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DAY OF TERROR

Nation suffers maj or terrorist attack Officials search for clues, survivors

By SERGE SCHMEMANN

New York Times News Service

NEW YORK—Hijackers rammed jetliners into each of New York’s World Trade Center towers Tuesday morning, toppling both in a hellish storm of ash, glass, smoke and leaping victims, while a third jetliner crashed into the Pentagon in Virginia.

There was no official count, but President George W Bush said thousands had perished, and in the immediate aftermath the calamity was already being

ranked as the worst and most audacious terror attack in American history.

The attacks seemed carefully coordinated. The hijacked planes were all en route to California, and therefore gorged with fuel, and their departures were spaced within an hour and 40 minutes.

Hie first, American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767 out ofBoston for Los Angeles, crashed into the north tower at 8:48 a.m.

Eighteen minutes later, United Airlines Flight 175, also headed from Boston to Los Angeles, plowed into the south tower.

Duke reacts Both students and administrators reacted quickly to the attacks. See page 3 Then an American Airlines Boeing 757 left Washington’s Dulles International Airport bound for Los Angeles, but instead hit the western part of the Pentagon, the military headquarters where 24,000 people work, at 9:40 a.m. Finally, United Airlines Flight 93, a Boeing 757 flying from Newark to San Francisco, crashed near Pittsburgh, raising the possibility that its hijackers had failed in whatever their mission was.

In all, 266 people perished in the four

planes and several score more were known dead elsewhere.

Numerous firefighters, police officers and other rescue workers who responded to the initial disaster in Lower Manhattan were killed or injured when the buildings collapsed. Hundreds were treated for cuts, broken bones, bums and smoke inhalation.

By 8 p.m., police officer volunteers using dogs had found four bodies in the smoldering, stories-high pile of rubble where the towers had once stood and had taken them to a makeshift morgue in the THE WORLD TRADE CENTER TOWER burns behind the Brooklyn Bridge Tuesday.

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NEWS BRIEFS

Crisis leaves U.S. economy ‘vulnerable’

Nation shuts down as security is threatened

The dollar fell against foreign currencies while world stock prices plunged

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In the wake of Tuesday’s attacks, many of America’s businesses and government buildings were evacuated or shut down. Also, Major League baseball canceled its games, Disneyland closed its parks, malls locked their doors, and Texas postponed an execution.

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Airport officials express concerns

The nation’s airports are scheduled to reopen at noon today, but restarting the largest aviation system in the world after an unprecedented 27-hour shutdown will be anything but smooth. Thousands of passengers are stranded across the country.

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Gas prices skyrocket in midst of confusion

Anxious consumers lined up for hours to fuel up on gasoline costing as much as $5 a gallon amid fears supplies would be disrupted following Tuesday’s terrorist attacks. Panic sent prices skyrocketing in Oklahoma, Mississippi, Michigan and other states.

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Suspicious materials found in Boston airport

Sources reported that authorities seized a car at Logan airport containing Arabic-language flight training manuals. The source said five Arab men had been identified as suspects, including a trained pilot.

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Patriotic Congress forms unified response

Dozens of members of Congress from both parties stood side by side on the East Front of the Capitol and declared that they would stand united behind President George W. Bush and would not bow to an attack.

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Bush condemns ‘evil acts’ in address

A grim-faced President Bush asked the nation to find comfort in Scripture as he mourned the deaths of thousands of Americans and vowed to avenge their killings. “Today, our nation saw evil,” he said.

News briefs compiled from wire reports.

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.”

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By FLOYD NORRIS and JONATHAN

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New York Times News Service

NEW YORK Financial markets plunged in two hemispheres before trading was halted Tuesday following the apparent terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center and damaged the Pentagon.

American stock markets did not open and will remain closed Wednesday. It will be the first time that news has kept the New York Stock Exchange closed for two full days since the Great Depression.

The coordinated attacks caused

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In Europe, the falls in major stock markets ranged from 4.6 percent in Spain to 8.4 percent in Germany. The German market had a small recovery before the close, but there was no rebound in most European markets.

Still, some were hopeful that those falls would be temporary. “The Americans have an incredible resilience,” said David Donnelly, who runs a London-based hedge fund, Gordon House Asset Management. “They will come back from this hard and fast,” he forecast, assuming that President George W. Bush “is seen to be a real leader and takes extremely tough action.”

weapons in the air, witnesses said. Similar celebratory gunfire was heard at the Rashidiyeh camp near the southern city of Tyre.

