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Al- Oaida inAlgeria seen as threat to Europe RALLY
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Group seeks millions
by kidnapping
Europeans
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) -
While Europe's latest terror threat
stems from militants in Pakistan,
a potentially greater menace lies
just across the Mediterranean:
Well-organized and financed
Islamic terrorists from al-Qaida's
North African offshoot.
Over the last month alone, the
group has been accused of seizing
five French nationals and two Afri-
cans from a mining town in Niger,
part of its effort to make millions
by kidnapping Europeans and get-
ting ransoms. It is also blamed for
a truck bombing last Saturday in
Algeria that left five soldiers dead.
DEBATE
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encourage business growth, with
Bernero supporting the tax incen-
tives, while Snyder expressed his
opposition.
"I believe it's a question of
math, not politics," Bernero said.
"If the economic incentives are
working, we're going to use them."
But Snyder said the state needs
a different solution altogether.
"Instead of putting a Band-Aid
on something, let's fix the under-
lying issue," Snyder said. "As we
get our act together, there should
be much fewer needs for incen-
tives in general."
The candidates debated their
plans for improving public edu-
cation in the state, specifically in
regard to providing funding for
higher education.
"We're truly blessed with one
of the best (higher education) sys-
tems in the world," Snyder said.
"But we need to engage them more
in the process."
Both candidates agreed on the
importance of higher education
as a key way to help Michigan
emerge from the recession.
"Education is economic devel-
opment," Bernero said.
Bernero said the state's higher

Al-Qaida in the Islamic
Maghreb effectively rules a wide,
lawless swath of the Sahara and
is trying to overthrow Algeria's
government. It's active online and
media-savvy, and has the globally
recognized al-Qaida brand name.
It has also sparked arrests in Spain
and France.
The question now is how far it
has the will and means to turn its
anger on Europe.
French and U.S. counterintel-
ligence officials suggest AQIM's
logistics and networks aren't yet
mature enough to stage an attack
on a European capital, but say
it's a broad and constant threat.
France's prime minister said Fri-
day that the group is in touch with
fellow fighters in Afghanistan and
Pakistan.
The U.S. military is worried
education focus needs to be on
lowering tuition and keeping
graduates in the state.
"We want to stop the brain
drain," Bernero said.
If elected, Bernero also said
he intends to restore the Michi-
gan Promise Scholarship, which
was cut during the state's budget
negotiations for the 2010 fiscal
year. The scholarship, which the
state funded at a cost of about
$100 million, aided about 96,000
college students in Michigan and
was awarded based on a test taken
in high school. Bernero quickly
pointed out that Snyder opposes
restoring the program, and Syn-
der didn't rebut this statement.
But Snyder did agree that
Michigan's commitment to higher
education is crucial to the state's
success.
"It's one of the great assets of
our state," Snyder said.
The moderators also asked
the candidates about a variety of
social issues like abortion, affir-
mative action and gay marriage
- all of which the two candidates
took opposite stances on.
When asked about affirma-
tive action, Bernero said there's
not much the state can do since
the Michigan Constitution was
amended in 2006 to include an
affirmative action ban. Snyder

enough that it trains African
armies to resist AQIM.
"For years, I've said this - and
we've known - that AQIM has
capabilities to project outwards
outside of Africa. ... It's just that
no one understands the dynamics
from Europe to Africa and back to
Afghanistan," said Rudolph Atal-
lah, retired from his post as Afri-
ca Counterterrorism Director in
the office of the U.S. Secretary of
Defense and who now runs private
security firm White Mountain
Research,
"Can AQIM carry out an attack
in Europe? Yeah, I think so."
For Europe, homegrown ter-
rorists have long been a central
concern. French authorities watch
out for dual nationals who fall
under AQIM's spell, via extremist
websites or preachers in private
said he supports preferences rath-
er than quotas when it comes to
affirmative action.
At the close of the debate, Ber-
nero took the opportunity to high-
light his vision for Michigan's
future, which he says emphasizes
"Main Street" over "Wall Street."
"I believe we can and will make
Michigan work again," Bernero
said.
In his closing remarks, Snyder
said there is a dire need to change
politics in the state in order to get
Michigan up and running again.
"It is time to reinvent Michi-
gan," Snyder said. "The way we're
going to do that is with a clear,
positive vision. We need to move
from being negative to positive."
Brendan Campbell, chair of the
University's chapter of College
Democrats, said he was extreme-
ly happy with Bernero's perfor-
mance during the debate.
"I think the choice is clear for
Michigan students and Michigan-
ders across the country that Virg
Bernero is the candidate that is
most fit to lead the state of Michi-
gan," Campbell said. "He came out
strong tonight."
Campbell said Bernero's
response on public education
really stood out to him. After
watching the debate, Cambell said
Bernero proved he values stu-

