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Show 2 Monday, March 3,2008 At the BULLETIN u www.dailyutahchronlcle.com All stories and photo from The Associated Press Israel continues Gaza offensive despite international criticisms Today • Patrick Byrne: "How Special Interest Groups Capture the Media"; Noon to 1 pjn. @ Union, Saltair Room • Fall Semester 2008: Class schedule and registration appointments available on the Web • Academic Senate Meeting: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. @ 115 C. Roland Christensen Center GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip—The Palestinian president suspended peace talks Sunday as Israel brushed off international criticism and vowed to press ahead with its Gaza offensive until militants halt rocket attacks. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said an even broader Gaza operation was possible, aimed at Tuesday crushing militant rocket squads but also to "weaken the Hamas rule, in • Men's Basketball vs. Colorado State: the right circumstances, even to 7 p.m. @ Huntsman Center bring it down." • Lyceum II Lecture with Jane Good all: 7 The Palestinian death toll rose pmto9p.m.@Abravanel Hall by 26, bringing the number killed • Sir Arnold Wolfendale: "The Public to 114 since the latest bout of fightUnderstanding of Science": 10:45 a.m. ing erupted on Wednesday, accordto 11:45 a.m. @ Hinckley Caucus Room, ing to Palestinian medical officials and militant groups. At least 54 OSH255 Palestinians and two Israelis were killed on Saturday, the single deadday in more than seven years .|:^;^Wedhesday . 1 ; ^ liest of fighting. The Gaza onslaught has failed to • David P. Gardner Lecture: "Eve's protect southern Israel, where resiDaughters": 7 p.m. to 9 p m @ Utah dents have faced repeated rocket Museum of Fine Arts Dumke Auditorium attacks since 2001. Gaza militants •"Love the Life U Live"Comedy Night 6 fired more than 25 rockets at southp m to 7 pjn. @ Heritage Center, Room 1A ern Israel Sunday, the military said, arid IB scoring direct hits on houses in the • Huntsman Cancer Institute Seminar city of Ashkelon and the town of Series: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. @ Huntsman Sderot. Nine Israelis were injured, Cancer Institute _•.<• r rescue services said. Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said peace talks with Israel >-DAY WEATHER OUTLOOK had been halted. "For the time being, the negoToddy : 42/31 tiations are suspended because we . Mostly Sunny have so many funerals," he said. was unclear when the talks, reTuesday ^ • 41/26 Itlaunched last November at a U.S.PMRain/Snow hosted summit, would resume. Wednesday "* 38/25 The violence clouded an upcoming visit by Secretary of State Con• ; Mostly Sunny doleezza Rice. _ : y WWW.WEATHER.COM The Israeli and Palestinian leaders have set a December target for concluding a final peace deal. But instead of promoting peace, Rice and Clarifications will likely spend her visit this week The policy of The Daily Utah Chronicle is trying to put out the latest fire. The Bush administration deto correct any error made as soon as possible. If you find something you would like clarified manded a halt to the fighting. or find unfair, please contact the editor at 8oi"The violence needs to stop and 581-8317. the talks need to resume," Gordon Corrections Iran's Ahmadinejad says the US is fueling violence in Iraq A Palestinian man runs near the damaged office of Ismail Haniyeh, the Prime Minister of Hamas-ruled Gaza, after it was hit in an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, early on Sunday. Israeli aircraft sent missiles slamming into the office of the prime minister of Hamas-ruled Gaza before dawn on Sunday, pressing forward with an offensive that has killed nearly 70 Palestinians in two days of fighting. Johndroe, a spokesman for the National Security Council, said in Texas. In the early hours of Monday, Palestinians counted nine separate Israeli airstrikes all over Gaza, and five Hamas militants were killed. One attack was near the office of Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, who was not in the area at the time. The Israeli military said aircraft targeted weapons storage and manufacturing facilities. Before midnight, Israel had moved additional ground forces and armored vehicles into northern Gaza, widening its area of operation to about a mile, witnesses and Palestinian security officials said. Also, aircraft attacked two metal workshops in northern Gaza, wounding 10, they said. The military said two weapons caches were hit and that the troop rotations were routine. On Sunday, 11 Palestinians, including a 21-month-old girl, were killed, and 10 others died of earlier wounds or were found dead, Palestinian medical officials said. Roughly hah0 of those killed since Wednesday were civilians, medical officials said. On Saturday, Palestinian leaders called the killings "genocide" and a "holocaust." "We are following the aggression against our people in Gaza," Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told reporters. He said he had contacted the U.N. Security Council, the EU and Arab leaders "to work to stop this aggression." Abbas has wielded little influence in Gaza since Hamas vanquished his forces and took over last June. In a symbolic move, he donated blood for Gaza residents at his West Bank office. The normally bustling streets of Gaza City were eerily empty. The sound of verses from the Muslim