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, however, offered his sympathy to Americans and said he was horrified by the devastating attacks. He offered his condolences to the American people and government. “We are completely

LONDON Governments around the world offered an America that looked more vulnerable condolences to than ever after Tuesday’s terror attacks, while thousands of Palestinians celebrated in the West Bank and in Lebanese refugee camps. shocked. It’s unbelievable,” he said.

People on every continent watched in horror as asLeaders around the world—including most in the Midtonishing images of terror in the United States filled their television screens. But in the West Bank town of dle East—offered messages of support.

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers condemned the attacks Nablus, about 3,000 Palestinians cheered and distributed candy to passers-by while chanting “God is Great,” and rejected suggestions that suspected terrorist masterand Iraqi television played a patriotic song that began mind Osama bin Laden, who has been given asylum in “Down with America!” as it showed the World Trade Afghanistan, could be behind them.

“It is premature to level allegations against a person Center towers collapsing.

Lebanon’s who is not in a position to cany out such attacks,” said Ein camp, el-Hilweh, largest refugee In where about 75,000 Palestinians live, revelers fired See WORLD REACTION on page 13 �

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flecting the fact that nothing like Tuesday’s coordinated terrorist attacks had ever been seen.

Trading did continue in currencies, and the dollar fell in value against the euro, the British pound and the Japanese yen, “There is a fear now that the U.S, is vulnerable in away it

never has been before,” said Jeremy Fand, a foreign exchange strategist at

Leaders offer sympathy, Palestinians cheer

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ca before trading was halted. Gold and crude oil prices leaped as investors speculated that the attacks might be related to Mideast tensions.

Stunned traders, some mourning friends who worked in the World Trade Center and are presumed dead, talked of their worries that the attack would further damage an already fragile world economy.

But there was little certainty, re-

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Duke responds to devastation � Senior-level administrators decided not to cancel classes, but they did open a clinic on the second floor of the West Union Building to help the community cope with the day’s tragedy.

By KEVIN LEES The Chronicle

SOPHOMORE USA WEISHUHN lays on the Chapel Quadrangle City and Washington, D.C.

On a day filled with shock and mourning, Duke administrators spent most of Tuesday organizing a community-wide response to the terrorist acts, opening a crisis counseling center and choosing to hold a vigil and cancel classes from noon to 2 p.m. today.

“We’re just preparing to respond to students and parents the best we can,” said Sue Wasiolek, assistant vice president for student affairs. Wasiolek, who spent the day at the crisis center—located next to the Faculty Commons—said it would remain open until midnight Tuesday and possibly part of today.

Wasiolek’s Division of Student Affairs was one of the first units at Duke to react to yesterday’s event, announcing the creation ofthe center at 10 a.m. By 1 p.m., a ticker alerting the community of its existence blared across DTV screens on every channel; by the end of the day, a few students had begun to trickle in.

PRATIK PATEL/THE CHRONICLE “It’s been very calm,” Wasiolek said last night.

Tuesday afternoon, mourning the loss of the victims in New York “We’ve gotten some random phone calls, questions about classes, phone calls from family members and parents, trying to make sure students are okay.”

Meanwhile, other administrators were busy deciding whether to cancel classes. And rather than cancel them Tuesday, they called off courses meeting between noon and 2 p.m. today, when they plan to hold a vigil in front of the Chapel. to came In the first of two statements, Executive Vice Preshis roommate’s father called him. “Everyone walked ident Tollman Trask reported that classes would continue Tuesday but recognized at the same time that around the hall knocking on people’s doors,” said Johnson, a junior. “You think about terrorism, but you never “some faculty and students may choose not to conduct expect it to happen, I guess.... We went down... after or participate and that some deans have made other the tower collapsed, and all you could see was smoke—- arrangements.” smoke and ash everywhere.”

One of those instructors was Sherryl Broverman, a Kathy Silbiger, who is in charge ofthe Duke in New biology lecturer, who canceled her 12:40 class. “It’s a York program, said late Tuesday that all 24 students question of which is more respectful,” Broverman in the program had been located and were safe. She said. “Important education is going on at Duke, but I said the students lived in Brooklyn Heights and that think what is happening today is a more significant none of their internships and courses were near the education.”

World Trade Center.

