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Finding his place

VOLLEYBALL

SOUTH ALABAMA FRIDAY 1 P.M.(HOME) The Knights start their season off in the Courtyard by Marriott/UCF Classic.

MICHIGAN STATE FRIDAY 8 P.M.(HOME) The Knights continue their season in the Courtyard by Marriott/UCF Classic.

UNF SATURDAY 7 P.M.(HOME) The Knights continue their season in the Courtyard by Marriott/UCF Classic.

MEN’S SOCCER

JACKSONVILLE FRIDAY 7 P.M.(AWAY) The regular season kicks off Friday in Jacksonville for the Knights.

ERIKA ESOLA Sports Editor

On the court at UCF, Jermaine Taylor dominated for four seasons. Things are different in the NBA, however. Taylor has been playing the waiting game during his past three NBA seasons with the Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings, waiting for a chance to shine like he did with the Knights. Taylor sat down and talked with the Central Florida Future about waiting for a chance to prove himself, the NBA lockout and the possibility of him playing overseas during the lockout. Central Florida Future: Since the NBA lockout is in full effect, what have you been up to? Jermaine Taylor: I’m just enjoying the time that I have off, training every day. There’s a gym right across the street

from my apartment in Miami, I have a personal trainer there that I train with every day. No one really knows where this lockout is going. Right now I might go overseas. There are a lot of great offers. I just need to make my decision, and I’m waiting on what happens with the lockout. CFF: There’s a lot of NBA players that will go the foreign route because of the lockout. What do you think of that? Taylor: No one wants to sit around and not do anything. We’re basketball players; this is what we’ve been doing our whole lives. I don’t want to take a break from basketball. I think everyone who has the opportunity (to play overseas) whether they are getting paid a lot of money or not, just for the experience will play.

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Jermaine Taylor,formerly a star with the UCF Knights,has struggled to find his place in the NBA with the Sacramento Kings and Houston Rockets.

Distractions must be avoided for historic run this year The Knights have had a rough summer. The team has soldiered through: being associated with a public lawsuit; losing, then regaining, then losing one of its most highly touted recruits; the minor speed bump of having its leader, Jeff Godfrey, arrested and mentioned in the Miami allegations; recently receiving notification of an NCAA investigation into possible recruiting violations; and having its quarterback depth crushed in one day with the loss of DaMarcus Smith to academic ineligibility and Rob Calabrese to an

ANDY ZUNZ Contributing columnist

ACL injury. Like I said, it’s been rough. But in the midst of it all, the Knights are preparing to have their most successful season in team history. And the ride to success

doesn’t admit any baggage. We’ve seen it happen time and time again: college teams with high hopes fall short of expectations because of off-field distractions. We saw it last year from the Florida Gators, who went 8-5 after starting the season at No. 3 in the USA Today poll. Overrated? Definitely. Distracted by the coach’s retirement and return the offseason prior? Probably. We saw it again last year with Georgia, who lost four out of five games to start CFF ARCHIVE

PLEASE SEE WINNING ON B5

Coming off last year’s Liberty Bowl win,UCF has faced a summer full of distractions.

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Taylor could sign China deal in September FROM B1 Taylor: Oh yeah. Once September comes and if there isn’t any progress with the NBA season, then I’m going to look to play overseas. CFF: Are there any ideal overseas markets for you? Taylor: It just depends on whoever throws out the best offer. I’m really leaning toward China just because of the short season — it’s only five months. I can go over there, play, make money and then come back over here and still have about two months left of the NBA lockout. CFF: You’re a free agent now so you’re free to sign where you please. How do you think that will go?

teams hit me up that were interested. So I feel really good about being a free agent. I’m really just looking to play. I’ve been in the league two, going on three, years, and no one has really given me a chance. I just want to produce. I’m really just waiting on someone to give me a chance. I’m a small-town kid so no one knows what I can do. With being a free agent, I can look for that opportunity. That’s

why I’m so excited. CFF: The Kings waived you at the end of the season; how did that go down?