holy book, the Quran, sounding from mosque loudspeakers mingled with the roar of Israeli warplanes and unmanned drones in the sky. Venezuela, Ecuador position troops Medvedev charges on Colombian border, threaten war to victory in Russia CARACAS, VenezuelaPresident Hugo Chavez ordered tanks and thousands of troops on Sunday to the border with Colombia, accusing it of pushing South America to the brink of war by killing a top rebel leader on Ecuadorean soil. Denouncing Colombia's slaying of the rebel commander in a cross-border raid into Ecuador, Chavez said Venezuela will respond militarily if Colombia violates its border. He ordered Venezuela's embassy in Bogota closed. "Mr. Defense Minister, move 10 battalions to the border with Colombia for me, immediately—tank battalions. Deploy the air force," Chavez said during his weekly TV and radio program. "We don't "want war, but we aren't going to permit the U.S. empire*, •which is the master (of Colombia)...^ come divide us." Chavez called Colombian President Alvaro Uribe "a criminal" and branded his government a "terrorist state," likening it to Israel for its US.-backed attacks on militants. : In protest, Ecuador withdrew its ambassador from Bogota, ordered Colombia's top diplomat expelled and ordered the mobilization of troops to the border with Colombia. Ecuador's president, Rafael Correa, said Colombia deliberately carried out the strike beyond its borders. "There is no justification," Correa said Sunday night, snubbing an earlier announcement from Colombia that it would apologize for the incursion. Colombian officials have long complained that Ecuador's military does not control its sparsely populated border, allowing rebels to take refuge. The same holds true for Venezuela, where rebel deserters say the guerrillas routinely rest, train, obtain medical care and smuggle drugs. Chavez denies that his country provides refuge to the FARC. In a statement, Colombia said FARC "terrorists" including Reyes "have had the custom of killing hi Colombia and taking refuge in the territory of neighboring countries." Correa said the rebels were "bombed and massacred as they slept, using precision technology." He said Colombia violated Ecuador's airspace when it bombed the DAILY U T A H C H R O N I C L E EDITOR IN CHIEF M a t t h e w Piper . MANAGING EDITOR .• Becca Krahenbuhl iMW.dailyutahchronicle.com/contacts Editorial • ' . : m.piper@chronicle.utah.edu Press contact 'press@chronicleMtah.edu E d i t o r i a l l e t t e r s * letters@chronicle.utah.edu Business rebel camp, which the Colombian military said was located 1.1 miles from the border. Ecuadorean soldiers recovered the semi-nude bodies of 15 rebels in their jungle camp. Soldiers stood guard at the site, saying they also found three wounded women, who were evacuated by helicopter to be treated. One was a Mexican philosophy student injured by shrapnel, while the other two wounded guerrillas were Colombians, an Ecuadorean army officer said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to journalists. Ecuadorean officials found that there were two bomb attacks on the camp early Saturday, Lt. Col. Jose Nunez told reporters in the remote village of Angostura, where the bodies were found. Colombian commandos removed the cadavers of Reyes and one other rebel. "This could be the start of a war in South America," Chavez said. He warned Uribe: "If it occurs to you to do this in Venezuela, President Uribe, I'll send some Sukhois"—Russian . warplanes recently bought by Venezuela. ( ; GeneralManager*j.sorensen@chronicle.utafi.edu Director of Advertising •tMuftado@chmidtutah.edu ;-,<&,. •• -fr&t ;• PRODUaiON MANAGER KelNTompklns outside the Kremlin. "We will be able to preserve the course of President Putin." Putin said Medvedev "has taken a firm lead" and congratulated his protege. "Such a victory carries a lot of obligations," Putin said. "This victory will serve as a guarantee that the course we have chosen, the successful course we have been following over the past eight years, will be continued." Medvedev ran against three rivals apparently permitted on the ballot because of their loyalty to the Kremlin line. But the two candidates—Communist Party chief Gennady Zyuganov and ultranationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky—still alleged violations after the voting ended. Zyuganov, Medvedev's nearest challenger with 18 percent, said he would dispute the result. Zhirinovsky threatened to do so as well before backing down. Some voters complained of pressure to cast ballots for Medvedev, and critics called the election a cynical stage show to ensure unbroken rule by Putin and his allies. News 80158i:^WS Fax 801581.FAXX NEWS EDITOR Dustln Gardiner ASST. NEWS EDITOR Rochejle McConkle 1 ASST. NEWS EDITOR A m Breton REDUX EDITOR Danny Lett PAGE DESIGNER: T h o m a s Nelson ASST. REDUX EDITOR D a n Fletcher Tracee McCleary t • • -•r ? * • - COPY EDITOR ' LonlJacobsen. Tony P i s a COPY E D I T O R ' Vanessa Seals ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Cody Brunner COPY EDITOR Danny Mace PHOTO EDITOR Tyler Cobb ' ONLINE EDITOR Andy Thompson . PAGE DESIGNER;;', . "- OPINION EDITOR. ART DIRECTOR Tyler Soelberg - ' . .?