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Show Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 Page 2 World&Nation Utah State University • Logan, Utah • www.aggietownsquare.com ClarifyCorrect 12 dead, 31 wounded in shooting rampage The policy of The Utah Statesman is to correct any error made as soon as possible. If you find something you would like clarified or find unfair, please FORT HOOD, Texas — A contact the editor at statessolider suspected of fatally maneditor@aggiemail.usu.edu shooting 12 and wounding Celebs&People NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna said Thursday that she regrets going back to ex-boyfriend Chris Brown after he left her bruised and battered during a February assault, warning other women facing domestic vio- RIHANNA lence to not let themselves become blinded by love. “It’s completely normal to go back. You start lying to yourself,” the 21-year-old singer said on “Good Morning America” in her first TV interview following the beating. 31 at Fort Hood in Texas on Thursday is not dead as previously reported by the military, the base’s commander said Thursday evening. A civilian officer who was wounded in the incident shot the suspect, who is “in custody and in stable condition,” Army Lt. Gen. Robert Cone told reporters. “Preliminary reports indicate there was a single shooter that was shot multiple times at the scene,” Cone said at a news conference. “However, he was not killed as previously reported.” The suspect, identified as Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, opened fire at a military processing center at Fort Hood around 1:30 p.m., Cone said. Three others initially taken into custody for interviews have been released, Cone said. Hasan, 39, is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a psychiatrist licensed in Virginia. This still made from video shows a police officer and soldier blocking the road at the main gate of the Army base at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday Nov. 5, 2009. A soldier opened fire at a U.S. Army base in Fort Hood, Texas, on Thursday, unleashing a stream of gunfire that left 12 people dead and 31 wounded. Authorities now have the wounded suspect in custody, suspected in what appears to be the worst mass shooting at a U.S. military base. (AP Photo/Richard Matthews) Saudis bomb Yemen rebels across border SAN’A, Yemen (AP) wounded, and that homes were — Saudi Arabia sent fighter destroyed. The rebels’ spokesjets and artillery bombardman said people were afraid ments across the border into to get near the areas being northern Yemen Thursday in a bombed, making it difficult to military incursion apparently count the casualties. aimed at helping its troubled “Saudi jets dropped bombs southern neighbor control an on a crowded areas including escalating Shiite rebellion, a local market in the northern Arab diplomats and the rebels province of Saada,” Hawthi said. spokesman Mohammed AbdelThe Saudis – owners of a Salam told The Associated 10 homes damaged sophisticated air force they Press. “They claim they are tarrarely use – have been increasgeting al-Hawthis, but regretin Utah explosion ingly worried that extremism tably they are killing civilians SALT LAKE CITY (AP) and instability in Yemen could like the government does.” — An explosion at a Utah oil spill over to their country, the He said the attacks were folrefinery – the second this year world’s largest oil exporter. lowed by hundreds of artillery – smashed windows, bent The offensive came two days shells from the border. garage doors and peeled siding after the killing of a Saudi solWAR PLANES OF the Saudi air force fly over the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, during a graduation “So far, three killed have Wednesday from 10 nearby ceremony at King Faisal Air Force University in January. AP photo dier, blamed on the rebels. been pulled out of the rubble, houses, officials said. Yemen denied any military proxy war in the Middle A top Saudi government The northern rebels, known including a woman and a child Federal investigators action by Saudi Arabia inside East between Iran and Saudi adviser confirmed “a large as Hawthis, have been battling who perished when their housexpressed alarm over the extent its borders. But Yemen’s presies were bombed and burned Arabia, a key U.S. ally. Shiite scale” military operation Yemeni government forces the of damages caused by a refindent is a key ally of the Saudis, Iran is believed to favor the down,” said Abdel-Salam. underway on the Saudi-Yemeni past few months in the latest ery that has had a history of making it highly unlikely the The Saudi incursion marks rebels in Yemen while Saudi border with further reinforceflare-up of a sporadic five-year trouble dating to 2003. kingdom would have launched Arabia, which is Sunni, is the first time since the 1991 ments sent to the rugged, conflict. They claim their In all, 10 homes were dam- the offensive without tacit Iran’s fiercest regional rival. mountainous area. needs are ignored by a Yemeni Gulf War that the country aged, said David McSwain, Yemeni agreement. has deployed military might The same dynamic has “It is a sustained operation government that is increasingpresident of Silver Eagle, a A U.S. government offibeyond its borders. played out in various forms in which aims to finish this prob- ly allied with hard-line Sunni company that operates its only cial said the Yemenis were In that war, Saudi forces Lebanon, where Iran supports lem on our border,” he said, fundamentalists, who consider oil refinery in Woods Cross. not involved militarily in the assisted the U.S. Marine Corps, the Shiite militant Hezbollah speaking on condition of anoShiites heretics. fighting. The official spoke providing staging grounds for and Saudi Arabia favors a nymity because of the sensitivThe rebels said the Saudi anonymously because he was U.S.