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He alerted teachers to bring children indoors and to a secure interior hall- way for shelter. Minutes later, 70 mph winds ripped the roof off the kindergarten wing of the Charles F. Johnson Elementary School in Endicott, N.Y. No one was hurt, thanks to the warning and the timely response to it. 615-0135 1 fnance@michigandaily D ~yott 76-346to boycott iaSecond trial of former leader bloomer@michigandaily.com stampfl@michigandaily.com scheduled to begin again today liong, Anne VanderMey AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Saddam Hussein's chief beam@michigandaily.com lawyer said yesterday the defense team will boycott his cy, Imran Syed zbrotek@michigandaily.com genocide trial "indefinitely" because of alleged viola- tions by the Iraqi court trying him. herman@michigandaily.com "The court committed several violations of the law RSinge, Ke einWright,5tephani Writht and we will not just sit there gagged to give it legiti- nRobinon aeS Sadl, AmbSisan agingArts Editors artspage@michigandaily.com macy," said Khalil al-Dulaimi, who heads the nine- ein member defense team for the deposed Iraqi leader.. a Softening his tone somewhat, he said he hopes "the dziadoszmichigandaily.com court will listen to our requests and that's when we'll abeII, David Tuaa hulsebus@michigandaily.com go back to the courtroom." The ousted president and seven others are on trial ditor, Design odonnell@michigandaily.com for the Operation Anfal crackdown on Kurdish rebels in the late 1980s. The prosecution says about 180,000 dokas@michigandaily.com people, mostly civilians, were killed. The trial, the former leader's second, resumes today dowd@michigandaily.com in Baghdad. Al-Dulaimi cited the abrupt replacement of the chief judge in the trial last week as one reason the defense team was boycotting. In a sudden move Tuesday, Iraqi Prime Minis- ter Nouri al-Maliki approved a request by the Iraqi High Tribunal, the country's supreme court, to sre remove Judge Abdullah al-Amiri after he angered Kurds by declaring 10 days ago that Saddam was "not a dictator." He was replaced by Mohammed Oreibi al-Khalifa, who presided over a turbulent session Wednesday in which he threw the former Iraqi president out of court, and his lawyers stormed out in protest. AI-Dulaimi said replacing the judge was a "flagrant day through Friday during the fall and winter terms violation of the law because it was dictated by the gov- available ree of charge to all readers. Adrtiotal ernment and not the court." susciptions tor tall term, starting it September, via enm ) is $115, yearlong (September through April) is "They claim that it's an independent court, but it's bscription rate. On-campus subscriptions for fall term not," al-Dulaimi said. Daily is a member oftThe Associated Press and The He also criticized the competence otf al-Khalifa, the new chief judge, saying he "lacks the experience and 've w arning radios the caliber needed in this trial." Al-Khalifa said after the lawyers stormed out last "It really did work very well, we week that he would appoint new lawyers if they refused were so pleased with it," Tomic said to return - a move al-Dulaimi rejected as illegal in a telephone interview. "The parents because at the start of the trial Saddam had insisted on were as well." having his own attorneys, not court-appointed ones. Many were concerned when they Al-Dulaimi said another violation is the Iraqi High arrived to find the roof lying on the Tribunal's refusal to hear non-Iraqi lawyers in the side of the building. But their children case, and the requirement that those foreigners apply were safe and had not even seen the for permission just to enter the courtroom. Among damage occur, Tomic said. Saddam's nine lawyers are a Jordanian, a Spaniard, a Hoping for more such success Frenchman and two Americans, including former U.S. stories, the government planned to attorney general Ramsey Clark. announce on Monday that it will sup- "These are our counselors and it's their right to be ply hazard warning radios to all 97,000 present in the courtroom without a prior permission public schools in the United States. from the court," he added. NEWS IN BRIEF WASHINGTON Dems use report to attack Iraq strategy Democrats yesterday seized on an intelligence assessment that said the Iraq war has increased the terrorist threat, saying it was further evidence that Americans should choose new leadership in the November elections. The Democrats hoped the report would undermine the GOP's image as the party more capable of handing terrorism as the campaign enters its final six-week stretch. Theircriticisms came in a collection of statements sent to reporters Sunday amid the disclosure of a National Intelligence Estimate that concluded the war has helped create a new generation of Islamic radicalism and that the overall terrorist threat has grwn since the Sept. 11 attacks. The report was completed in April and represented a consensus view of the 16 dis- parate spy services inside government, according to an intelligence official. The offi- cial, confirming accounts first published in Sunday's New York Times and Washington Post, spoke on condition of anonymity on Sunday because the report is classified. "Unfortunately this report is just confirmation that the Bush administration's stay-the-course approach to the Iraq war has not just made the war more difficult and more deadly for our troops, but has also made the war on terror more danger- ous for every American," said Rep. Rahm Emanuel, head of the Democratic effort to take control of the House. EAST ST. LOUIS, IlI. Children found dead in washer, dryer Authorities yesterday were trying to pinpoint the cause of death for three chil- dren an investigator says were found decomposing inside the washer and dryer of their apartment, hours after a woman was accused of killing their pregnant mother and her fetus. Saturday night's discovery inside apartment 28J at the John DeShields public housing complex came two days after the mother of the children - ages 7,2 and 1 - was found in a weedy lot, her abdomen torn open and the fetus missing. Investigators carried out a furious two-day search, including scouring an 1,100-acre state park, for the children they said were last seen Monday with 24- year-old Tiffany Hall, a family friend prosecutors charged Saturday afternoon with killing Jimella Tunstall and her fetus. Hours later, Hall pointed authorities to Tunstall's apartment that investigators had briefly visited earlier in search of photographs of the children for media outlets to publi- cize as the search pressed on, said Ace Hart, a deputy St. Clair County coroner. Hall "fessed up where the kids were. She didn't say she killed them;' Hart said Sunday, saying he understood why