Show A2— the Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday November 19 2002 i Nation t (yS mtellDgems® WASHINGTON (AP)— US intelligence have concluded that a new audiotape of Osama bin Laden is an authentic unaltered and recent leader recording rtf the US officials said Monday “Intelligence experts do believe that the tape is genuine" White House spokesman Scott McClellan said “And it is clear that the tape was made in the last several weeks as well" The technical analysis of the tape furnished the first proof in almost a year that bin Laden is alive The audiotape broadcast on the Arab language television network is what it sounds like: bin ©©inilfDiriiiiiis lin-gui- 100-perce- nt served as preludes to terrorist attacks officials said The speaker on the tape appears to refer to the killing of a US diplomat in Amman Jordan on Oct 28 the J most recent event noted in the Whether bin Ladm oral-Qaihad a direct hand in the attack is unknown US officials said ' £ The speaker also praises several v more terrorist attacks by suspected Islamic militants between April and' October including die bombing of a nightclub in Bali Indonesia on Oct 12 that left close to 200 people deaa and the Chechen takeover of a the- - ' later in Moscow in late October will” McClellan said tape was made in the last few weeks the official said It had been a year since US intelligence received any evidence that bin Laden had survived the US attacks on Afghanistan in the months after Sept 1 1 Asked about the tape at then White House briefing McClellan said that while “it cannot be stated with 100 percent certainty” intelligence experts woe still certain bin Laden’s voice on the tape “They do believe it is It’s a reminder that we need to continue doing everything we can to go after these terrorist networks and their'1 leaden whoever they are and we Laden himself reading a prepared statement promising new terrorism against the United States and its allies a US intelligence official speaking on the condition of " anonymity said earlier Monday The analysis of the tape was performed by technicalexperts and translators at the CIA and National Security Agency who compared the message to previous recordings of bin Laden While no certain the analysis is experts are as certain as they can be that it is genuine die official said Because it mentions recent terrorist attacks officials concluded the ILsic9einti Esoiro The tape gives little clue to bin ' Laden’s locationor his health officials said Although his whereabouts are unknown US officials believe he is probably hiding in a remote mountainous region in die border between Afghanistan and Pakistan American officials have never confirmed rumors that bin Laden was wounded or suffering some kind of kidney ailment The message also was a determining factor in a new spate of term alerts in the United States and elsewhere last week Previous public statements from bin Laden have tran-scri- pt da Inbriof Court blocks challenge to Guantanamo detention SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court Monday blocked a challenge to the detention of the 600 Afghan war prisoners held at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base ruling that a group of clergy members and professors have no legal standing to represent them The Coalition of Clergy Lawyers and Professors sued on behalf of the prisoners many held at the base in Cuba for about a year The lawsuit alleged they have been deprived of their liberty without lawyers and have not been informed of die accusations against them in violation of the US Constitution The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals (declined to address that issue and instead ruled the clergy did not have legal standing to seek redress for the detainees And the court declined to rule on whether individual prisoners could bring their own cases ' “Without allowing this lawsuit dime’s no way to protect die rights of these individuals” said Erwin Chemeruisky a Univer sity of Southern California law professor who brought the suit “The reality is you’re dealing with people from another country whose family may not even know where they are or may not have die resources to hire an American lawyer” - : i AP photo Panel OKs terror probe wiretaps Light streams across the face of the Ten Commandments memorial in the lobby of the rotunda of the State Judicial Building In Montgomery Ala on SepL 28 2001 US District Judge Myron Thompson' ruled Monday that the monument violates the constitution's ban on government promotion of reflgion and must be removed i WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department moved swiftly Monday to take advantage of a court ruling broadening its ability to track suspected terrorists and spies using wiretaps mid other surveillance techniques Attorney General John Ashcroft said the ruling by a specially review panel will give the Justice Departappointed three-judment expanded surveillance powers under the USA Patriot Act passed by Congress after the Sept 1 1 terrorist attacks ' It was the find time the appeals panel had overturned a ruling Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court by the ultra-secrwhich had sought to impose restrictions on how and when surveillance authority could be used to track foreign agents ’ m Akefr part of ffie niliiig removes legal barriers between FBI V and Justice Department intelligence investigators and prosecutors md law enforcement personnel But the American Civil ' Liberties Union and Several other groups contend the ruling will harm free speech and due process protections by giving the government far greater ability to listen to telephone conversations read and search private property m US(iiBtrict Judge Myron Thompson gave Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore who hadjhe 5300-poun- d granite monument installed in thestate building 30 days to remove Thompson said that previous court rulings have allowed displays on