•' :" / v : v " ... •'/-'\--p; MOSCOW—Dmitry Medvedev, the man Vladimir Putin hand-picked to be his successor, scored a crushing victory in Russia's presidential election Sunday, a result that was long anticipated but that still raises questions about who will run this resurgent global power. Medvedev had more than 70 percent of the vote with 97 percent of the precincts counted, according to the Central Election Commission. He is expected to rule in concert with his mentor, an arrangement that could see Putin calling the shots despite his constitutionally subordinate position as Russia's prime minister. Medvedev, 42, the youngest Russian ruler since the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, is expected to heed Putin's advice, continue his assertive course with the West, maintain state control over Russia's mineral riches and freeze out real opposition movements. "We will increase stability, improve the quality of life and move forward on the path we have chosen," Medvedev said Sunday, appearing alongside Putin at a celebration at the Red Square ' Advertising 80i581.704l CONTACT INFORMATION NEWS In Brief * -n .ADVERTISING MANAGER Cynthia Robtdoux 'ADVERTISING DESIGNER '-;•',;, Sean Halls ". ACCOUNTANT . DeannaJohnson DIRECTOR OF ADVERTISING Tom Hurtado CIRCULATION MANAGER Travis Price GENERAL MANAGER Jacob K. Sorensen ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Carly Foley Suicide bomb attack at tribal meeting kills 40 in Pakistan PESHAWAR, Pakistan—A bomber blew himself up Sunday among thousands of tribal members discussing resistance to alQaida and the Taliban, killing 40 people in the third suicide attack in as many days in northwestern Pakistan. The rash of suicide bombings show President Pervez Musharraf's weakening control of the region despite the deployment of thousands of troops to crush Islamic militants. Five tribes were meeting to finalize a resolution that would punish anyone who shelters or helps Islamic militants, including al-Qaida and Taliban fighters, Interior Ministry spokesman Javed Iqbal Cheema said. Agents search Salt Lake home in Las Vegas motel ricin case FBI agents on Sunday searched a Utah house and two storage units linked to a man whose hospitalization led to the discovery of deadly ricin in a motel room he had occupied on the Las Vegas Strip. The search of the home and units at a self-storage facility outside Salt Lake City was expected to be a long, tedious process as agents operated carefully.at sites where they could find the dangerous substance, FBI spokesman Juan Becerra said. No results of the ongoing searches were announced at a press conference late Sunday morning, but FBI Special Agent Timothy Fuhrman said "There is no indication of any terrorist act or activity." Clinton launches intense push to key Ohio, Texas primaries WESTERVULE, Ohio—Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton argued Sunday that her campaign is "about solutions," not feelings, as she swept through Ohio on an intense push two days before the state's presidential primary. The former first' lady opened an Ohio campaign marathon, sweeping across the state on a series of appearances lasting until the wee hours of Monday. Clinton has lost the last n nominating contests to rival Barack Obama and was looking to primaries in Ohio and Texas for a campaign boost. Those states, and Rhode Island and Vermont, vote Tuesday. Polls show tight contests in Texas and Ohio. Teens' naked photo sharing worries Davis prosecutors , . BUSINESS MANAGER ' Gabrlele Chaffin PROOFREADER Ben Vaughn BAGHDAD—Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on an historic trip to Baghdad Sunday that-America fueled the violence in Iraq, portraying his nation as a close friend of the neighbor it once fought in a bitter eight-year war. Ahmadinejad, the first Iranian president to visit Iraq, disputed U.S. allegations that Tehran is training and equipping Shiite militias there. The American presence, he said, was responsible for drawing terrorists. "The Iraqi people do not like the Americans," Ahmadinejad said at a press conference with U.S.-backed Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in the Green Zone—the heart of the American diplomatic presence. "Six years ago, there were no terrorists in our region. As soon as the others landed in this country and the region, we witnessed their arrival and presence," Ahmadinejad said Sunday night after meeting Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, the leader of Iraq's largest Shiite political bloc. The Daily Utah Chronicle is an independent student newspaper published daily Monday through Friday during Fall and Spring Semesters (excluding test weeks and holidays) and twice a week during Summer Semester. Chronicle editors and staff are solely responsible for the newspaper's content. Funding comes from advertising revenues and a dedicaied.studcnt fee administered by the Publications Council. To respond with questions, comments or complaints, call (801) 581-7041 or visit www. dailyutahchronicle.com. The Chronicle is distributed free of charge, limit one copy per reader. Additional copies of the paper may be made available upon request. No 1> ™*"""\ without expressed permission of TTze Chronicle, may. take more than one copy of any Chronide issue. ., . . L • • &$ FARMINGTQN—Teenagers using cell phone's, webcams and the Internet to share naked images of themselves have prompted the Davis County attorney's office to revisit how such cases should be handled. A group of 13- and 14-year-old boys and girls at Farmington Junior High School traded headless nude self-portraits with each other on cell phones hi January, but there are several other similar unrelated cases. |