investigators may have overlooked the children during their previous trip to the apartment. "Who would be looking in the washer and dryer?" BEIRUT, Lebanon Christian leader disputes Hezbollah claims An anti-Syrian Christian leader dismissed Hezbollah's claims of victory in its war with Israel as tens of thousands of his supporters rallied Sunday in a show of strength that highlighted Lebanon's sharp divisions. The rally north of Beirut came just two days after a massive gathering by the rival Shiite Muslim Hezbollah that attracted hundreds of thousands. The two sides have been at sharp odds over the future of the Lebanese government since this summer's Israeli-Hezbollah war. Samir Geagea, a notorious former leader of a Christian militia, scoffed at Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah's declaration that his guerrillas achieved "a victory" against Israel. "I don't feel victory because the majority of the Lebanese people do not feel victory. Rather, they feel that a major catastrophe had befallen them and made their present and future uncertain," he said. Hezbollah's fight with Israel sent its support soaring among Shiites. Buta large sector - particularly among Christians and Sunni Muslims - opposes Hezbollah and resents it for provoking the monthlong fight by capturing two Israeli soldiers on July 12. BANGKOK Thailand Thai military expected to name civilian leader Thailand's new military rulers banned all political gatherings and activi- ties at the local level yesterday, further cementing their powers and pre-empt- ing any opposition following last week's bloodless coup. The ruling military council, under pressure from critics at home and abroad, also said an interim civilian government may be announced in the next week. The military had said it would hand over power to civilians within two weeks of Tuesday's coup that ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and that a new election would be held by October of next year. Western governments and human rights groups have decried the takeover, particularly after the military leaders began restricting freedom of assembly and speech. - Compiledfrom Daily wire reporto CORRECTIONS Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@michigandaily.com. Texas residents still cleaning after Rita 4 A I A Do you have what It takes to join the Belden team? " Do you like working in a fast-paced working environment? " Are you highly motivated? *"Are you looking for a solid company with growth opportunities? " Are you looking for an excellent salary and benefit package? " Are you looking for engineering assignments possibly including interaction with sales, marketing, finance, and other business functions? * Are you able to manage a variety of tasks and projects at one time? " Do you have a degree in engineering or technology? if you answered yes to these questions, bring your resume to the Belden booth at the SWE Career Fair on September 26". By bringing your resume to our booth, you will be entered to win a free iPodi Please email HumanResources@belden.com with any questions. Belden is an equal opportunity employer. EOE M/F/D/V t NfiNG Auto H 4E P H S GNA 0 \ 5K Run Sunday, Oct. 15, 8:30 am, Gallup Park Register Online: www.questfbrbreath.org Help us find a cu . Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a form of pulmonary fibrosis with no known cause. It involves the progressive scarring of lung tissue that blocks the ability to breathe. IPF affects approximately 200,000-300,000 in the U.S. alone. u"We sity of cra It is very difficult to diagnose and often missed for months 0ai10Ssisa or sometimes years before being recognized. WEST ORANGE, Texas (AP) - Sam Henry swept dead pigs off Highway 87 two days after Hurri- cane Rita tossed them there. Then his job turned really unpleasant. He pulled double shifts for the Texas Department of Transporta- tion, hauling trash and patching roads cleaved by uprooted trees. The long days worsened Henry's ailing knees but hastened the repair of vital infrastructure. In some parts along the Texas- Louisiana border, it seems as if there never was a Category 3 hurri- cane that pummeled the region one year ago Sunday. The story on Henry's street is dif- ferent. In his neighborhood, a cluster of families working jobs like construc- tion and maintenance, rebuilding the rural swath of southeast Texas has come at the expense of their own homes. Many are among the few still living in FEMA trailers that flank their tarp-covered houses, which remain neglected following long workdays. "You can't work seven days a week forever," said home renova- tor Sheila LeLeaux, who lives near Henry and has a monthlong backlog of clients waiting for her to gut their houses. "Some days I want to come home and kick a dog." Rita landed in Sabine Pass on Sept. 24, 2005, packing 120 mph winds that flattened the coastal hamlet before splaying into East Texas and lashing western parts of Louisiana. At least nine were killed after the storm roared ashore, and thousands of homes in the mostly poor and densely wooded path of the storm were destroyed. But the destruction was a mere speck compared to that wrought a month earlierby Hurricane Katrina. Even one year later, Rita is best remembered for the chaotic evacua- tion of Houston, which was farmore deadly,killing more than 100people in accidents and exposure deaths. The Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission estimates Rita residentaldamages at $2billion dfar less than the tens of billions in damages borne by Katrina, but still a hefty price tag to area officials. Already this year, LeLeaux and her husband have six times the number of home renovation jobs the couple contracts in a normal year. "And it's only September;" she said. LeLeaux, 41, hangs drywall and rips out floors for about 10 hours, seven days a week. Her toenails are freshly painted bright pink but she's embarrassed that she has no time to touch up the gray roots in her hair. Nor does she have a spare hour to clean her house or wash the pile of laundry on her kitchen floor - she now pays her mother $50 to do that. The placard pressed into her front yard plugs "LeLeaux's Drywall and Painting;" but her house serves as no advertisement. Half the roof on her garage is peeled off, and the other half is held up by slats precariously wedged between the floor and the remaining beams. The neighbor- ing lot, which she also owns, holds a concrete slab with two standing walls and a pile of rubble where the living room would have been. Neighbor Lonnie Prejean,49,still hasn't touched his flattened garage that buried a truck and a boat. "You try cutting trees all day and then come home to work on that, said Prejean, who spends 12 hours a day clearing acres of hurricane-top- pled trees for Rogers Lumber Co. I I .A I I f