran airs of ept. 11 Commission urge Iran to show it won't produce nuclear arms memb rs o lave oll'tic ou ofit'Iran promised to prove b mid-May members to leave pCS out of th does want to bud nuclear weapons, the chief U.N. nuclear inspec- r r WASHINGTON (AP) - Condoleezza Rice isn't the only one with a lot riding on her appearance tomorrow before the Sept. 11 commission. If panel members appear politically motivated in their questioning of the national security adviser, it could raise questions about their credibility - and the findings in their final report this summer. Thomas Kean, the panel's Republican chairman, says he and Democratic vice chairman Lee Hamilton are mindful of the political overtones in a presiden- tial election year. They issued an edict to fellow commissioners after last week's politically charged testimony from former government counterterror chief Richard Clarke. The message: Leave politics out of it. "In a very difficult atmosphere, in a town that is the most polarized I've ever seen, the commission is trying to do a job for the American people that is to the best of our ability nonpolitical," Kean said in an interview. "That is enormously hard to do, but I think we can get it done and people should leave us alone." Nolan McCarty, a Princeton University professor of politics and public affairs, said Rice's testimony will offer a stern test for the panel. "Partisanship is almost inevitable," he said. "There's going to be pressure from all quarters to reach specific conclusions either in exonerating the current adminis- tration or blasting the previous administration or the reverse. This may be the low point." Kean, a former New Jersey governor, expressed frustration with people in Washington whom he said are intent on politicizing the commission's work. While panel members are political appointees who have diverse points of view and different constituen- cies, they are fair-minded and get along well, he said. The 10-member panel, made up of five Republi- "Partisanship is almost ihevitable,' - Nolan McCarty Princeton University professor cans and five Democrats, was criticized by some rel- atives of Sept. 11 victims after two GOP commis- sioners sharply questioned the motivations of Clarke, who testified that President Bush hadn't considered the al-Qaida threat an urgent priority. The commissioners, Fred Fielding, who served as President Reagan's legal counsel, and former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson, received calls from the White House during Clarke's testimony. Kean said that in those calls the two were acting as go-betweens in hopes of getting Rice to testify that day. tor said yesterday. Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said Iranian leaders assured him they know they must cooperate with the Vienna-based nuclear watchdog. The international community has become increasingly suspicious that Tehran is hiding evidence about its nuclear program. "We agreed that we need to accelerate the process of coop- eration," ElBaradei said. Gholamreza Aghazadeh, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said at a news conference with ElBaradei that the country would voluntarily suspend its centrifuge work starting Friday. The statement conflicts with Iran's announce- ment March 29 it had stopped building centrifuges for uranium enrichment. MANILA, Phil ppIne Hostages trained to use cell phone bombs Indonesian Islamic militants taught dozens of Abu Sayyaf recruits how to make cell phone-triggered bombs and other terror skills while dodging helicop- ters and troops in a jungle camp last year, one of several former hostages told The Associated Press. About 40 men completed the bomb- making course and 60 were taught snip- ing and combat techniques from late 2002 to the middle of 2003 by two unidentified Indonesians, whom offi- cials believe were members of the al- Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah network, the ex-hostage said. The eyewitness accounts by Rolando Ulah and several other Filipinos once held by Abu Sayyaf provide a glimpse into clandestine terror training by sus- pected militants with ties to al-Qaida and to rebels in the southern Philippines. 01 WASHINGTON Saliva, sweat may beq used for drug testing The hair, saliva and sweat of federal workers could be tested for drug use under a government policy proposed yesterday that could set screening stan- dards for millions of private employers. The proposal will expand the meth- ods to detect drug use among,1.6 mil- lion federaf workers beyond uirine samples. It is being implemented with an eye toward the private sector, however, because it would signal the govern- ment's approval for such testing, which many companies are awaiting before adopting their own screening programs. - Compiledfrom Daily wire reports 0 WWW.MICHIGANDAILY.COM 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. 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