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The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and The Associated tellegiate Prt00. AP PHOTO President Bush meets with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani during bilateral meetings related to the United Nations General Assembly in New York yesterday. Bush:* U.S. not at war wthIslam * Speech was last in series on war on terrorism coordinated with Sept. 11 anniversary and midterm elections UNITED NATIONS (AP) - President Bush tried to quell anti-Americanism in the Middle East yester- day by assuring Muslims that he is not waging war against Islam, regardless of what "propaganda and conspiracy theories" they hear. Bush also pressed Iran to return at once to inter- national talks on its nuclear program and threatened consequences if the Iranians do not. But his speech to the United Nations General Assembly was less confrontational and aimed at building bridges with people in the Middle East angry with the United Staten. "My country desires peace," Bush told world lead- ers in the cavernous main hall at the U.N. "Extrem- ists in your midst spread propaganda claiming that the West is engaged in a war against Islam. This pro- paganda is false and its purpose is to confuse you and justify acts of terror. We respect Islam." Bush's speech was the last in a series on the war on terror, timed to surround last week's fifth anniver- sary of the Sept. I1 attacks and to set the tone for the final weeks of the U.S. midterm elections. Bush's challenge is to build support among skep- tical foreign leaders to confront multiple problems in the region: the Iranian nuclear issue, a stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process, armed Hezbol- lah militants in Lebanon and unabated violence in Iraq. Bush planned to meet later yesterday with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. Addressing Iraqis specifically, Bush said, "We will not abandon you in your struggle to build a free nation." He then appealed to other foreigners: He told Afghans that the United States would help defend democratic gains and fight extremists who want to bring down their democratic govern- ment. He told the Lebanese that the world will help them rebuild the country after it was battered in this summer's fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. NEWS IN BRIEF BANGKOK, Thailand Thailand's miltary ousts prime minister Thailand's army commander staged a coup last night and ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra while he was in New York, circling his offices with tanks, declar- ing martial law and revoking the constitution. Gen. Sondhi Boonyaratkalin, who is known to be close to Thailand's revered monarch and is a Muslim in this Buddhist-dominated nation, took power without a shot being fired. He will serve as acting prime minister, said army spokesman Col. Akara Chitroj. "The armed forces commander and the national police commander have successful- ly taken over Bangkok and the surrounding area in order to maintain peace and order. There has been no struggle," the new leaders said in a statement on national television. "We ask for the cooperation of the public and-ask your pardon for the inconvenience." As soldiers and armored vehicles moved through drizzly Bangkok, the military declared a provisional authority loyal to King Bhumibol Adulyadej, calling itself the "Council of Administrative Reform." CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Mystery object postpones shuttle landing NASA postponed the return of space shuttle Atlantis for at least a day after a small, mysterious object apparently fell off the ship in orbit yesterday and raised fears that the spacecraft might not be able to make the journey home. Space agency officials wanted extra time to establish whether the object was a vital piece of the shuttle - such as the tiles that protect it from the blowtorch heat of re-entry - and whether it damaged the spacecraft when it fell away. "The question is: What is it? Is it something benign? ... Oris it something more critical we should pay attention to?" said Wayne Hale, space shuttle program man- ager. "We want to make sure we're safe to land before we commit to that rather incredible journey through the Earth's atmosphere." The shuttle has enough supplies to stay in space until Saturday while engineers on the ground figure out whether the shuttle can safely make the journey home. BUDAPEST, Hungary Protesters gather for third straight night Hundreds of riot police streamed into the capital yesterday as protesters massed again after a night of rioting over the prime minister's leaked admission that his government repeatedly lied about the health of Hungary's economy. By nightfall, some 10,000 people had gathered for a third night in Kossuth Square, the vast plaza outside the neo-Gothic parliament building. Dozens waved Hungarian flags, and some demonstrators set up tents, signaling they intended to stay at least overnight. Several said they would remain even longer - until the resignation of Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany - (Feh-RENZ DJUHR-chanj-ee) - whose taped comments set off the country's worst violence since its failed anti-Soviet revolution 50 years ago. BAGHDAD Chiefjudge in Saddam Hussein trial replaced The chief judge in Saddam Hussein's genocide trial was replaced yesterday amid complaints from Shiite and Kurdish officials that he was easy on the deposed leader. It was the second time that a chief judge was changed while Saddam was on trial; i4 each case there were accusations that Saddam was allowed too much leeway in court. Abdullah al-Amiri was replaced on the five-member panel by his deputy in the trial, Mohammed al-Uraibiy, a court official said. The new chief judge is a Shiite Arab, as is al-Amiri. CORRECTIONS- Compiledfrom Daily wire reports An article on the front page of yesterday's paper (Know your drinking rights) mis- spelled the name of Department of Public Safety captain Joe Piersante. An caption on page 9 of yesterday's paper (Child's play) misidentified the photogra- pher. It was taken by Daily photographer Rodrigo Gaya. Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@michigandaily.com. A i 4 ,,. Take our career path. At Jefferies, things move fast. We're building the #1 investment bank for growing and midsized companies. Join us, and we'll expect you to move and grow at the same pace. You'll have opportunity from day one, with early exposure to clients, working alongside industry veterans on a spectrum of complex transactions across a vast range of industries. 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