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Saturday, May 25,2002
Bush, Putin sign historic arms control pact
Russians are clamping down against
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ship. “Our nations must spare no
treaty-signing ceremony “ended a
Coalition raids compound
believed to harbor senior
al-Qaida leaders, one killed
KANDAHAR, Brigade of the 101st
Afghanistan (AP) — Airborne based in Fort
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shootout early Friday after
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MOSCOW — Beneath
Kremlin’s gleaming domes, President
Bush and Russian President Vladimir
Putin signed the biggest arms-reduc-
tion treaty in history on Friday, writing
a friendly postscript to their nations’
Cold War rivalry.
But before the ink had dried on their
10-year pact, the leaders were strug-
Cynthia Davis, Kenneth
Willson and Elizabeth (Beth)
and some 50 others were intelligence” that the com-
captured, U.S. military offi- pound was “suspected of
cials said. ------•-----•-
“Items of intelligence
value were found,” along
with weapons and a large
, amount of cash, said Capt.
Steve O’Connor, a
spokesman for the U.S. mil-
itary in Afghanistan.
No coalition soldiers were
hurt in the raid, said Maj.
A.C. Roper, a U.S. military
spokesman at the base in
Kandahar, in southern
Afghanistan.
Officials were trying to
determine the identities of
the detainees. “We don’t yet
know exactly who we have,”
O’Connor said.
Two other suspected
members of al-Qaida or
Taliban were wounded in
the raid, whidh began at 1
a.m. and stretched over
eight hours. The compound
is west of the city of
Kandahar.
Roper said 150 soldiers
were involved in the mission
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senior Taliban and/or al-
Qaida leadership,” Roper
said.
“Based on that intelli-
gence, we decided to take
action,” he said. “Several
people attempting to flee the
area fired at coalition
forces, who responded
appropriately, killing one.
Almost 50 people were
taken into custody.”
Roper said experts were
evaluating the confiscated
items.
“Since we are conducting
’ interrogations and we are
evaluating intelligence
information, I don’t want to
put a value on it yet until we
completed that information
gathering — that interroga-
tion,” he„,said.
There may have been
more people in the com-
pound than the 50 men
taken into custody, possibly
including women,
O’Connor said.
quarters was becoming
“unwitting accomplice”
Osama bin Laden’s efforts to Moussaoui ibefore sending them
attack the United States, the offi- to a legal office that then rejected
cials said.
As new details emeiged about
the letter Rowley wrote to FBI revisions “downplayed” the sig-
Director Robert Mueller, key nificance of some intelligence
members of Congress sought to
extend her whistle-blower protec-
tions and encouraged more
agents to come forward.
And a joint panel of House and
Senate members set the first
Officials
Rowley’s memo said she alleged
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rewrote the
Duma are expected to ratify the three- / " ’ . " ’
Putin called the treaty “a serious page treaty. The relatively small size media executives and business leaders,
move, ahead to ensure international reflects Bush’s informal diplomatic then toured the Kremlin’s main square, rights of the people in the territories,”
security.” It marked another tentative style as well as his reluctance to com- Never ' 1 ' " ' '
step away from Russia’s Communist mit the United States in writing to any- mingled among 100 handpicked
gling to keep RussjaTnucfeir tiesTo Past and toward the West in waVs once thln8 more than he had t0-
Next week, Putin will join Bush in to store warheads rather than destroy
effort at preventing all forms of prolif- Rome to sign an accord binding them as Putin wanted. And it leaves
Russia with NATO, though not as a both nations with enough missiles to
member of the military alliance destroy each others’ major cities many looking out over the huge expanse of
r formed in the Cold War to contain the times over.
Elbow to elbow with Putin in the Soviet Union. “Friends really don’t need weapons
gilded St Andrews Hall. Bush said the
an cations and affidavit and tion off his computer.
to removed intelligence about Some of that information came rejected them.