Taylor: With Sacramento, I told the owner, “If I’m not in your plans for next season, if I’m not going to play 20-30 minutes a game, then let me go so I can find some place I can place where I can prove myself.” CFF: Is that the main thing that you will be looking for when looking to sign with a team? The ability to play 20-30 minutes a game?

that can give me the best opportunity to play is where I’m going to go.

that I’m not used to, and it’s something that I don’t like. Anything that I can do to change that, I will.

CFF: Has that been the toughest adjustment for you, coming from UCF and going to the NBA?

CFF: What are some goals that you will be working toward next season?

Taylor: That’s the thing I’ve had to get adjusted to the most. My whole basketball career, not just at UCF, I’ve never had to sit the bench. It’s something

Taylor: The only goal that I have is to get as much playing time as I can. I want to find a team, dominate and make a name for myself.

Taylor: That’s got to be the first thing. How many guards they have, if I’m going to get playing time. I cannot, can’t, don’t want to sit on the bench another year. It’s really frustrating for me. Whatever team

Taylor: I think it’s going to go really well. When I was released by the Kings, right when teams were able to communicate with me, 16

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While he was at UCF,Jermaine Taylor led the Knights in scoring and minutes.

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Coach Cunningham: Knights have a long way to go ÅNDY ZUNZ Contributing writer

Men’s soccer coach Bryan Cunningham was not hesitant to describe the state of the Knights Saturday after their second straight exhibition tie. “We’re a long way from where we want to be. We’re preseason top 25, but I just told the team right there we’re not a top-25 team yet,” Cunningham said. “We have some things to clean up. Possessions have got to get better; defensively, we have to get better, and we [have] to put the ball in the back of the net because that’s what wins games.” The two games were played at home as preseason exhibitions, the first one being a 2-2 tie against the University of Tampa and the second being a 1-1 tie against Saint Leo University. Although neither of the games resulted in a win for the Knights, senior Warren Creavalle emphasizes the importance of exhibition games as opportunities to see how the team is developing. “In both of the exhibition games, we [had] different players playing different positions. We’re out here working on our weaknesses, seeing what teams can expose from us and obviously working our way into the regular season,” Creavalle said. Cunningham used the game Saturday night to evaluate his team. “I thought we corrected some mistakes tonight, we just didn’t finish chances,” Cunningham said. “You [have] to give credit to [Saint Leo], they hung in there until the end and scored a nice goal

to tie the match, but if we finished some chances in the first half and the second half, to be honest, it’s a different game. But, we’ll take the positives and the negatives and move forward towards next week.” The regular season begins Friday at Jacksonville University. The team is coming into the season with high expectations after making it to the second round of the NCAA tournament in 2010 and being ranked No. 33 in the NCAA preseason poll. UCF was chosen to finish second in Conference USA in the preseason press voting. Not only did the Knights receive preseason honors as a team, but some players earned individual accolades, as well. Creavalle was awarded with preseason first-team All-Region and secondteam All-American honors. Joining Creavalle was senior Kevan George and junior Nik Robson, who both received third-team All-Region bids. “It’s a great honor," Creavalle said. "It’s preseason so it’s all [on] last year, basically. I’m trying to work even harder this year, get together with the team and take it even farther.” Last year’s success combined with this team’s potential has left the players and coaches with championship hopes for 2011. “The goal is to win championships here,” Cunningham said. “We’re a top-25 team so we want to be a top-10 team and want to be competing for conference championships and national championships, and that’s why we work hard every day.”

Games to watch: — Sept. 28 vs. Kentucky – UCF’s first conference game will be at home against Kentucky and will be televised on Bright House Sports Network. — Oct. 1 at SMU – Arguably the team’s toughest challenge this year is C-USA foe SMU. The Mustangs were ranked No. 6 in the NCAA preseason poll and are the favorite to win the conference. Look for this game to potentially be a battle for the top spot in C-USA. — Oct. 8 vs. South Carolina – The Knights will battle the Gamecocks after playing two tough opponents in Kentucky and SMU. At No. 10 in the NCAA preseason poll, this home matchup will be a good one.

