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Show World&Uztion Page 14 Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008 Teacher sex abuse penalties rise U.S. intelligence chief says al-Qaida fighters from Iraq creating cells in other countries WASHINGTON (AP) - Al-Qaida, increasingly tamped down in Iraq, is establishing cells in other countries as Osama bin Laden's organization uses Pakistan's tribal region to train for attacks in Afghanistan, the Middle East, Africa and the United States, the U.S. intelligence chief said Tuesday. "Al-Qaida remains the pre-eminent threat against the United States," Mike McConnell told a Senate hearing more than six years after the Sept. 11 attacks. McConnell said that fewer than 100 al-Qaida terrorists have moved from Iraq to establish cells in other countries as the U.S. military clamps down on their activities, and the organization "may deploy resources to mount attacks outside the country." McConnell said while the level of violence in Iraq has dropped sharply since last . year, it is going to be years before Iraq is stable. "It is not going to be over in a year. It's going to be a long time to bring it to closure," he said. The al-Qaida network in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan has suffered setbacks, but he said the group poses a persistent and growing danger. The Pakistani tribal areas provide al-Qaida a safe haven similar to what it enjoyed in Afghanistan before the war, but on a smaller and less secure scale, McConnell told the Senate Intelligence Committee. It uses the area to "maintain a cadre of skilled lieutenants capable of directing the organization's operations around the world," he said. The next attack on the United States will most likely be launched by al-Qaida operating in those "undergoverned regions" of Pakistan, Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, planned to tell Congress on Wednesday. "Continued congressional support for the legitimate government of Pakistan braces this bulwark in the long war against violent extremism," Mullen stated in remarks prepared for a separate budget hearing and obtained by The Associated Press. FBI Director Robert Mueller, who testified We Fit Your Needs alongside McConnell, said al-Qaida continues to present a "critical threat to the homeland" and warned that "homegrown terrorists" inspired by al-Qaida's propaganda on the Internet posed a threat as well. McConnell agreed, saying, "While the threat from homegrown extremists is greater in Europe, the U.S. is not immune." After terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, McConnell said cyberattacks to U.S. information systems are the most pressing threat. President Bush signed a classified directive in January outlining steps the federal government is taking to protect its networks. U.S. intelligence agencies believe al-Qaida figures who fled Afghanistan after the ouster of the Taliban regime in 2001 have regrouped inside Pakistan's tribal region, posing a threat to U.S. forces across the border and offering a potential base for global operations. U.S. officials have said they believe bin Laden is hiding there. Still, McConnell lauded Pakistan's cooperation, saying that more than 1,300... Pakistanis died fighting terrorists or in terrorist attacks in 2007. He said Islamabad has done more to "neutralize" terrorists than any other partner of the United States. Despite the cooperation, Lt. Gen. Michael Maples, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, said the Pakistani military has been unable to disrupt or damage al-Qaida terrorists operating in the tribal border region. And the U.S. military is . prohibited by Pakistan from pursuing Taliban and al-Qaida fighters that cross the border to conduct attacks inside Afghanistan. McConnell also told the committee that the Taliban, once thought to be routed from Afghanistan, has expanded its operations into previously peaceful areas of the west and around the capital of Kabul, despite the death or capture of three top commanders in the last year. The Taliban's staying power is largely attributable to the nearly $1 billion generated in Afghanistan last year from cultivation of the poppy, the key ingredient to make opium. A nationwide Associated Press investigation, published In October, found more than 2,500 educators whose teaching credentials were revoked, denied, surrendered or sanctioned from 2001 through 2005 following sexual misconduct allegations. Most sexual cases result In certification revoked Revoked 62% —| Suspended 14% —) Other 3% - j Denied 4% Voluntary surrender 17% Rise In punishment for sexual misconduct 649 Sexual cases as a percent- 26% age of all ^ ^ k educator misconduct 56% Victim was a student 2005 victim was a minor Wrth 53%* criminal convictions Educator involved was a male 2001 J ' involving physical contact « * ' ' At least House approves penaltiesfor sexually abusive teachers 2005 following allegations of sexual misconduct. Experts who track sexual abuse say those cases are representative of a much deeper problem. Upon learning the results of the AP investigation, Wimmer said he was shocked to learn that Utah ranked 16th nationally in the total number of teacher sanctions issued because of sexual misconduct. From 2001 through 2005, the state board suspended or revoked 108 teacher licenses. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Teachers who sexually abuse children would have their education licenses permanently revoked under a bill that unanimously passed in the House on Tuesday. The effort by Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman, comes in the wake of a national Associated Press investigation. The series published in October found 2,570 educators whose teaching credentials were revoked, denied, surrendered or sanctioned from 2001 through UNIV. STADIUM 6 offlca@state*manru su.edu 1225 N 200 E-Behind Home Depot SWEENEY TODD (R) 12:50- 3:40. 6:30, 9:10 SAT MIDNIGHT LOGAN ART CINEMA 795 N Main MATERNITY INSURANCE KITE RUNNER STADIUM 8 Cache Valley Insurance, Inc. 535 W 100 N, Providence CLOVERFIELD (PG13) 1:05,3:05 5:05, 7:05. 9:05 SAT MIDNIGHT THE BUCKET LIST (PG13) 1240. 9 : 4 5 . 4 : 5 0 . 6:55. 9:00 SAT MIDNIGHT NATIONAL TREASURE (PG) 2 7 DRESSES 1 3a, 4:10, 6:40. 9:15.FB MDNiGHT 5:00. 7:15. 9:30 SAT MIDNIGHT [PG13) 12:30.2:45. R A M B O * {R) 120. 320. 520. 7:20. 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