Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday April Q America at war BTaS WRflD arid men b:m $ behind them AP photo Thousands of union wodcare bearing American flags rally In support of US military efforts In Iraq on Thursday near the World Trade Center site MfAlRIKIEITIPJLf A1C1E illl & 12 Thousands back war at NY rally NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of construction workers jsod firefighters packed a hoontime rally at ground zero Thursday in Support of the war in Iraq which to many of than began right there on Sept 112001 The rally stretched for several blocks north from the World Trade Center site Carpenters electricians and firefighters carried American flags and homemade signs and chanted “USA! USA!” Police and organizers estimated the crowd at more than 15000 The rally was sponsored by the Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York Many speakers and partici pants described the war as a natural outcome of the World Trade Center attack drawing little distinction between the and terrorist group Iraqi leader Saddam Hnieiif “The war started right hoe on Sept 11 2001” Gov George Pataki said Fire Lt Kenny O’Brien whose Harlem firehouse lost two members in the attack agreed “This is the most appropriate spot in the world to make this statement” he said Many in the crowd were veterans or relatives of service members on duty in Iraq Some carried pictures of their family members in uniform Others carried military banda ‘ ners ' teams that include intelligence and weapons experts are leading the hunt for weapons the Bush administration is convinced Saddam Hussein’s regime manufactured and concealed from the wold Many said it would be easi-for the United States than it was for UN inspectors to get to the truth about Iraq’s weapons program But Saddam’s tight grip helped the UN teams in one important way — they could find the people they wanted to speak with It will be more difficult now Many Iraqis have fled the capital since die war began on March 20 suspected sites are shut down and the whereabouts of employees are unknown Some scientists technicians traders and special security thought to have handled the weapons could have been among the hundreds of Iraqi casualties of war Key members of Saddam's a Search for Saddam’s wealth picks up speed GENEVA (AP) — Now that Saddam Hussein is no longer in power the race is on to find the billions he is believed to have stashed outside Iraq Estimates of the Iraqi leader’s wealth range from $2 billion to $40 billion But experts say it has been so effectively hidden — from Latin America to Asia — that the real amount may never be known “There is a network of money that has been sent out of the country and it has been given to peopie to invest or to keep” said Charles Forrest of the International Campaign to Indict Iraqi War Criminals or Indict Forest sad official Iraqi government accounts may be easier to spot than accounts belonging to about 200 individuals and firms associated with die Iraqi regime “The US-fund- ed world must find freeze and return Iraqi money for the Iraqi people and their future” US Treasury Secretary John Snow said March 21 The seized $162 billion in Iraqi assets already frozen in the United States when the invasion got under way last month Washington urged other countries to follow suit but many have moved more slowly The Swiss government said Wednesday it was freezing Iraqi government and corporate assets until the UN Security Council determines who is entitled to it Swiss National Bank estimates Iraqi assets in the country id $305 million at the aid of 2001 But officials conceded the true figure which includes payments from Iraq’s oil business may be higher 2003 m US disarmament Special Sf BaFEIdPlTWl'j Cabinet — such as Lt Gen Amir a special adviser who ovosaw Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction programs and Maj Gen Hos-saMohammed Amin who oversaw the biological weapons program — haven’t been seen in days “It’s a little ironic" said one UN inspector “We could find them but they wouldn’t talk Now they might talk but who is going to Finding any chemical or biological weapons in Iraq is already proving hard enough but locating hundreds of people involved in the programs — from the scientist who produced some of the most lethal weapons in the world to the Iraqi generals who may know where they are hidden — could be even tougher 2003 — AS JSI BRI RR ms K ESR'fWS hard to find? By Dafna LI roar Associated Press Writer 11 naanoi find than?” So far US forces haven’t pund any conclusive evidence of chemical biological or nuclear arms though some lab tests are still being conducted on the contents of metal drums soldiers discovered last week Soldiers at the site south of Baghdad suspected the contents were chemical weapons but military officials also have said they could be (NWyMfflt pesticides Since the war began three weeks ago officials have said they expected to find evidence the closer they got to Baghdad and that once die regime fell scientists and others would be free to talk in a way that they were not with UN weapons inspectors Gen Tommy Franks who is running the war premised in the early days that the weapons would be found “along with the people who have produced them and who e"i j” (ualassrtelwlMl kfCrnn Sndwkta vniiiwmv IU4S2Slut : GifffitansorCom guard them” So far work has taken place in southern and western Iraq but not in the capital k ' Prune Plant and Fertilize MMKd Your Roses! X- - ir 1 Aft as nw wviJivM 6npis Ronnette & Mark Anderson We can always tell when spring has almost arrived when customers start calling and asking “when can I start pruning my roses?” Well guess what? Now is the time to uncover prune fertilize and even plant new roses! Don’t wait any longer to get outside enjoy the weather and wake up those roses from their long winter nap After removing their winter protection examine the canes for any damage from this past winter Remove all dead broken damaged or diseased canes back to green healthy wood As in the case of our roses many canes had died back to the graft or bud union and had to be removed completely Severe pruning stimulates new growth and is good for your rose bushes We usually select 4-- 6 main canes and trim them back to about 0 indies above die graft Everything else must be removed Rosa only bloom on new wood and all the' growth from last year won’t yield a single flower Take it off so new wood cab grow and produce the flowers we desire so A fiMklllllHlftUNI (Mckfo foists MwdF— 5Q— tint kf 0in 6-1- much - fiTigs y you can do- to help your A more flowers is to fertilize Rosa need a consistent : sourae of nutrient to bloom and show off littheir colon We start off by working a tle redwood soil conditioner into the soil around the roses e Rose Food Next we apply is one of only two with Systemic fertilizer Ferti-lothat still makes a rose food that contains systemic insecticide to help control aphids thrips rose slugs and many other damaging insects The fertilizer has a perfect balance of nitrogen phosphorus and potassium as well as all For those of you with a lot of the essential in a very economical 50 bag at well rose bushes it coma Fertilize 4 canister once a month from now until as a will have everything they need for August and your rosa healthy green bushes and lots and lots of flowers And at the same time the systemic insecticide will stop almost any bug that tria to attack your precious plants When you have' finished fertilizing don’t fbtget to apply a 3 inch layer of mulch to keep the roots moist and cool during the hot summer months As for new rosa this season we’re very excited about the new “Nett Generation Rosa” available for the first time this rose season Jackson 8c Perkins has developed a hybrid-te- a that grows on its own rootstock These new rosa should be hardier more vigorous more productive and will come back true to form if they die down! to the ground each winter rose are available this Only 12 varietitt of tills new own-roTaboo Peace hut include Olympiad and many they year and loved varietia other V Come in to see us and check out the new varieties soon - -- ferti-lom- com-pan- ia micro-nutrieif-ts Friday 2-- ot Cache Valley Mall 435-752-40- 60 wdl-kno- ' ANDERSON’SSEED & GARDEN 69 West Center Logan Trio Convenient Locations: North 1400 Smilhfieki 850 South Main East 555 Loan 1 (435)755-510- 0 (435) (135) 563420 (435) 563-625- LSIT IS ON OI K WEBSITE AT: wkvsmari(rtiibcca)m |