Players to watch: — Attacking players: A.J. Nelson, Kevan George, Nik Robson and Warren Creavalle Cunningham’s take: “[Nelson, George and Creavalle] are tremendous players. They move the ball, and they get the game moving for us. [Robson] is a little banged up right now but he played well tonight. He’s going to be a nice presence for us.” — Defense: Spencer Scott Cunningham’s take: “Scott on the wing is pretty dependable for us.”

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Above:Knights forward McKauly Tulloch,who led UCF with six shots on goal,dribbles the ball past a St.Leo defender. Below:Knights defender Matthew Gaskins steals the ball and goes for the clearance.

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• Aug. 22, 2011

NCAA needs a ‘death penalty’ Winning will cure ills FROM B1 the season after losing A.J. Green to a four-game suspension for NCAA violations. Hurt by losing their best offensive weapon? Definitely. Distracted by the highly public investigation? Probably. The Knights may not be playing in the Southeastern Conference like both of those teams, but they certainly have SECsized distractions. Now it’s up to the players to show their mental toughness and win some games. A lot of games. It’s no secret that UCF is primed for a historic run. Conference USA’s top defense returns two playmakers in cornerback Josh Robinson and safety

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Nevin Shapiro,a former UM booster,has admitted to Yahoo! Sports that he gave Miami players illicit benefits.

After hearing the details of arguably the largest college football scandal in decades, a number of media members have suggested the NCAA to bring down the dreaded “death penalty” on the University of Miami, canceling the school’s involvement in the sport for at least a calendar year. Nevin Shapiro, a former UM booster currently serving a 30-year prison sentence for a $900-million Ponzi scheme, alleges that he gave more than 70 players money, prostitutes and access to his mansion, among other favors. He believes the school will pay the ultimate price for allowing players to receive Shapiro’s money. “Hell, yeah, I recruited a lot of kids for Miami,” Shapiro told Yahoo! Sports. “With access to the clubs, access to the strip joints. My house. My boat. We’re talking about high school football players. Not anybody can just get into the clubs or strip joints. Who is going to pay for it and make it happen? That was me.” The “death penalty” supporters believe the only way to end the problem is to send a message of non-tolerance, using Miami as the scapegoat. I have a better suggestion for a wake-up call – give the sport the death penalty for a year. Though Miami is certainly in the wrong and easily deserving of severe punishment, it’s not fair for one school to take the fall for what has become a systematic failure across the college football landscape.

CHRIS BOYLE Staff columnist

Ohio State, USC, Auburn and, yes, our very own UCF Knights have all come under NCAA investigation in recent months. Jim Tressel lost his job, Terrelle Pryor lost his eligibility and Reggie Bush lost his Heisman. But none of these actions have been significant in creating an end to the corruption. In the words of NCAA president Mark Emmert, nothing his organization does seems to be working. “The system in place that manages and oversees compliance with the rules of amateurism is clearly not working in fundamental ways," Emmert said. “You can’t look at that and say the system’s working well. It’s not.” It’s evident that the NCAA has to regain control of the situation and solve issues ranging from whether or not studentathletes, not just football players, should receive a stipend each year in addition to their full-ride scholarships to prevent outside influences, namely boosters, from damaging the sport’s reputation. The changes will not occur overnight, so the NCAA should take the luxury of using as much time as necessary to fix

what is clearly broken. Should the Hurricanes be found guilty of these accusations, they will be the second team in the last decade forced to surrender its championship. While the majority of the players involved have long since graduated and gone on to careers in the NFL or elsewhere, players who had no part in Shapiro’s shadiness will have to suffer. Current Hurricanes coach Al Golden, hired in December 2010, perhaps got the rawest end of the deal, saying in an interview that he knew nothing of these allegations before taking the job. Sadly, my solution will never come to fruition because the NCAA knows how much money it stands to lose. Just like the players it punishes, the NCAA is driven by the almighty dollar. How else can a person explain Pryor earning a five-game suspension for 2011 but being allowed to play in the Sugar Bowl, or Cam Newton not having to sit out a down while his father was investigated for a pay-forplay scandal? Killing the ‘Canes doesn’t solve anything; it just makes the NCAA look like it’s moving in the right direction. For years, college football fans have claimed their version of America’s sport is better than the professional game largely on the basis of players giving it their all for school spirit and pride, instead of money. Well, with the recent busts and allegations, what leg do they have to stand on now?