Other faculty members, however, took a different apSee STUDENT on page 11 See DUKE RESPONSE on page 9

Students experience tragedy Some students in the Duke in New York program

By ANA MATE and KEVIN LEES The Chronicle

When Elizabeth Torbert, a senior in the Duke in New York program, found her classes were canceled Tuesday, she was a little confused. But when she went outside, it made a lot more sense. “If you went outside, you could see the smoke,” she said.

“The entire downtown was covered in smoke. I saw the second tower collapse. It kind of slid in on itself. I saw quite a few people covered in ash walking uptown from downtown,” said Torbert.

Chris Johnson, also in the Duke in New York program, was woken by news ofthe terrorist attack when

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Antidepressant may help weight loss

Obese women may benefit from a drug designed for depression and smoking cessation. A study of 50 overweight and obese women showed that those taking bupropion, marketed under the name Wellbutrin, reduced their weight more than those taking a placebo. All women in the study also were on a 1,600-calorie diet. Bupropion interacts with norepinephrine and dopamine—neurotransmitters in the brain related to the sense of pleasure. Dr. Kishore Gadde, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, published the study in today’s issue of Obesity Research. %

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ACROSS THE NATION

Officials; lower arsenic levels needed The National Academy ot Sciences has concluded that arsenic is so dangerous in drinking water that lower levels set by President Bill Clinton's admin•

istration and later suspended by the George W. Bush White House were not even low enough.

Details of a report by the academy that were made available by government officials give the Bush administration little latitude in which to maneuver on this issue. A senior administration official said the report found an increased risk of cancer if the arsenic level in drinking water was above 10 parts per billion.

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FDA approves breast cancer drug combo

The Food and Drug Administration approved the combination of two existing drugs for use in women whose advanced breast cancer has not responded to standard medication. Used together, Xeloda and Taxotere increased survival about 25 percent compared with Taxotere alone, according to a study of 511 women with advanced breast cancer for whom first-line drugs had failed. Taxotere is administered intravenously every three weeks.

Xeloda, a pill taken daily, won accelerated approval from the FDA in April 1998 because doctors had little to offer women whose breast cancer had spread despite surgery, radiation and treatment with standard breast cancer medications.

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Buckyballs may inspire superconductors

In a surprise to many, molecules of carbon in the shape of soccer balls have been turned into superconductors that can carry electricity with virtually no resistance at temperatures higher than even many of the so-called high-temperature superconductors.

Scientists praised the achievement, but most doubted thatthe molecules, known as buckyballs, will ever find much practical use, because they can carry only small amounts of current. The buckyballs may, however, provide inspiration for the creation of superconductors that work at room temperatures.

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Faster 911 calls urged for heart attacks

Despite life-saving advances in treating heart

attacks, only a small percentage of patients are reaching the hospital soon enough to take advantage of them. That is prompting the country's largest nonprofit and federal heart-disease organizations to launch a campaign encouraging quicker 911 calls.

Delay in seeking medical treatment is a key factor in nearly half a million heart-attack deaths each year, the heads of the American Heart Association and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute wrote in Tuesday’s issue of Circulation. The organizations chose Tuesday—National 9-1-1 Day—to begin urging doctors to educate patients about heartattack warning signs and the public to call for emergency help as soon as symptoms begin.

News briefs compiled from staff and wire reports.

A WORLD TRADE CENTER tower collapses after being struck by a fuel-heavy commercial airliner Tuesday. Civil engineers and architects said the buildings ultimately collapsed because burning jet fuel melted the internal metalwork.

Jets, burning fuel doom buildings

By JENNIFER SONG The Chronicle

By 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, the New York City skyline had been changed forever.

Slabs of steel, glass and concrete rained down on the streets below, while dense clouds ofash and dust coated the city with debris when both main towers of the World Trade Center complex collapsed within two hours of being hit by hijacked planes.

“To say you design for something like this in the first place is a rather general statement given what people witnessed on television today,” said William Faschon, a partner with Leslie E. Robertson Associates. Robertson was involved in planning the original design of the World Trade Center. “These events were enormously violent and powerful, and what’s going to happen under those circumstances is very hard to predict.”

About 45 minutes before the collapse of the towers, a third hijacked plane slammed into the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C., causing damage to the army section, which led to partial buckling of the infrastructure.