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long chapter of confrontation and years to between 1,700 and 2,200 istic assessment of where we’ve been, rebels. He told religious leaders that
opened up an entirely new relationship deployed strategic nuclear warheads, and who knows what’ll happen 10
between our countries.” each, down from about 6,000 apiece years from now. Who knows what respectful on the battlefield.
The Cold War is now “in the now. future presidents will say and how "And that lesson applies to
rearview mirror of both countries,” he The U.S. Senate and the Russian they’ll react?” Chechnya. The war on terror can be
said. Duma are expected to ratify the three- After the ceremony. Bush met with won and at the same time we’ve
proven it’s possible to respect the
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a big sightseer, Bush briefly the president said.
. 1 At the news conference, Bush said
tourists — stopping at the 17th centu- he pressed Putin about Russia’s
The treaty allows the United States ry Czar’s Bell and the Czar’s cannon. nuclear assistance to Iran — a country
Putin leaned over and touched the the United States has branded a spon-
cannon. sor of terror and part of an “axis of
“It’s really beautiful,” Bush said, evil” alongside Iraq and North Korea.
“He gave me some assurances that
Kremlin buildings. I think will be very comforting to
Later, the president raised the you.” Bush told reporters without
examine what the linking Moussaoui to Islamic -from
whistle-blower alleges FBI govemmehtknewbeforeSept.il' extremists, and blamed the
headquarters rewrote Minnesota about terrorist threats and what changes on a flawed communica-
agents’ pre-Sept 11 request for mistakes it made. tion process. "Obviously, verbal
“This (Rowley) letter docu- presentations are far more sus-
for terrorism defendant Zacarias ments exactly what headquarters ceptible to mischaracterization or
Moussaoui and removed impor- knew and when, and how midlev- error,” Rowley wrote ~ u— ’’’
tant information before rejecting el officials sabotaged the page letter,
them, government officials said Moussaoui case before the ,-~
Friday. attacks,” Sen. Charles Grassley, ce ne J after arresting Moussaoui oil condition of anonymity, said
Agent Coleen Rowley wrote R-Iowa, said Friday. r* ~ 1 n—;1—:r:-J ------
that the Minnesota agents Officials familiar with August 2001 that he was seeking revision process as flawed, partic-
became so frustrated by road- Rowley’s memo said she alleged to hurt Americans and wanted to ularly complaining that
blocks erected by terrorism FBI headquarters
supervisors in Washington that supervisors rewrote the national security and search war- about the changes that were made
they began to joke that FBI head- Minnesota office’s warrant appli- rants, including getting informa- before the warrant applications
cations and affidavit and tion off his computer. were forwarded to the offices that
22, 2002 at St. John’s Hospital
in Nassau Bay.
He was known as “Uncle
Melvin” by many and loved by
all who knew him.
He was preceded in death by ]pm, today, Saturday, May 25,
his wife of 60 years, Louella 2002 at Earthman Funeral
Dickerson. Home Chapel with Rev. Jim
He is survived by a daughter Lamb officiating.
and son-in-law, Elizabeth and Interment will follow at Tater
Bill Johnson of League City; Cemetery in Humble, Tx.
son and daughter-in-law, Arrangements are under the
Melvin Richard and Pat direction of Earthman Funeral
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The arms accord would limit the pointed at each other. We both under- touchy issue of Chechnya, where elaborating.
Whistle-blower claims FBI headquarters
rewrote search warrants for terror suspect
WASHINGTON (AP) — An hearings to examine what the linking Moussaoui to Islamic , from an associate of Moussaoui
who told the FBI the flight stu-
dent held extreme anti-American
views. Other intelligence came
from France linking Moussaoui
to radical Islamic extremists in
in her 13- the region although not directly to
.o al-Qaida, officials said.
Tlie . dinnesota office was con- The officials, who spoke only
at a Minnesota flight school in Rowley identified the warrant
’ :was-n—
to hurt Americans and wanted to ularly complaining
gather more information through Minnesota was never consulted
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