Kemal Ishmael, while the offense poses an even larger threat than last season with a three-headed monster in the backfield and a more experienced Godfrey behind center. Talent aside, the Knights have a schedule ripe for double-digit wins. None of UCF’s opponents are ranked in the USA Today preseason poll, giving the team an opportunity to match or surpass last year’s win total. With the success of 2010, a year in which UCF teams made history in several sports, this summer has seemed even more disappointing because the athletic program had been at an alltime high. But UCF fans will forget more and more

about the off-field issues as the football team wins more and more games. As they say, winning cures all ills. But to win, the Knights need to show some emotional resolve. Everybody has heard the sports clichés spouted off by different athletes and coaches: “We are taking this season one game at a time,” “The only thing that matters is what happens on the field” and “What’s in the past is past.” If UCF wants to truly be successful this season, those clichés need to become reality. The cards are dealt. Now it’s up to the players to overcome UCF’s summer of disappointment to really seal the deal.

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• Aug. 22, 2011

The season kicks into gear with big win

ALEX SCHIERHOLTZ / CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE

Continuing off last season’s success,the Knights started off their 2011 season with a huge 5-1 victory against their rivals,the USF Bulls.

ERIKA ESOLA Sports Editor

There wasn’t a better way for the women’s soccer team to open up its season. A 5-1 annihilation of the No. 24 Knights’ rival, USF, proved that UCF is on its way to another great season. “It’s huge,” head coach Amanda Cromwell said in a release. “It is important to score early and both halves we scored within the [first] two minutes so that gives us the confidence we need, and it’s a rival team so we know we need to get to them somehow.” Confidence will be key for the Knights

this season. Coming off of back-to-back Conference USA regular-season championships but being unable to close in the postseason, UCF will look to build off an impressive start to try and secure another regular-season championship and NCAA tournament bid. The goal this season, however, is to be

a Final Four team. “Hungry is the exact word to describe the team. We’ve been to the second round four straight years. They

want to win the conference and be in the NCAAs, but our team’s goal is to play in that Final Four,”

associate head coach Colby Hale said in a release. “We’re tired of getting beat in the second round. Everybody says we had a great season (last year), but we’re tired of los-

ing in the second round. We’re hungry for more this season.” At press time, the score was not made available for the Knights’ Sunday night game against Wake Forest. Check www.UCFnews.com for updates.

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Knights have three ‘No. 1’ running backs STEVEN RYZEWSKI Football beat writer

With the start of the regular season approaching, players are separating themselves from the rest and plenty of position battles are starting to wrap up. One position battle that may be a bit more difficult to narrow down is that at running back, where the Knights have three talented players competing for the starting job and carries. It’s not a bad problem to have. With a lot of the attention of defensive coordinators this season being directed toward Jeff Godfrey and the Knights’ passing attack, they may quietly have one of the better running back rotations around. “Of course I’d say (it’s one of the best running back rotations) in the conference,” redshirt junior Brynn Harvey said. Between Harvey, redshirt senior Ronnie Weaver and redshirt junior Latavius Murray, UCF looks to have a host of talent and experience looking to move the chains. Harvey may be the back that Knights fans are most eager to see back in action. Harvey had a breakout year two seasons ago in 2009, playing a key role in UCF’s trip to a bowl game. He entered last season as the preseason pick for Conference USA’s Offensive Player

of the Year. Harvey suffered an injury before the season kicked off, however, and didn’t play a down in 2010. Despite this setback, players like Murray and Weaver stepped up for UCF in 2010, creating what is now a very competitive atmosphere as preseason camp progresses. It is a competition the players believe will make them all better. “I know it makes me run a lot harder when I do get my chance to go in there,” Murray said. “I just know I’ve got to make something happen. There’s a lot of other backs trying to do the same. It just keeps me competing.” Regardless of which player ends up at No. 1 on the depth chart and starts, all three can expect to get carries, as the coaching staff has openly talked about taking advantage of their depth at the position by spreading out the carries. Still, all three players are working hard to earn the starting position. “It’s real important to start, especially in this program,” Harvey said. “It’s just a good feeling to get a start in… “That’s what makes each of us work even harder: competing for a starting job.” Most recently, following Saturday’s final scrimmage of preseason camp, it was Weaver who stood out to coach George O’Leary. “I thought the running