government property if they nave a secular purpose and do not foster “excessive government entanglement with religion” He said the Ten Commandments monu- meat fails this test “His fundamental if not sole purpose in displaying the monument was non-se- c it' case WASHINGTON (AP)— With a graciousness that crossed party lines members of the Senate offered farewells Monday to colleagues serving out their last days in Con- gress including Sol Strom Thurmond — who is one month away from his 100th i said he and a woman befriended a girl via the Internet kidnapped her and took her to Long Island where she was held captive for a week' a “ Medical lender claims bankruptcy : Ohio (AP) — A company that provides financ-ih- g for health care providers filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors Monday two days after FBI agents began searching its suburban offices National Century Financial Enterprises made the Chapter 1 1 filing Monday in US Bankruptcy Court according to electron ic court documents Hospitals doctors nursing homes and other providers use National Century as a middleman to avoid waiting months for payments from insurance companies and govern- ment programs such as Medicare and Medicaid COLUMBUS birthday and the oldest senator ' ' “ S tcs K i WHIffiTOJIDIfERnSERS R-A- ik Bob Smith H Max Cleland D-and Jean a lost their Carnahan seats to challengers Sen Robert Torricelli D-bid dropped his before weeks the election just after seeing his approval ratings plummet R-N- Thanksgiving DsadUiws Ga araasfoNows: D-M- Thursday Nov 28 1 Nov Friday Nov 29: Nov 25 5:00 pm M9 We now have V s M 5 specialty food stores Pretzels to order: 'We've got sew A different pretzels with fresh dough made throughout the day : Ay Made Nov 27 12:00 pm S-- t Pizza $367 for adults and $199 for A chil- &' dren NEVER FROZEN fresh dough made throughout the day j ofhishomestate 1 Ay t y' I1’ f it ' “t fi ' y--‘ Cdtiji v'V : - 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R-N- ' faith North East cnrnsr of Mary's Psrtiag lot r Lmm i won nont (Vwkj 215:00 pm C D-W- w 9) o (Thanksgiving): m Alabama governor concedes race ‘ Sou Tim Hutchinson ever Thurmond turns 100 on Dec 5 and is retiring after serving in die Senate for 48 years — longer than any member Thurmond is one erf senators retirfive long-terthis week ing Among diem is conservative icon Sen Jesse Helms who is stepping' down after serving five terms " Sen Robert Byrd called the Helms a “Southern gentleman of the first order “He has never wavered in the strength of his convictions or his vote” Byrd said of Helms C The other senators retiring are Sen Phil Gramm R-V:r: Texas Red Thompson Ry Tarn and Fhmk Murkowski who earlier this £ “ month was elected governor R-S- I MONTGOMERY AUl (AIO Saying he didn’t want to hurt Alabama Democratic Gov Don Siegelman gave up his bid for a second term Monday and conceded the nation’s last undecided governor's race to Republican Rep Bob Riley Riley 58 will beconie just the third Republican governor in Alabama since Reconstruction when he is inaugurated in January The GOP now holds a 26-2- 4 advantage over Democrats in governorships Siegelman who announced his decision at the state Capitol said he felt he could have won a recount but it would have taken months of legal wrangling f “So for the good of the state of Alabama for die good of our people I am chopping my request for recount” Siegelman said He and Riley spent months and more than $22 million “ trading attack ads and since Election Dayeach had acted as if be was Alabama’s next governor nt Senators bow out 10-min- Boston-are- Moore testified during the trial that the commandments are the moral foundation of American law He said the monument acknowledges God but docs not force anyone to follow his conservative Christian religious beliefs A lawsuit seeking removal of the monument argued that it promoted the judge's faith in violation of die constitution’s bpn on government establishment of religion Moore installed the monument after the building closed on the night of July 31 2001 without telling any other justices “This monument was snuck in during the middle of the night and they can sneak it out just as easily It's a gross violation of the rights of the citizens of Alabama" said Morris Dees lead coun Monday MINEOLA NY (AP) — Moments after both sides delivered their opening statements a judge declared a mistrial in an Internet kidnap and rape case because someone in the hall blurted out “He’s guilty Acting on a mistrial request from the defense Judge Alan Honorof ordered a new jiny selected next week f! At least two jurors reported hearing the remark while the jury : was break But they said they did not know taking a ' who said it or even whether it was in reference to the case they were hearing James Warren 42 was on trial on charges of kid-- sel and of the Southern PoverLaw who Center urged Moore to ty remove the monument immediately The monument which features die King James Bible version of the Ten Commandments sitting on top of a granite block is one of the first things visitors see upon Altering the building In nis ruling Thompson stud he found die monument to be more than just a display of the Ten Commandments and other historical quotations ' “The court is impressed that themonu-meand its immediate surroundings are in essence a consecrated place a reli- gious sanctuary within the walls of the courthouse” Thompson wrote An appeal was expected Neither Moore nor his lead attorney Stephen Melchior had any immediate comment ular and the monument’s primary effect advances religion” Thompson said MONTGOMERY Ala (AP)— A Tbn Commandments monument in the rotunda of Alabama's judicial building violates the constitution’s ban on government promotion of religion a federal judge ruled ge Mistrial ruled In ’Net kidnap case Chief justice loses Commandments 7 Vf i ' m w 'iiC i tf? fV Ul 782-212- 1 v XpV 'ws- A v Si y “Herald ir2£ Journal i V'i V ‘if 4: 1 t i |