Show Syracuse wins its first NCAA tournament (Vol 94 Mol 981Juesday April 8 2003 Bridgerland’s Daily Newspaper US forces bomb US testing Iraq site for neighborhood where leadership said to be meeting chemical weapons By Chris Tomlinson snd Hamza Hsndawl Associated Press Writers BAGHDAD Iraq — The US bombing of an upscale neighborhood where Saddam Hussein and top aides w ere believed to be meeting blasted a crater ripped orange trees from their roots and left a heap of concrete mangled iron rods and shredded furniture and ‘ clothes At least three buildings were destroyed in Mon- day’s 2 pm attack on the western Baghdad district of which broke windows and doors as far as 300 yards from the site Rescue workers looking in the rubble for victims said two bodies had been recovered and the death toll could be as high as 14 They didn’t release any names A single B-1- ' - US Marines from the 3rd Battalion yell to urge infantrymen to rush across the damaged Baghdad as they move forward into the city while under fire in the southeastern outskirts of Baghdad ‘Chemical B dropped four “bunker-busting- ” bombs on the district after US military intelligence was tipped that Saddam his sons Odai and Qusai and other Iraqi leaders might be meeting there US officials said “A leadership target was hit very hard” said Marine Maj Brad Bartelt a spokesman for US Central Command in Qatar Gen See STRIKE on A8 Ali Hassan aka Chemical Ali BASRA Iraq (AP)— Ali Hassan one of the most brutal members of President Saddam Hussein's inner circle was killed by an airstrike on his house in Basra a British officer said Monday He had been dubbed “Chemical Ali” by opponents for ordering a 1988 poison gas attack that killed thousands of Kurds Maj Andrew Jackson of the 3rd Battalion Parachute Regi Ali’ AP photo Highway Bridge on Monday found dead ment told The Associated Press that his superiors had confirmed the death of the man who was Saddam’s first cousin entrusted with defending southern Iraq against invading coalition forces apparently was killed on Satuiday when two coalition aircraft used laser-guidmunitions to attack his house in Basra Jackson skid the body was found along with that of his bodyguard and Al-Maj- id ed the head of Iraqi intelligence services in Basra Jackson said the discovery of body was one of the reasons the British decide led to move infantry into Basra because they hoped that resistance in the southern Iraqi city might crumble with the top leadership gone "(His death should show) that the regime is finished It See GENERAL on A5 WASHINGTON (AP) — Army soldiers searching a compound in central Iraq found metal drums that may contain chemical weapons although testing of samples has not been completed US military officials said Monday Laboratory tests in the United States are needed to confirm whether the drums found south of Baghdad contained chemical weapons pesticides or something else Pentagon officials said A unit of the Army’s 101st Air- home Division searched the compound near Hindiyah about 60 miles south of Baghdad CNN shot video of the search that showed soldiers in gas masks using handheld chemical weapons detectors to investigate metal drums “This could be either some type of pesticide because this was an agricultural compound" Gen Benjamin Freakly told CNN “On the other hand it could be a chemical agent not weaponized” If confirmed as containing chemical agents that could be used in weapons the drums found near Hindiyah would be the first components of weapons of mass destruction discovered in Iraq during the war Finding and eliminating Saddam Hussein’s chemical and biological weapons is a goal of the US-le- d invasion of Iraq Sophisticated tests are needed to confirm the presence of chemical weapons because nerve agents are chemically very similar to many pesticides Earlier reports about possible chemical weapons finds have turned out to be false alarms Last week for example troops searching the Qaa Qaa military complex south of Baghdad found a white powder that was found to be an explosive Rift on postwar Iraq widens Air quality Weather Clear sunny and getting warmer - Page : Go to The Herald Journal Web site wwwhjnewspom to cast your vote on today's sunny question See Tuesday's newspaper for results and a new question Important note: This is not a scientific survey Results simply reflect the opinions of some of the people visiting the newspaper's Webpage this ic Index By Dennis Kohler For The Herald Journal day another dinar My 7 am walk to the bus stop was almost paradise This country is beautiful in the morning When the tide is high and the breeze blows in from the ocean through the tops of the palms I feel downright serene In the relative quiet provided by (he reduced air travel I can almost close my eyes and imagine sitting in some desert oasis listening to the birds come to life Both the lards and myself enjoy the cool of the morning as it is getting hot here during the days It is not as seven months ago when was at the 116 degree is well on its way new to Kuwait I haven’t Being come to know the signs of the chang- -- - wwwhjnewscom wpll at the United Nations where Kofi Annan on Secretary-Gener- al Monday pressed the case to the Security Council for a substantial UN role in postwar Iraq “UN involvement does bring legitimacy which is necessary necessary for the country for the region and for the peoples around the world” Annan told reporters But thus far the Bush administration has shown little inclination to ' give the United Nations much say or warded off -- for now By Jeremiah Stettler staff writer - AP photo President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair walk outside the Hillsborough See RIFT on A8 Castle in Northern Ireland on Monday Seasons sirens and high heels KUWAIT CITY Kuwait — Another Friday’s survey results Doyou reguterty buy grocery items al convenience stores? Percent Number Answers 25 101 a) yes 223 b) no Total respondents: 248 standards Analysis WASHINGTON — Just as the Iraq rift war has caused a initial postwar plans that rale out a major UN role are drawing fire from allies like France' Russia Germany and this time even Britain President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair were discusring reconstruction and a future government for Iraq in talks in Northern Ireland Staunch allies on the war the two leaders differed on how Iraq and its 24 million people should be governed once the fighting stops The dispute was front and center as trans-Atlant- A8 Quick read ttSHvlsnow again ByTomRsum Associated Press Writer Si and shook her head What all three failed to realize was that I was catching ants The females had taken to MS wing to head off and start new colonies I have to say some of the ants here are big well over an inch and with the wings the flying females Notes from are almost twice the size living Irtthe After the wind storms we have been seeing shards of blue eggs at the bases ing seasons In Logan I always had the of the palitu so nature isn’t letting us down However in this land of endless leaves the first snow or the long line suinm erf! had to wait until today to of cars hearting up toward USU clothes one thing that convinced me stereo and full of jammed that summer clock as was here ' seasonal a equipment indiHereI am building a catalo&df On the bus today I counted four older men riding bicycles with their cators A few days ago' I ran madly around the campus waving mv stained ' red and white checked kaffiyehs blowOld Navy ball cap This proi ing in the breeze: Attached to the front stares of disbelief from both gardeners of each bicycle is a cooler with the letand guards Patti well past anything ters KDD in red and white emblazoned where disbelief state of a resembling See KUWAIT on A5 my antics are concerned just chuckled Dispatches froa'Kuwaii - K So far so good air quality experts report but it’s not over yet The Bear River Health Department reported Monday that the valley has escaped violation of federal air quality standards this winter It suffered only one “red-bur- n day" and kept levels of a small particle pollution known as PM 2S within acceptable stan- dards “We’re not dangling by our' fingertips anymore" said Grant Koford an environmental scientist for the health department “We now have one elbow back on the cliff" But the year is not over1 Koford $aid the months of greatest concern have passed but that November and December of 2003 could also pose an air pollution threat The environmental scientist remains optimistic about avoiding a violation but he told the Cache Metropolitan Planning Organization on Monday that the valley is not “out of the woods yet” The air quality problem See AIR on AS |