prayer meetings in poor suburbs.
Algerian militants who blended
in with Europe's large North Afri-
can immigrant community were
linked to the 2004 Madrid bomb-
ings and killed dozens of people
in the 1990s in attacks in the Paris
Metro.
"If unfortunately a terrorist
operation occurs, it will come from
networks within those European
nations," said Mohand Berkouk,
political scientist at the University
of Algiers who specalizes in Saha-
ra and Sahel geostrategy.
The U.S. government warned
Americans this week of new ter-
ror risks in Europe. Focus fell on
Pakistan, where U.S. drones have
struck suspected al-Qaida targets
and where Pakistani officials say
eight German militants have been
killed.
dents' best interests much more
than his opponent.
"He consistently stresses the
importance that higher educa-
tion plays in Michigan and in the
future of Michigan," Campbell
said.
Charles Bogren, chair of the
University's chapter of College
Republicans, said he was pleased
with Snyder's responses. Berne-
ro's attacks on Snyder were espe-
cially noteworthy, Bogren said.
"I think what stood out the
most was that Virg didn't seem to
really talk about anything other
than how Rick Snyder is apparent-
ly a bad person because he is liv-
ing the American dream," Bogren
said.
Though each candidate con-
veyed their plans for higher edu-
cation well, Bogren said Snyder's
solutions are a better fit for the
state.
"Rick's plan, definitely, espe-
cially when coupled with the rest
of his economic time, is far better
for not only higher education but
for the rest of the state," Bogren
said.
One weakness of Snyder's per-
formance though was his lack of
debate skills, Bogren said.
"He isn't a career politician,"
Bogren said. "He hasn't done mil-
lions of debates in his life."

National Black Justice Coalition,
Adam Taylor, a graduate student
at Grand Valley State University,
Dr. Penny Gardner, president of
Lansing Association for Human
Rights, Cheryl Vandekerkhove, a
member of LAHR, and Veronica
Piechotte, founder of Michigan
Resource Center for Safe Schools.
Cyberbullying has gained
recent attention in Michigan
and the University community
after an assistant attorney gen-
eral for the state of Michigan,
Andrew Shirvell, created a blog
called Chris Armstrong Watch,
which accused the MSA president
of promoting a "radical homo-
sexual agenda" on campus. In
addition, the blog also attacked
Armstrong's friends and family
members.
The issue of cyberbulling has
also gained prevalence across
the nation, as nine students from
across the country committed
suicide in the last few weeks after
they were bullied by peers because
of their sexual orientation.
Each of the speakers empha-
sized that students have always
been subjected to harassment and
bullying, but lawmakers and citi-
zens are finally speaking out in an
effort to stop these behaviors and
call attention to the serious reper-
cussions they can have.
In her speech, Gardner said
respect should be given to every-
one and that the LGBTQ commu-
nity should not have to work to .
earn the respect of others.
Taylor, who gives speeches on
bullying across the country and
has appeared on mtvU during
Suicide Prevention Week, said
parents and schools need to moni-
tor the use of social media sites at
home and in the classroom.

"Students may get online and
harass and bully and say the most
horrendous things you would
never say in person because
there's no one to enforce a reac-
tion to it," Taylor said in an inter-
view before the rally.
At the event, Brown urged gov-
ernment intervention into the
issue of bullying.
"Kids have been killing them-
selves about this for a long time ...
how much longer do we keep say-
ing, 'Well, it gets better.' We have
to reach a point to where we say,
'Let's take the next step. What can
we do?"' Brown said in an inter-
view.
Each of the speakers stressed
the urgency of the issue and
encouraged the public to show
support for safer school environ-
ments and legislation against bul-
lying.
The speakers also offered
ways in which people outside the
LGBTQ community can show sup-
port for the issue and ensure the
rights and respect of members of
the community who face discrim-
ination.
Taylor asked everyone pres-
ent at the rally to enter the phone
number for "The Trevor Project"
in their cell phones, which can be
dialed to report incidents of dis-
crimination or bullying against a
member of the LGBTQ commu-
nity. The Trevor Project is a non-
profit organization that serves as
a suicide prevention hotline for
LGBTQ youth and has answered
more than 100,000 calls since it
began.
David Baum, a Michigan State
University undergraduate stu-
dent who attended the rally, said
he feels the event helped raise
awareness about issues of bully-
ing.
"The speakers were inspira-
tional ... it gives hope for LGBT
youth," he said.

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