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Show DAILY Wednesday, March2006 22, HERALD Police foil Palestinian eae PoilusHerald Established in 1873 - A LeeNewspaper Customer Service 375-5103 High-speed highway chase leads to arrests Newsroom 801-344-2540 Toll free 800-880-8075 FAX 801-373:5489 www.heraldextra.com Street address: 1555 N. Freedom Blvd., Provo, UT _ Ariel Schalit ASSOCIATEDPRESS Send mail to: P.O. Box 717, Provo, UT 84603-0717 LATRUN JUNCTION, ore: — Withsirens wailing and NewsEDITORS lightsflashing,Israeli — Randy Wnght“344-2913 chased a van with explosives on Joe Pyrah 344-2586 a main highway Tuesday and AmieRose «344-2530 arose@heraldertracom | captured a group of ians who defense officials say Sports Editor DamellDickson 344-2555 ddickson@heraldextra.com Business Editor Grace Leong 344-2910 gleong@heraldextracom | planned a major bombing ahead ofnational elections. Life & StyleEditor ~ Byssa Andrus --344-2553 eandrus@heraldextracom Israel's parliamentary elecEditorial PageEditor Donald W. 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De SR Torey On Sunday 0 fun&Holidays *Holiday delivery includes delivery the weeksof Easter, Memonal Day Independence Day, Pioneer Day Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day group halfway from Jerusalem to Tel Aviy, jittery security forces extended a closure on the ARIEL SCHALIT /Associated Press Israeli police block the main highway between Jerusalem andTel Aviv, near the town of Latrun, Israel; on Tuesday. After a dramatichigh-speed chase on the highway, Israeli forces stopped West Bank and Gaza through election day. a vantransporting a group of Palestinians who wereallegedly carrying explosives meant for a bombingin the center of the country,police-said. APTelevision News video showed the 10 Palestinians removed from the van at gunpoint, stripped to their underwear,and forced to lie face 373-6450 REALS” 344-2946 356-3012 The Daily Herald (ISSN 0891-2777, USPS 143-060)is published momings, Sunday through Saturday, by Lee Publications,a division of Lee Enterprises,Inc., 1555 N. Freedom Bivd., Provo, Utah 84604. Periodicals postagepaid at Provo, Utah. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Daily Herald, P.O. Box 717, Provo, Utah,84603-0717. the militant group Islamic Jihad. Authorities said he planned a Palestinian peeking out the down in field next to the highway, arms extended. Sappers took awaya 15-pound bomb, concealedin a bag. bomberin the group hadties to to blow himself upin central Israel, without pinpointing the location. Islamic Jihad has been re- sponsibleforall seven suchattacks during a yearlong ceasefire largely observed by others, including Hamas, the larger Islamic group. Hamas is form| ing a new governmentafter sweepingPalestinian elections in January andhas indicated it will continuethe truce. MEMBER, AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS All contents Copyright © 2006, Dally Herald. Any reproduction or otheruseis strictly prohibited withOutwritten permission, Local Businesses * Phone Numbers Addresses * Maps wwwheraldextra.com/yellowpages Elite police commandos with automatic weapons took part. Oz Eliasi, a police officer involved in the chase, said the van ran two roadblocksbeforeit was stopped by police six miles past the Latrun junction, a main interchange. Eliasi told Channel 2 TV that police initially forced the driver out of the van.Police then saw Jerusalem police commander Ilan Franco’said the suspected ADVERTISING CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING FAX outcome ofpast balloting. After chasing down the At midday Tuesday,a police helicopter flew in ever-tightening circles above the four-lane Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway, looking for the blue van with the bomb. Based ondirections from the sky,police set up roadblocks on the heavily traveled highway, snarling traffic for miles. van was first seenin the hills near the suburb of Mevasseret Zion, andpolice joined the pursuit. rear window andrealized there werepassengers, he added. “With guns drawn, we went to the back of the van and be- gan removing everyone,laying them downon the ground,”he said. Bomb experts searched the car and found a bag containing the explosives,police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. Police removed the bombfrom the car,setting off a panic among nearby motorists. “Weweretraveling along the highway, on a beautiful spring day ... and suddenly we saw a helicopter swoop down and anti-terror forces speed by,” witness Yonatan Danino told Israel Radio. “Suddenly we saw acar with security forces sur- rounding it. They even came out of the bushes.” “People started to run away from the cars,” Daninosaid. “Police were shouting into www.cougarblue.com pers detonated the explosives A successful attack could have had serious repercussions. The centrist Kadima Party, which holds a wideleadin opinion polls, has been accused by its hawkishrivals of being too soft on the Palestinians. A deadly bombing just before the 1984 election upsetall predictions and handed victory to the hard-liners. Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz, a Kadimacandidate,told the Israeli Ynet Web site that Iran is pushing Islamic Jihad to carry out an attack before the balloting. “We knowthatIran transferred in the last month $1.8 million to the Islamic Jihad rael,” he said. Coverageof the story topped radio and TV newscasts from the scene for half an hour. drug plan. It has convenient pharmacy locations and mail order service for great coverage and cost savings. Reserve your seat today to attend a free meeting. Refreshments served. Call 1-888-REGENCE (1-888-734-3623)for moreinformation today or visit us online at www.ut.regence.com/needCoverage/medicare MedAdvantage Golden Corral 255 W.University Parkway Orem, UT Part D Seminars Wednesday, March29, 2006 3:00 p.m. i Golden Corral 255 W.University Parkway cerns.Militants have attacked Karniin the past. Israel has closed the Karni crossing for most of the past 2 1/2 months, warning of more attacks, The closure has caused a shortagein Gazaof bread, dairy supplies and other essenPalestinians have accused Israel of imposing the closure as punishmentfollowing the reAfter previously denying suchallegations,an Israeli offi- the Karni closure was in part to the chase, because Israeli broad- send a messageto Hamas,althoughhe also said the security casters do not have their own threats werereal. He spoke on helicopters. Israel Radio relied on witnesses callingin with condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak their descriptions, and Channel 10 TV boughta shaky amateur to the media. Dog handler at Abu Ghraib convicted of tormentingprisoners The defense further argued that Abu Ghraib was a danger- PRESS: ous, chaotic place wherepolicies were so murkythat eventhe Army dog handler at Abu Ghraib was convicted Tuesday of tormenting prisoners with colonel who supervised interro- ing with a comradeto makethe Iraqis soil themselves. The soldier, wearing his green his snarling animal and compet- gations testified he was confused, The jury deliberated for about 18 hours over three days. guilty ata court-martial of six of 13 counts. The judgelater dis- dress uniform,stood at attention,staring straight ahead, as the verdict wasread. Smith was foundguilty of maltreatmentinvolving three sayingit duplicated another. A sentencing hearing be- to makedetainees soil them- Sgt. MichaelJ. Smith, 24, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was found missed oneof those six counts, prisoners, conspiring with another dog handlerin a contest gan in the afternoon,andwill conclude Wednesday.Thefive selves, dereliction of duty, as- charges carried up to 8 V2 years behind bars. Prosecutors said Smithlet his unmuzzled black Belgian shepherd bark andlungeat several prisoners for his own amusement. Oneof the photographs thatled to the exposure of the scandal at the Iraqi prison showshis dog straining onits leash, just inches from the face of a cowering prisoner. The defense maintained that Smith was a good soldier who believed he was doing what the government wanted canine handlers to do at Abu Ghraib: provide security and frighten interrogation subjects. Also, defense attorney Capt. Mary G. McCarthysaidall that Smith's dog did to prisoners was bark at them, Wednesday, March29, 2006 11:00 a.m. The crossing was opened Monday, butclosed after about 30 minutes dueto security con- cial on Tuesday confirmed that There was nolive coverageof FORT MEADE, Md. — An You're making smart movesto feel young at heart. It helps to have health coverage that works foryourlifestyle,like Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah MedAdvantage. This is our affordable PPO coverage for people eligible for Medicare. See if combining your health coverage with prescription drug coverage is right for you with MedAdvantage + Rx. If you only need prescription drug coverage, learn about our new Medicare Part D prescription essential items in Gaza,Israel allowed the crossing to temporarily reopen Tuesday. . cent victory by Hamas. through the day, although the traffic jam kept reporters away THE ASSOC! and doingit differently than yourparents did. Gaza Strip’s main cargo crossing. With the closure causing shortagesof bread and other tial goods. organization in orderto carry out terrorist attacks against Is- DavidDishneau Thirtyyears wiser... } video from an Israeli motorist showing the drama unfolding. Reflecting eae jitters, Israel has banned Palest from entering the country ap after the vote and greatly restricted movement through the megaphones,‘live bomb, live bomb,’ and people wererunning in every direction.” Sap- sault and an indecentact. The assault charge was dismissed. The indecency conviction was for directing his dog to lick peanut butter off the genitals of a male soldier and the breasts of a femalesoldier. Duringthe sentencing hearing, Smith said he wished he had to learned how to “CYA” — shorthandfor “cover your backside.” Soldiers who don't, he said, “end up in a heapof trouble.” Hedid express remorse for the actions thatled to the indecency conviction. “It was foolish,stupid andjuvenile. Thereis nothing I could do to take it back. 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