-backed faction, and in ity of the issue. He said Saudi airstrikes hit five areas in their airstrikes and in joint operanot authorized to discuss the Iraq, where Saudi Arabia and troops were coordinating with northern stronghold Thursday tions targeting Iraqi positions matter publicly. David Letterman, Oct. 15, Iran have thrown support to Yemen’s army, but Yemen’s but it was not possible to inde- in Kuwait with artillery fire The offensive immediately and ground offensives. 2009 – Top 10 To Ask Yourself conflicting sides in the Sunnidefense ministry denied the pendently verify the reports. raised concerns of another Before Paying $24,900 For A Shiite struggle. Saudis were inside the country. They said there were dead and World Series Ticket. 10. Does it include parking? 9. Is this as dumb as the time I spent 50 grand on Huey Lewis tickets? WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Former New York tence would be between 27 and 33 months in prison. with anyone doing business with New York City and 8. Will I be stuck all night City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik admitted in Robinson noted that he is not bound by that suggestion that he had specifically refused payments that were making awkward small talk court Thursday that he lied to the White House while when he sentences Kerik on Feb. 18. The judge said the offered. He admitted Thursday, however, that he had with Kate Hudson? being considered for chief of Homeland Security. maximum sentence is 61 years. actually accepted renovations of his Bronx apartment 7. Is it a bad sign when even Kerik, hailed as a hero after the 9/11 attack, also Kerik, who was jailed last month for sharing secret from a company seeking city work. Donald Trump says, “That’s pleaded guilty to lying on tax returns, a loan applicapretrial information, may be released before his senThose apartment renovations were the focus of the too much”? tencing. Defense attorney Michael Bachman said he original corruption charge, which alleged that Kerik 6. Don’t they say, “If it sounds tion and a questionnaire he filled out when he was seeking a separate U.S. government position. would apply within a few days, and the judge said he accepted the renovations in exchange for vouching for too good to be true, it probUnder his plea bargain, which short-circuited as would seriously consider the request. the company. Kerik did not admit to that. ably is”? many as three federal trials, he was not required to The judge also said he would consider Kerik’s Prosecutors would not comment when asked why 5. Is it a better deal than spending $180 per vote to win plead guilty to the main corruption charges against accomplishments when he sentences him. the corruption charge was being dropped. the New York City Mayoral him. Those charges will be dismissed. “You’ve had a very full life,” Robinson told the 54U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara issued a statement callelection? In a low but firm voice, Kerik said “guilty” eight year-old Kerik. ing Thursday “a sad day” because of Kerik’s admissions. 4. Should I spend the $24,900 times as he admitted to eight felonies, including lying Kerik was police commissioner when New York was “No one is above the law,” he added. on a couple of beers instead? about paying taxes on his children’s nanny, hiding attacked on 9/11 and was praised worldwide for his Kerik could be fined in addition to being sentenced (Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it’s income from the Internal Revenue Service and faking a steely leadership. At the urging of his mentor, former to prison. He has already agreed to pay nearly $188,000 that expensive!) charitable contribution. Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Kerik was nominated to the in restitution and to resummit his personal tax returns 3. Would this make more Kerik acknowledged failing to declare on his returns top Homeland Security post in 2004, the peak of a fast- for six years, paying past-due taxes and penalties. sense if I were a baseball fan? book royalties, consultant fees and the use of a BMW. rising career. The charges against him had been divided into cor2. Do I still get to sit behind In the plea agreement, prosecutors suggested to He said in court that while being vetted for that ruption allegations, tax crimes and lying to the White drunk, shirtless fat guys? Judge Stephen Robinson that the appropriate senposition, he denied that he had any financial dealings House. 1.Is this a ticket for game 8? NewsBriefs LateNiteHumor Former NYC Police Commissioner Kerik pleads guilty |