Show A6 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday September 3 2002 World Q ‘Secret army’ DsiraeBSs dlefoatie dvifliaini tileattDiis threatens attacks in Afghanistan ISLAMABAD Pakistan ( AP) — A group that purports to be a new “Secret Army of Mujahedcen" is claiming responsibility for attacks on US troops in Arabic-lan-gualeaflets that have surfaced in eastern Afghanistan in recent days The group also vows to avenge the deaths of Afghans killed in what the United States refers to as “friendly fire" mishaps in the search for and Taliban Although similar pamphlets ‘ have appeared from time to time since the United States went to war in Afghanistan this one is unusual because it is written in a language relatively few Afghans speak and even fewer can read That suggests the document could have been written for the several thousand Arabs most of them suspected al- Qaida members who may still be hiding in the remote moun- tains of the east The authors of the rambling six-paleaflet did not refer to themselves as an offshoot of either or Taliban but said their group had three goals: “To avenge the inno- cent martyrs of the brutal US bombing of Afghanistan to continue jihad until the last foreign soldier is expelled from Afghanistan and to defend the (Muslim) faith and freedom to establish an Islam-i- c ge da ge da ' order" Attire US military head- quarters in Bagraim north of ' the Afghan capital of Kabul US spokesman Col Roger King said he was unaware of the group and refused to discuss threats if any which American forces have received “I’ve never heard of this group before” King said “Obviously we get intelli-- ’ gence from time to time that I can't talk about because it’s intelligence But as far as an ’ increase in the number (of threats) no" However if the Secret Army of Mujahedeen exists it would mean a new group has emerged as a united force against the coalition 10 months after the hrud-lin- e Islamic regime collapsed JERUSALEM (AP)— The killings of a dozen Palestinians most of them civilians in less than a week have plunged Israel into a debate over how much force is permissible in its war oh terrorism At the center of the storm is Israel’s new army chief Lt Gen Moshe Yaalon who laid out his doctrine in recent days — that Israel is fighting a war of survival against Palestinian militants who must be crushed at all costs Critics says Yaalon on the job for just two months is encouraging excesses that could erode Israel’s moral high ground against the Palestinian suicide bombers who have killed hundreds of Israeli civilians and badly disrupted normal life in the Jewish state Yaalon’s defenders say ' Israel must keep hunting Palestinian militants to protect Israeli civilians and that while Palestinian civilian casualties are regrettable they are also inevitable Defense Minister Binyamin leader of the moderate Labor party has not criticized Yaalon in public but he hinted at displeasure with the army chief by ordering him to complete an investiga- tion into the civilian deaths by ' the weekend — an unusually quick deadline for such a also has probe AP photo action supported tough against ' Atef Alaleeh father of Ala Alaieeh one of four the Palestinians and has Palestinians killed early Sunday by the Israeli Army is helped by directed two major military friends while collapsing while the four bodies are reaped for burial in offensives against Palestinian the village of Shiyoukh near the West Bank town of Hebron on militias since March Sunday According to Palestinian sources the four men laborers in a However he and Yaalon stone quarry were killed in cold blood while they were in the quarry appear to have opposite views The Israeli Army said they four men were trying to infiltrate a fence about the broader aspects of near the village of Bani Naim the conflict The defense minister is tryover the weekend civilians “If their (the Palestinians’ ) “If the chief of staff says ' ing to negotiate a gradual with Palestinian security truce this is a war against cancer feeling at the end of the conofficials so far with little sucflict is that they can defeat us you don’t need nuances you cess believes that by means Of terrorism our sitkill it” Eldar said could lead a wider cease-fir- e uation will become more ami Leah Tzemel an Israeli Israel and Yasser Arafat’s more difficult” Yaalon said ' human rights attorney said Palestinian Authority back to “When you grasp the essence Israeli officers have also it’s clear what you have to do become increasingly vulnerapeace talks and he supports Israeli concesYou have to fight for your ble to international war crimes sions in the future life” Comparing the threat by charges “I think that if one Yaalon believes Arafat Palestinian militants to si canday we get to trials against never accepted Israel and cer Yaalon said he was soldiers Yaalon will also have to explain himself They (die clings to a hope of gradually “applying chemotherapy” Akiva Eldar a liberal comdestroying die Jewish state soldiers) will say ‘These are Israel’s goal in the current mentator for Haaretz said die orders we received”’ she conflict must be to “burn into Yaalon was indirectly encoursaid the Palestinian conscioussoldiers the to An editorial Monday in the aging trigpull ness" that viqlence does not ' ger and that there was a Yediot Ahronot daily defendconnection between his recent ed Yaalon “Only those who bring them political gain Yaalon told the Haaretz daily statements and the killings of do hot take any action — mid Ben-EIiez- er ' Ben-EIiez- er : Ben-EIiez- er ng ily Life and the Center for Early Childhood Education is housed in the College of Edu- - cation Continued firom A3 Albrecht said was a series of recommendations from an external review team from Penn State Purdue Florida State and other institutions Their inspection yielded inconsistencies that could be improved with increased col- laboration among units with similar missions An example Albrecht said is that the Early Childhood Education program has been housed in the College of Fam-’ Peath notice Elizabeth W Olsen Elizabeth (Beth) W Olsen 81 of Young ward died Sunday Sept 1 2002 at her home A complete obituary will appear in a later edition of the Herald Journal Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Alien-Ha- ll “There are opportunities to eliminate redundancies ami bring programs together in a way that we thought would ultimately result in making those programs stronger rather than weaker” Albrecht said The third benefit to restructuring the College of Family Life is that its departments have historically made reporting ambiguous for administrators The Department of Family and Human Development and the Depart-meof Human Environments operated independently but the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences was shared with the College of Agriculture: “That was a little bit awkward and difficult” Albrecht nt said Major parts of the former College of Family Life will be staying together and moving to the College of Education USU administrators said The Department of Family and Human Development plus a major part of the framer Department of Human Environments will go to the College of Education which will be renamed to reflect the emphasis on the family com- Food Science Albrecht explained The Interior Design program which was part of the Department of Human Environments will move to the College of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences Administrators see this program becoming part of the future school of tire arts at Utah State Two positions from what was tire old Apparels and Textiles program will move to the College of Business and will become aligned with the program The remaining parts of the Department of Human Environments will mage with the ponent The Family and Consumer Sciences Education program of the framer College of Family Life will go to tire College of Agriculture along with the Department of Nutrition and militia leader On Sunday four Palestinians who relatives said were working the night shift in a West Bank quarry were killed by Israeli troops The army said the men carried axes and cutting tools and that soldiers opened fire after spotting one of them cut the gate to a plot of land The latest deaths came five' weeks after 14 civilians among them nine children were killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza that also killed senior Hamas militant Salah Deck Shada Curtain Crajg Bingham Ovar 20yra axpartanca 12" aaaQtaa 12?7i& aorta I erMhmti towiwi s BIWI'IMI Free IT 4M)25MS7I EE Bond Interest Deduction: EE US Savings Bond ' interest may be excludable from income if used to pay for higher education expenses of family members The exclusion phases out above certain income levels The bond owner must have bought the bond alter reaching age 24 and must (retire sole owner or joint owner with spouse The interest deduction applies in tire year tire bond is redeemed Withdrawals from Retirement IRAs: Traditional ERA The early withdrawal penalty 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