“If someone had asked me if something like this could happen, I would say that it could. But I didn’t think it would happen in reality,” said Henry Petroski, A.S. Vesic Professor of Civil Engineering at Duke. “I am extremely shocked because everything doesn’t seem real. I had to pinch myself.”

The World Trade Center towers, which together have a daily capacity of 50,000 people, are both supported by steel and aluminum frames rising an impressive 110 stories high. The 1,300-foot buildings, completed in 1974, were originally designed to take the impact of a Boeing 707, and most recently, they withstood an attempted terrorist bombing in the basement eight years ago.

And the towers, in fact, were able to withstand the impact of the larger Boeing 767 crashes Tuesday morning.

But the fires that followed are what Petroski believes eventually caused the towers to cave in.

Since the hijacked planes were all cross-country flights, the large quantity offuel created intense fires, which heated and softened the columns ofsteel that supported the infrastructure. When the weight ofthe top-most floors could no longer be supported, they collapsed and created a downward fall that progressed in an unstoppable chain reaction.

“What happened today was not due to a plane crash, but rather to the aftermath of the crash,” said Petroski. “Theoretically, if the ensuing fire had been put out immediately after the crash, then I wouldn’t be surprised if [the towers] were still standing.”

A third building in the World Trade Center complex collapsed at 5:20 p.m. The 47-story building had been damaged from other debris, and flames had consumed the south side of the building.

The Pentagon, the world’s largest office building, was completed in the early 1940s with structural steel and nearly 435,000 cubic yards of molded concrete.

“I’ve heard people express surprise that the plane was able to get through all those walls, but I’m not terribly surprised that a jetliner could cause the collapse of a structural wall like [the one at the Pentagon],” said Henri Gavin, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering. “It’s hard to know exactly where a force will be felt the greatest after the building is constructed.”

The Pentagon’s partial collapse has raised questions about the building, which is considered by some to be one of the world’s most protected buildings.

“There are parts ofthe Pentagon that are secure like bomb shelters, and they were obviously not affected by the crash,” Petroski said. “The upper stories above ground, though, were obviously not built to withstand an airplane crash.”

Some professors predict these events will lead to building design changes that will take into account various security precautions.

“I would say that the mass and the energy included in a [large plane] flying at hundreds of miles an hour would be far in excess of any of the loads that a designer would consider in planning a building,” Gavin said. “However, I think new considerations of terrorist attacks will definitely be included in designing buildings in the future to protect our facilities.”

More immediately, though, Petroski believes these events will change city skylines and halt skyscraper construction.

“The most significant, immediate effects will be those that affect skylines for decades to come. We may start building down rather than straight up,” he said. “Either way, New York City is going to look different. It literally looks like a war zone.”

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Arab community expresses sadness � Arab students said they mourned for the attack victims, but they also feel uncomfortable on campus after hearing several derogatory remarks.

By MATT BRADLEY The Chronicle

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A CROWD OF PASSENGERS sits outside Terminal A at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. The airport halted all flights just after the attacks, at 9:49 a.m.

RDU, banks across N.C. close

By MATT ATWOOD The Chronicle

Airports, banks and several government buildings closed across North Carolina as the state tried to cope with the aftereffects of apparent terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center complex and the Pentagon.

All state law enforcement agencies, the National Guard and the Air National Guard moved to alert status, all federal military bases in the state went to the highest levels of security and the State Emergency Response Team—which usually responds to natural disasters —was on partial alert.

Gov. Mike Easley encouraged North Carolinians to stay calm, saying the state had received no threats.

“If there is reason for concern, we will let people know,” he said.

Across the state, people reacted to the attacks with emotions ranging from disbelief to sadness. “This is a tragedy that has shaken all Americans to our very soul,” state Attorney General Roy Cooper said.

Raleigh-Durham International Airport halted Ml outgoing flights at 9:49 a.m. Tuesday under orders from the Federal Aviation Administration, which shut down air traffic nationwide. “All we could do was take all incoming flights,” said Mirinda Kossoff, communications manager. Between 25 and 30 flights to other destinations were diverted to RDU. Police helped evacuate passengers and nonessenSee STATE REACTION on page 13 �

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As the University community watched Palestinians cheer in the streets of the West Bank after Tuesday’s tragedies, the Arab community at Duke expressed the same range of sadness and anger as the rest of the student population.

But for many Arab students, anxiety was also among Tuesday’s emotions. Tve been taking some heat today, most of it indirect,” said junior Hazim ElHaddad. “My Mends have been telling me to stay in my room and to lock my door. I overheard stuff like ‘f-ing Palestinians,’ and ‘damn Arabs.’”