backs ran very well (today),” O’Leary said. “I think Weaver stood out the most as far as getting the tough yardage, the hidden yardage.” Saturday’s scrimmage

was the last practice open to the public. With school starting Monday, the Knights had Sunday off and are going to be altering their practice schedule after going every day for

the first portion of camp. UCF will open the fastapproaching season on Sept. 3 against Charleston Southern, and O’Leary says the coaching staff will likely start game-planning

this week on Thursday. It is likely that distribution of carries and the depth chart at running back will be an important point of conversation as that preparation begins.

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Knights head coach George O’Leary must pick a No.1 running back between Brynn Harvey,top,Latavius Murray,middle,and Ronnie Weaver,bottom.

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Don’t intercept rights to safety R

iders of the San Francisco Bay Area subway stations experienced a significant inconvenience on Aug. 11 that may have violated their First Amendment rights. Authorities for the Bay Area Rapid Transit, or BART, blocked cell phone signals in some subway stations in an attempt to head off protests caused by the July 3 shooting death of Charles Blair Hill by BART police, according to National Public Radio. Police say that Hill came at them with a knife, according to NPR. BART’s action was unprecedented, and it has left constitutional experts debating whether First Amendment rights were violated in this particular circumstance. BART spokesman Linton Johnson insists that he was acting in the interests of the safety of the public and that there is “a constitutional right to safety.” However, other constitutional experts have begun to seriously question the actions of BART. Lee Tien, a senior staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a civil rights group, said the action taken here raises serious questions, according to NPR. “It’s very clearly a major First Amendment problem whenever a government agency takes it upon itself to

simply prevent people from being able to speak,” Tien said. He went on to describe the incident as an example of prior restraint upon cell phone users, which included people who were not demonstrators. Prior restraint is defined as an official government restriction upon speech prior to publication. In this case, the speech of cell phone users was restrained by BART, prior to them being able to use it. In court, prior restraint typically carries a very high burden of proof. Others, like Eugene Volokh, a law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, appear to indicate that BART may well have been within its rights to shut down cell phone service temporarily, according to NPR. “The important thing here is that BART was limiting cell phone service on its own property, and property that the Supreme Court has before labeled as what is called a nonpublic forum,” Volokh said. “It’s not a park, it’s not a sidewalk, [it’s] not a place that’s traditionally been devoted to public expression.” The First Amendment is a cornerstone of American democracy. It establishes that the government is not allowed to restrict our

speech, our right to protest or our right to petition the government, among other things, except under circumstances that have been established through case law. Beyond the First Amendment questions, there is also the practical question of public safety. Even a partial shutdown of cell phone service restricted to certain areas creates safety concerns. A woman who is pregnant could go into labor and have no way of calling for medical assistance. Someone could suffer a stroke or heart attack and, again, not be able to call for help. There are multiple types of emergency scenarios that could spring up that might not be attended to due to a shutdown of cell phone service. This is an amendment that protects many rights that we hold dear. As we continue to encounter new technologies, laws will have to be put in place that are consistent with the First Amendment. This will allow our law enforcement authorities to act decisively and with no ambiguity, while adhering to the rights enshrined in our constitution. This instance must be examined very carefully by legal experts of all stripes, and laws must be put in place so that we are not left with the burning question of whether our rights have been violated.

