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Show Friday, Nov. 8, 2010 Page 2 World&NatiOn Utah State University • Logan, Utah • www.utahstatesman.com Clarify Correct 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 contact the editor at 797-1762 or TSC 105. Nat'/Briefs C-4 is seized in Navy SEAL smuggling case First gay Episcopal bishop will retire The first openly gay Episcopal bishop said Saturday that he will retire in 2013, due in part to the constant strain" on him and his family from the worldwide backlash against his election seven years ago. Bishop V. Gene Robinson, whose consecration convulsed the global Anglican fellowship, said he was announcing his retirement early so the transition would be smooth for the Diocese of New Hampshire. He assured congregants that he is healthy and sober after seeking treatment for alcoholism five years ago. He will be 65 when he steps down. Robinson revealed his plans at the annual diocesan convention in Concord. "The fact is, the last seven years have taken their toll on me, my family and you," the bishop said, in prepared remarks released by the diocese. "Death threats, and the now-worldwide controversy surrounding your election of me as bishop have been a constant strain, not just " on me, but on my beloved husband, Mark." Robinson was surrounded by bodyguards and wore a bulletproof vest under his vestments when he was consecrated in 2003, an event celebrated far beyond the church as a breakthrough for gay acceptance even as it broke open a long-developing rift over what Anglicans should believe. The Episcopal Church is the U.S. body in the 77 millionmember Anglican Communion, a group of churches that trace their roots to the missionary work of the Church of England. The spiritual head of the Anglicans, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, has been struggling to keep the fellowship together since Robinson was installed. Episcopal and Anglican traditionalists overseas formed alliances and created the Anglican Church in North America as a conservative rival to the Episcopal Church. Under pressure from conser- LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal agents seized five pounds of C4 military explosives from the Colorado home of a man accused with a Navy SEAL and a Las Vegas associate of smuggling machine guns from Iraq into the U.S. for sale and shipment to Mexico, authorities said Thursday. Grenades and night-vision goggles also were found in the Durango, Colo., home of 34-yearold Richard Paul, according to federal prosecutors and federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents in Las Vegas and Colorado. Paul and Andrew Kaufman, 36, of Las Vegas, were arrested Wednesday and appeared Thursday before federal magistrate judges in Durango and Las Vegas CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) on conspiracy charges. Each was — At least 20 people were killed in ordered held in federal custody drug-gang violence over the weekend pending an evidentiary hearing. in this northern Mexican border city, including seven found dead outside one Newcomer wins NYC house. seven men were believed to Marathon, his first haveThebeen at a family party when they NEW YORK (AP) — Gebre were gunned down Saturday night, Gebremariam saw his country's said Arturo Sandoval, a spokesman greatest marathoner pull up in for the attorney general's office in pain on the Queensboro Bridge, Chihuahua state, where Ciudad Juarez at the 16th mile. He urged Haile is located. Five were found dead in a Gebrselassie to keep going, but car, and the other two were shot at the what the world-record holder felt in entrance of the home. his right knee told him his career There have been several such maswas over, and it was time for a new sacres in Ciudad Juarez, a city held hosEthiopian star. tage by a nearly three-year turf battle "I can't, Gebre. You have between the Juarez and Sinaloa cartels. to move," the 37-year-old told Few residents now venture out to Gebremariam as the leaders of the bars and restaurants. And like those New York City Marathon ran on. attacked on Saturday, others have "You have to reach them." discovered that they aren't even safe Gebremariam, who started in their own homes: Last month, gunthe race certain he couldn't win it, men stormed two neighboring houses soon became a believer. The 26and massacred more than a dozen year-old pulled away from Kenya's young people attending a party for a Emmanuel Mutai in the 24th mile 15-year-old boy. Eleven other people to win in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 14 were killed Saturday in the city, includseconds, becoming the first man to win New York in his marathon debut since Alberto Salazar in 1980. vatives, Williams did not invite Robinson to the 2008 Lambeth Conference, a once-a-decade meeting of the world's Anglican bishops. Instead, Robinson flew privately to England and spoke at local churches while the other Anglican bishops convened. Robinson and his partner of more than two decades, Mark Andrew, held a civil union ceremony in 2008, and the bishop publicly advocated for same-sex marriage in New Hampshire, which the state approved last year. Robinson also gave the opening prayer at a concert ahead of Barack Obama's inauguration as president. The bishop's retirement will not heal tensions among Anglicans, which go beyond Robinson. Episcopalians solidified their support for same-sex relationships last year by authorizing bishops to bless same-sex unions and by consecrating a lesbian, Assistant Bishop Mary Glasspool of Los Angeles. NEW HAMPSHIRE BISHOP V. Gene Robinson, the first openly gay Episcopal bishop in the global Anglican fellowship, announced his retirement at the annual diocesan convention in N.H. Saturday. AP photo 20 killed over weekend in Mexican border city RELATIVES OF FALLEN police officers react as they arrive to the scene after gunmen attacked a municipal police car in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Sunday. A male and a female officer were killed in the attack. AP photo ing two whose bodies were found dismembered, Sandoval said. On Sunday, two city police officers, a man and a woman, were shot to death inside their patrol car. Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas, has become one of the world's deadliest cities in the time that the two cartels have been fighting. More than 6,500 people have been killed since the start of 2008. The U.S. Consulate in the north- em city of Hermosillo, meanwhile, announced new travel restrictions for its U.S. employees in the states of Sinaloa and Sonora. A consulate warden message said all official travel is banned along Benito Juarez highway between Estacion Don and Guamuchil, Sinaloa, "due to extreme threats of violence." U.S. employees must travel in armored vehicles in the rest of Sinaloa, a state considered the cradle of the drug cartel by the same name and where drug-gang shootouts are frequent. The consulate made an exception for the city of Mazatlan, though it did not explain why. In Sonora, the consulate said armored vehicles were required south of Ciudad Obregon and it banned travel south of Navojoa and in the mountainous areas in eastern Sonora. U.S. personnel also must travel in armored vehicles in the area around Nogales, a town across the border from Nogales, Arizona, "due to widespread violence" and "the threat of known drug trafficking activity throughout northern Sonora." Citizens rally against G-20 in South Korea Aitfran flight makes emergency landing MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — An AirTran Airways flight carrying 65 people from New Orleans to Milwaukee had to make an emergency landing in Tennessee when smoke and an odor was reported onboard. The Boeing 717 landed safely in Memphis on Saturday night. No one was injured. The airline says in a statement that flight 619 was diverted to Memphis out of an abundance of caution. The airline says it is looking into what happened. LateNiteHunior Top 10 Signs You're Not Going to Win the NYC Marathon — Nov. 5, 2010 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands of people chanted anti-globalization slogans in South Korea's capital Sunday to protest this week's Group of 20 summit. Part of the crowd attempted to march down nearby streets but were stopped by riot police, who fired pepper spray. The protesters sang, danced and waved signs reading "We oppose the G-20" at a large plaza near Seoul City Hall. South Korea is hosting a gathering of leaders from the G-20 advanced and developing economies on Thursday and Friday. Some protesters danced and played traditional Korean drums, while about 9,000 riot police and many police buses encircled the rally site to keep order. Police said about 20,000 people took part in the rally. The rally was initially peaceful, but some protesters engaged in minor scuffles with riot police who tried to prevent them from marching through down- town streets. Riot police fired pepper spray at some protesters at the front of the crowd, forcing them back. The protesters oppose globalization and say the G-20 is not focusing on creating jobs or protecting social programs. Labor activist Lee Chang-geun accused the G-20 of failing to formulate meaningful measures to curb speculative financial capital and of pushing cuts in public spending on social welfare. Activists plan to stage smaller rallies every day until the summit begins Thursday, he said. In Manila, six Filipino activists who planned to join anti-globalization rallies in Seoul said they were denied entry by South Korean immigration officials on Saturday and forced to return home. "We condemn the South Korean government and we demand that it apologize to us and remove us and others from its blacklist," Josua Mata, one of the activists, told The Associated Press in Manila. Calls to South Korea's Justice Ministry seeking comment were unanswered late Sunday. The G-20 forum, founded in 1999, has taken on greater significance since the global financial meltdown and is seeking to reform the world economy to ensure stable growth and strengthen the financial system to prevent a recurrence of the 2008 crisis. It held its first summit in Washington two years ago. South Korean police and military are on heightened alert to prevent any attempt by protesters, terror groups and North Korea to sabotage the summit, which will include President Barack Obama and other leaders. North Korea has a history of staging provocations when world attention is focused on rival South Korea. The Korean peninsula remains officially at war because the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty. Pakistan: 2 US drone strikes kill 14 militants PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A pair of American drone strikes killed 10. Your number "467" is also your 14 suspected militants in northwestern cholesterol level. Pakistan on Sunday, local intelligence 9. You once pulled a hamstring officials said, in the latest attacks against opening your mail. al-Qaida and Taliban militants seeking 8. Crowd noise drowned out by sanctuary in the region. your wheezing. The missiles struck an hour apart 7. Dick Cheney shoots you in the in the North Waziristan — the area that face with the starter's pistol (still a has seen the overwhelming majority of reference, people!). drone strikes over the last two months. 6. You're so fat you're wearing a The rugged region is home to hundreds headband on your wrist. of Pakistani and foreign militants, many 5. Miss start of the race because belonging to or allied with al-Qaida and you're trapped in Charlie Sheen's the Taliban. hotel room. In the first strike, one American mis4. Marathon is sponsored by I.N.G.; sile slammed into a house and another you're sponsored by P.I.E. 3. Three blocks and you fall down a hit a vehicle in the town of Ghulam Khan manhole. just north of Miran Shah, the main town 2. Just passed a "Welcome To in North Waziristan, the two officials Newark" sign. said. Nine insurgents were killed. 1. You still haven't finished last An hour later, another pair of misyear's marathon. siles struck a vehicle in the nearby town of Datta Khel, killing five suspected militants, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to talk to the media. They said all five killed were foreigners. Further details were not immediately available. The intelligence officials said agents on the ground were collecting more details. North Waziristan, which is part of the Pakistan's semiautonomous tribal belt, is home to the Haqqani network, a powerful insurgent group that U.S. officials say is behind many of the attacks on U.S. and NATO forces just across the border in Afghanistan. The group is believed to control the town hit by the first strike Sunday. The region is too dangerous for outsiders to visit and independently confirm the attacks, and U.S. officials do not acknowledge firing the missiles, much less discuss who they are targeting. PAKISTANI HOSPITAL STAFF transport an injured man, victim of militants attacked in police complex, at local hospital in Pakistan Nov. I. The militants attacked the police complex in the Pakistan northwest town of Swabi. The attack triggered a gunbattle in which two officers and two insurgents were killed. AP photo |