Even with what El-Haddad described as palpable tension on campus, he and many other Arab students said they trust the Duke community’s intelligence, and they do not expect any incidents ofretribution.

“I would like to believe in our students sufficiently for it to be possible for people to understand that this is the act of a very few dangerous, crazy people, and that it has nothing to do with race, ethnicity or religion,” said Miriam Cooke, professor of Asian and AMcan Languages and Literature. Cooke added that there will be an opportunity in the Chapel for students to ask questions about both faiths to the interfaith vigil Wednesday that will include Islamic Studies and Judaic Studies faculty.

“I think it’s really important that students have the opportunity to talk to people who are experts in the field,” Cooke said.

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Expert faculty members analyze attack’s impact

By ALEX GARINGER and DAVE INGRAM

there are reasons for terrorism, and that the government must determine The Chronicle the reasoning behind the attack before With a national nightmare still unlaunching a counter-strike. folding, members of the faculty attempt“We didn’t win the Cold War by ed to add some perspective Tuesday to going to war with the Soviet Union the terrorist attacks on New York City and nuking them out of existence,” and Washington, D.C. Miller said. “If we won the Cold War...

Expressing shock and disbelief on a we won it because we did much more day filled with emotion, many professignificant things by avoiding the casors urged caution as the government tastrophe of war.” continues its emergency response and About 100 people attended a forum investigation. at the Sanford Institute of Public PoliSeveral professors said the unprececy Tuesday afternoon. With faces showdented level of the attack, combined ing a mix of fear and uncertainty, exwith the projected loss of human life, perts and community members may be especially traumatic for a discussed issues ranging from the tercountry that had seemed immune to a rorists’ methods to long-term implicalarge-scale attack. tions for foreign policy.

Albert Eldridge, associate professor “This was certainly, in a perverse of political science and an expert on terway, an advanced operation,” said rorism, cited comparisons to the 1941 Bruce Jentleson, director of the Sanattack on Pearl Harbor. ford Institute.

Although the nature of the attacks “The expertise was, not to stretch the are different, he said, they are similar analogy, akin to a D-Day in what we in their potential effects on the psyknow about terrorism. There was no chology of a nation that had never exwarning,” he said. perienced large-scale war-like behavJentleson and others stressed the ior at home. need to not react out of passion, but “I think today we lost a lot of innorather to wait until more information is cence,” Eldridge said. available before calling for a response.

“There’s always been a false sense Past terrorist attacks have required of security here, that the most powerseveral weeks or longer before retaliaful country in the world, the last sution has taken place.

Lessons can be learned from the expeperpower, is somehow invulnerable.

But in a democracy such as this, there rience Israel and other nations have had are limits as to how we can restrict bewith terrorism, said Frederick Mayer, ashavior and still retain democratic principles,” he said.

The World Trade Center and the Pentagon are two of the country’s largest, most important buildings as centers for commerce and military operations. But they also have symbolic significance, Eldridge said.

“The Pentagon is the symbol of American military superiority,” he said.

“The attack doesn’t really do much to America’s ability to defend itself, but it’s still symbolic.”

Professor of History Martin Miller,

whose course “Terrorism, 1848-1968” met Tuesday for an open discussion, said immediate action by the United States in the form of a military attack might not be the best response.

Miller compared US. retaliation to applying a Band-Aid to a cut—the bleeding will stop, but only temporarily.

The professor said that historically,

sociate professor of public policy.

“I don’t think we know everything about the rage that’s out there. In many quarters of the world, people have come to believe, wrongly I think, that the United States is an evil force,” Mayer said.

He added that although a response is necessary, the government should exercise caution. “We look at it as a deterrent, but the message could be seen as a challenge in some circles.”

Whatever the response, professors agreed that there is clearly a need for more anti-terrorism measures.

Richard Stubbing, professor of the practice emeritus at the Sanford Institute, suggested that President GeorgeW. Bush may want to shift defense priorities away from national missile defense in the wake of the terrorist attacks.

“Things are very different today than they were yesterday,” he said.

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Recovery efforts become new focus in catastrophe

By HELEN O’NEILL The Associated Press

NEW YORK Last night the city of New York moved past the nightmarish scenes of people on fire jumping from buildings and braced itself for more pain: picking through the rubble for the dead and the injured.