UK gov’t must be accountable for riots The streets of Tottenon halting benefit payham, a borough of Lonments to offenders. don, are now littered Making further cuts to with debris. Shop wingovernment programs dows are bordered up, and ending subsidized and the remains of housing for low-income burned buildings and families won’t solve the cars can still be found problems that created throughout the neighthe riots. People involved borhood. However, the were there because they citizens of Tottenham MICHAEL MCCOMBIE felt like they had nothing and the rest of England to lose; they felt abanGuest Columnist keep moving forward doned by their governwith efforts to rebuild ment. Yahoo! News intertheir cities after the devastating viewed one of the participants, who riots that occurred last week. said, “Nobody is doing nothing for The unrest came after the fatal us — not the politicians, not the shooting of Mark Duggan, 29, by cops, no one.” The reason these police; protesters gathered outside children feel this way is because the police station and called for the government is no longer focusanswers and justice. The protest ing their energy on solving the quickly escalated into a riot that problems that everyday people face would eventually spread across all living in low-income areas. of the major cities in England. At the same time, the youth in The riots began as an attempt to England have to take responsibility, get back at the police, but were as well. Many of the people quickly turned into an attack on the involved in the violence used the “rich” as the rioters broke into chaos as an opportunity to get shops, looting everything in sight, “free” stuff. My cousin Alex, a resiaccording to the BBC. Everything dent of Tottenham, witnessed the from cars and buses to businesses riots firsthand. She recalled a and homes was burned and “group of women running past, destroyed. The police were shouting, ‘Foot Locker, Foot Locker,’ stretched to their limits; scores of all with matching bags — it looked youth were running around the city like a hen party (bachelorette and looting any shop in sight. party).” She lived in an apartment Many people say that Duggan’s above a carpet store, which caught death was just the tipping point as fire after someone threw a Molotov tensions in the United Kingdom cocktail through the window of the have been rising over cuts to govshop, engulfing the entire building ernment programs and high levels in flames. of unemployment. According to the The residents of Tottenham who UK government, unemployment were appalled by the riots organcurrently lies at 7.7 percent, and the ized an online campaign on FaceGuardian claims that youth unembook and Twitter to clean up Lonployment rate is as high as 20.3 per- don, which instructed its 101,572 cent. followers to organize and remove The UK government needs to the glass and bricks strewn across take action and take responsibility the streets of the city. Their efforts for these riots. According to the are only the start. If we really want BBC, more than 2,770 people were to see change, we can’t just wait for arrested during the riots for crimes it to happen; we have to start relating to theft and property daminvesting in our own communities. ages. The Guardian claims that the If everyone involved in the riots Conservative government is confocused their energy on local servsidering harsh economic penalties ice projects and grassroots governon those involved, including plans ment campaigning, they could to evict the families of rioters from make a real difference in their comcouncil houses and a consultation munities.

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Retribution should be Fast and Furious If any scandal can the Los Angeles Times. finally shake the suffoThe entire operation cating, imperial grip the reeks of illegal activity White House holds on and corruption; it’s no our nation’s dying hope wonder Obama and for peace and prosperiHolder want to distance ty, it must be Operation themselves from it. But Fast and Furious. should anyone really Although heavyweights believe that they had no in the mainstream prior knowledge? media continue to sideBack in 2009, Holder AUSTIN CASTLE line the issue, the secret praised the launching of Guest Columnist gun-running scheme, a “major new effort to which put more than break the backs of the 2,000 weapons into the hands of cartels” in a speech about Project Mexican drug cartels, makes Gunrunner, which later involved Watergate look like petty theft. Operation Fast and Furious. Also, Operation Fast and Furious Project Gunrunner was granted began in 2009 with a plan by myri- $10 million in taxpayer money ad federal law enforcement agenunder the “stimulus package” cies, including the FBI, the Drug passed in 2009. Enforcement Administration and Federal agencies that are supthe Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, posed to be tasked with keeping Firearms and Explosives, to purAmerica safe got caught willingly posefully allow guns to be sold to supplying weapons to vicious drug known criminals so the weapons cartels south of our border – the could be tracked as they reached public should be aware and angry. high-level cartel members. The DOJ admits 1,048 guns are The program came to a sudden still on the loose with no way to halt earlier this year when it was track them down, according to the revealed in a congressional report Washington Times. Was the operathat the death of Border Patrol tion really designed to bring down Agent Brian Terry, who was murthe cartels in the first place, or is dered with some of the same guns there something larger at play the ATF allowed to walk across here? the border, was “likely a preventaIn a recent column in the Washble tragedy,” according to USA ington Times, Robert Farago sugToday. gested the operation was an In a FOX News report, guns opportunity for the CIA to help from Fast and Furious were said to arm the Sinaloa cartel, which has have been linked to at least 11 close ties to the Mexican military other violent crimes in the United and President Felipe Calderón. States alone. In a separate report, Farago accused the Obama adminFOX News said two AK-47s “used istration of “fueling brutality and in the high-profile kidnapping and carnage” by choosing sides in a murder of a Mexican lawyer” were turf war between the rival Sinaloa purchased under the operation. and Zetas cartels. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) And don’t forget that these drug and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) cartels are aided by the same have spearheaded the congression- megabanks that hold Obama’s al investigation into the operation. administration deep in their pockIn a July 18 letter to Attorney Gen- ets. Bloomberg reported last year eral Eric Holder, the congressmen that Bank of America, Wachovia charged the Department of Justice and Wells Fargo helped launder with attempting to cover up the funds for Mexico’s drug smugglers. investigation by not supplying The revelations concerning Fast requested information. and Furious even sparked congresCongressional testimonies by sional inquiry into a Florida ATF ATF agents contradict claims division’s “Operation Castaway” made by President Barack Obama that may have similarly resulted in that neither he nor the DOJ knew guns being trafficked to Central of the controversial operation. For- America, according to FOX News. mer ATF Special Agent William Whatever the truth is surroundNewell told Congress that he coming these gunrunning operations municated with Kevin O’Reilly, a and the resulting violence both staffer on Obama’s National Secunorth and south of the border, it rity Council, about Operation Fast must be brought to light. Thorand Furious in September 2010, ough investigations and prosecuaccording to CNSNews.com. ATF’s tions are necessary to find justice acting director, Kenneth Melson, for the American and Mexican has refused calls for his resignapublic, as well as for the families tion, saying he will not be “the fall of the many victims killed by guns guy” for the program, according to that U.S. law enforcement let walk.