Crews began heading into ground zero of the terrorist attack to search for survivors and recover bodies. The downtown area was cordoned off and a huge, grisly rescue effort was under way. Gov. George

Pataki mobilized the National Guard to help, and hundreds of volunteers and medical workers converged on triage centers, offering services and blood.

One man caught under the rubble used his cell phone to reach family in Pennsylvania with a plea for help.

“She received a call from him saying he was still trapped under the World Trade Center. He gave specific directions and said he was there along with two New York City sergeants,” said Brian Jones, 911 coordinator in Allgeheny County. He would not give their names, but said the message was passed to New York authorities.

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A university in mourning The University’s flag outside the Allen Building flies at half mast as a memorial to those who died in the terrorist attacks.

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National Guard member Angelo Otchy encountered a series of grisly dis-

coveries while searching for survivors.

“I must have come across body parts by the thousands,” said Otchy, 26. “I came across a lady, she didn’t remember her name. Her face was covered in blood.”

Overcome with emotion, Otchy left the area and sat on a nearby curb, his head drooping, looking for a cigarette.

Among the dead were the Rev. Michael Judge, a Franciscan priest who served as a Fire Department chaplain,

and three other high-ranking fire officials. One of them, Ray Downing, went to Oklahoma City with a group of New York City firefighters to help out following the terrorist attack there.

President George W. Bush told the nation that thousands of lives were ended, though the final tally could take weeks. Some 50,000 worked at the trade center, while thousands more visited each day. A firefighters union official estimated 200 firefighters may have died, and dozens of police officers were believed missing.

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proach. “It seems like the best way to prevent terrorismis not to let it control our lives,” said

Lynn Maguire, an associate professor of the practice at the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences.

are on a heightened alert,”

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Maj. Robert Dean. “Our security measures will be increased and concentrated in areas we feel we need to be concentrated in.”

The Duke medical commuBefore officials made a nity also mobilized yesterday, final decision, Trask coordi- setting up multiple blood nated discussion between drives for the rest of the Provost Peter Lange, who week. Volunteer response was in California, and other was overwhelming. At Duke officials. Lange made the Hospital, there were not enough staff members to colfinal decision.

“We have a very large numlect blood from the preponber of students, [and canceling derance ofvolunteers.

Red Cross official Jessie classes! might create more of Strauss, who heads the Duke a sense of discomfort and unease rather than following a effort, said that in the first two hours, 70 people showed regular routine,” Lange said.

But the Duke University up. She added that there will Police Department did not be a blood drive in the Bryan treat Tuesday as routine.

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“These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat, but they have failed,” a somber president told the nation in an address from the Oval Office shortly after

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lobby of an office building at Vesey and West streets.

But the real carnage was concealed for now by the twisted, smoking, ash-choked carcasses of the twin towers, in which tens of thousands of people used to work on a weekday. The collapse of the towers caused another World Trade Center building to fall 10 hours later, and several other buildings in the area were damaged or aflame.

“I have a sense it’s a horrendous number of lives lost,” said Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. “Right now we have to focus on saving as many lives as possible.”

Within an hour, the United States was on a war footing. The military was put on the highest state of alert, National Guard units were called out in Washington and New York and two aircraft carriers were dispatched to New York harbor.

Bush remained aloft in Air Force One, following a secretive route and making only brief stopovers at Air Force bases in Louisiana and Nebraska. His wife and daughters were evacuated to a secure, unidentified location. The White House, the Pentagon and the Capitol were evacuated, except for the Situation Room in the White House where Vice President Dick Cheney remained in charge, giving the eerie impression of a national capital virtually stripped of its key institutions.

Nobody immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks. But the scale and sophistication of the operation, the extraordinary planning required for concerted hijackings by terrorists who had to be familiar with modem jetliners, and the history of major attacks on American targets in recent years led many officials and experts to point to Osama bin Laden, the Islamic militant believed to operate out of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan’s hard-line Taliban rulers rejected such suggestions, but officials took that as a defensive measure.

Attorney General John Ashcroft told reporters in the evening that the suspects on the first flight were armed with knives.

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, told reporters that the United States had some evidence that people associated with bin Laden had sent out messages “actually saying over the airwaves,, private airwaves at that, that they had hit two targets.”

In the evening, explosions were reported in Kabul, the Afghan capital. But officials at the Pentagon denied that the United Steles had attacked that city.

Bush, facing his final major crisis in office, vowed that the United States would hunt down and punish those responsible for the “evil, despicable acts of terror.” He said the United States would make no distinction between those who carried out the hijackings and those who harbored and supported them.

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Earlier, landing at Barksdale, Air Force One was accompanied by fighter jets on both wings, and surrounded on the ground by Air Force personnel in full combat gear. Bush returned to Washington at 7 p.m.

The repercussions ofthe attack swiftly spread across the nation.

Air traffic across the United States was halted at least until Wednesday and international flights were diverted to Canada. Borders with Canada and Mexico were closed.

Most federal buildings across the country were shut down. Major skyscrapers and a variety of other sites, ranging from Disney theme parks to the Golden Gate Bridge and UN. headquarters in New York, were evacuated.

But it was in New York that the calamity achieved levels ofhorror and destruction known only in war.

The largest city in the United States, the financial capital ofthe world, was virtually closed down. Transportation into Manhattan was halted, as was much of public transport within the city. Parts of Lower Manhattan were without power.

Major stock exchanges closed. Primary elections for mayor and other city offices were canceled.

Thousands of workers, released from their offices in Lower Manhattan but with no way to get home except by foot, set off in vast streams, down the avenues and across the bridges under a beautiful, clear sky, accompanied by the unceasing serenade of sirens.

While doctors and nurses at hospitals across the city tended to hundreds of wounded people, a disquieting sense grew throughout the day at other triage centers and emergency rooms that there would, actually, be less work: The morgues were going to be busiest.

A sense of shock, grief and solidarity spread rapidly through the city. There was the expectation that Mends and relatives would be revealed among the victims. Schools prepared to let students stay overnight if they could not get home, or if it emerged that there was no one to go home to.

There was also the fear that it was not over: Stores reported a run on basic goods. And there was the urge to help.

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As in great crises past, people exchanged stories of where they were when they heard the news.

“There is a controlled professionalism, but also a sense of shock,” said Mark G. Ackerman, an official at the St. Vincent Medical Center.

9:03 a.m.: United Airlines flight 75 crashes into the other World Trade Center tower and explodes.

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FIREFIGHTERS TAKE A BREAK outside the Pentagon. A hijacked plane flew into tthe building Tuesday.

ALL FLIGHTS WERE CANCELED yesterday both at RDU and around the country.

9:43 a.m.: American Airlines flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon, sending up smoke and causing an evacuation. A portion of the building later collapses.

10:10 a.m.; United Airlines Flight 93, flying from Newark, N.J., to San Francisco, crashes in Somerset County, Penn.

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10:05 a.m.: The south tower of the World Trade Center collapses. Dust and debris slowly drift away from the building,

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Students remain in shock after disaster in NY, D.C. � STUDENT from page 3 Back at Duke, however, some students were still awaiting word from their friends and family in New York City and Washington D.C. “I got sick watching the news because I was so worried,” said Arthur GarciaClemente, a sophomore. “We know two of our frat brothers who worked at the

building.”

Junior Annie Gilson was still waiting to hear fromher dad, who was on a business trip to New York.

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hard because no one knows who’s responsible. It affects people [at] Duke because many students have parents and family who work there. It requires extreme retaliation.”

Graduate student Justin Lancaster lamented the destruction brought about by the terrorist attacks.

“Last year I stood on top of the World Trade Center,” he said.

“It’s hard to picture a huge structure destroyed and the loss of life. It’s not over; I imagine more bloodshed. Innocent bystanders happened to be standing at the wrong place at the wrong time. It’s a tremendous loss,”

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Religious groups held services Tuesday night, and students spontaneously

gathered during the afternoon to pray in a circle in front of the Chapel.

“People who were passing by joined us,” said senior Kerry Watson. “It’s hard to put into words. It’s hard to think and comprehend it.

Senior administrators organized a memorial vigil for noon today.

Jim Clack, director of Counseling and Psychological Services, said his office will be working all week long to make sure students have resources.

“Basically, you listen,” Clack said.

“You help them problem-solve... worse comes to worse, you are there with them when they grieve. It’s hard to believe Duke won’t be touched.”

He said he thought the worse is yet to come, as more information about the casualties of yesterday’s attacks emerged.

Gerald Wilson, a history professor and senior associate dean of Trinity College, said he conducted his class—American Dreams, American Realities—to share information and thoughts and to talk about ways to respond as a University community.