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CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Sound from a tree 6 Range between soprano and tenor 10 Cpls.’ underlings 14 Flamboyant evangelist __ Semple McPherson 15 Boston Bruins or Chicago Bears, e.g. 16 Inter __: among others 17 Baseball’s Nolan and actress Meg 18 Bath towel word 19 Natasha’s no 20 *Resolve once and for all 22 Many an October baby, astrologically 23 A __ alfa 24 Nairobi native 25 Satirical Mort 28 Arrive after a tough trip 31 Schoolroom group 33 Travelers’ lodgings 34 Hypotheticals 37 PC key 38 *Savings for later in life 41 Miracle-__: garden brand 42 B’way setting 43 Slender woodwind 44 Reacted to fireworks 46 The Beatles’ George 50 Salt Lake City college team, aptly 51 “Happy I can oblige” 53 Cop’s route 55 Lassos 56 Lyric in a Porter song that ends “Let’s fall in love,” and a hint to the starts of the starred answers (and 1-Across) 61 “__ well that ends ...” 62 Rani’s garment 63 Cease-fire 64 Coagulate, as blood 65 Treater’s words 66 Levels, as a building

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67 Italian noble family 68 Fava or lima 69 Illegally off-base GIs DOWN 1 Poet Sandburg 2 Breezy greeting 3 “__ be wrong, but ...” 4 Avis offerings 5 Cuban cash 6 Zeus’ daughter 7 Popular jeans 8 Small fruit pie 9 Mantric syllables 10 Italian sandwich 11 *Like unreliable short-term businesses 12 Olds Cutlass model 13 The devil 21 Canyon edge 22 “Come on, we’re late” 24 Goal in checkers 25 Read, as a bar code 26 Treaty partner 27 *Do some scheming 29 Flying toys 30 U-turn from WSW 32 Stable sounds

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35 Available for a date 36 Puts in a lawn the fast way 39 River of Spain 40 “... or __ thought” 45 Beat in a Western showdown 47 “__ Fideles”: carol 48 Conan of “Conan” 49 Simpsons neighbor Flanders

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51 Pre-meal blessing 52 Lounges around 54 Stars, in Latin 56 Undoing 57 Cookbook writer Rombauer 58 Greek liqueur 59 Its cap. is Reykjavik 60 Tracy’s Trueheart 62 Cry out loud

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