“Interestingly enough, most people were there,” he said. “The group was very somber. A number of them thanked me for holding class and holding it in this format.”

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story.

4:25 p.m.: The American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange, which closed earlier in the day, say they will remain closed Wednesday.

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Muslim Student Association supports tragedy victims � ARAB REACTION from page 6

Some students thought aloud about the possibility of the United States’ own role in attracting such violence.

Sophomore Yousuf Al-Bulushi, president of the Muslim student group HIWAR—a Duke organization focused on political and social injustice in the Middle East and North Africa—said these types of events should serve as a wake-up call to US. foreign policy makers, “If it is some kind of Middle Eastern group that is responsible, we have to ask ourselves, ‘Why are they doing this?’ I believe that the people that are responsible for these actions... are not the people that commit these acts themselves. It’s also the US. government,” said Al-Bulushi.

However, he stressed that the inequity ofUS. policy abroad does not justify the heinous acts of terror that occurred this morning.

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The Muslim Student Association expressed unanimous support for victims of the tragedy. Senior Lala Qadir, MSA co-president, said her organization is coordinating with Spectrum Organization and other groups as an expression of solidarity with the rest of the Duke community.

“Any sort of response to cast aspersions or blame right now is not only premature but dangerous. I think right now, our focus should be on helping those who have family members affected by this,” Qadir said.

With doubt lingering as to the perpetrators of the crime, leaders of Duke’s Arab community stressed the danger of jumping to conclusions.

Many Arab leaders remembered the US. media’s finger-pointing of Arabs in the wake of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

“It is in all our best interest as human beings not to

point fingers and not to jump the gun because that will not only incite conflicts between the ethnicities at Duke and in the U.S. in general, but may also lead us astray from finding the true criminals,” said senior Omar Hassan.

Hassan said the issue was sensitive not only because it is the worst act of terrorism to occur on United States soil, but because jumping to find blame in the Arab community fundamentally endangers the American way of life. “This is also sensitive if the reactions to this blow will result in forgetting the ideals and the reasons upon which America was built.

“If it does reach that point, then it will be beyond sensitivity, for not only will it question the basis ofthis country, but it will also lead many to doubt whether or not justice and anti-discrimination are pillars of the United States,” Hassan said.

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Security officials across N.C. Heads of several nations remain on heightened alert condemn terrorist attacks � STATE REACTION from page 6 tial workers from the airport. Kossoff said RDU was taking “unprecedented”

security precautions.

“We are on highest alert. We are in the process of shutting down the airport and blocking off the terminals and the access roads to the airport,” she said.

“We’ve never been in this situation.... It is the first time in the airport’s history we have completely shut down.”

Several passengers were stranded

at the airport. Simeon Hellerman, a California resident, said he was stuck without money, friends or a place to go.

He summed up his situation in one word; “Bad.” Kossoff said the airport was shuttling passengers to local hotels and would provide additional shelters if necessary.

Easley said North Carolina may be called upon to help, since this month the state heads the Emergency Management Assistance Compact—a group that includes several states and territories.

If New York or Washington, D.C. call upon to the compact for help, North Carolina will be in charge of organizing relief efforts. ‘We expect they’ll ask for help, but we don’t know yet what kind,” Easley said. We stand ready to coordinate and to help as a state.”

Lt. Heather Kekic, a spokesperson for Seymour Johnson Air Force Base near Goldsboro, N.C., said she did not know if any attacks might hit North Carolina.

“That’s why we’re going to a heightened security level, look around, report suspicious activity,” Kekic said. “As far as anticipating anything, no.”

Federal buildings were also on a high state of alert, said Dave Griffith, chief deputy U.S. marshal for the central district of North Carolina.

“We are dealing with something that none of us have ever dealt with,” he said. “In my opinion, it’s an act of war; it’s just horrible.”

Tom Ditt, information officer for North Carolina Emergency Management, said security had been increased at several state buildings, though he could not specify extra precautions for

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President Gen. Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan, one of three countries that recognize the Taliban’s government, condemned the attacks and called for cooperation to combat the “modern-day evil” of terrorism.

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, whom the United States has accused of backing international terrorism, called the attacks “horrifying” and urged Muslim aid groups to offer help “regardless of political considerations or differences between America and the peoples of the world.”

Syria’s government condemned the attacks and offered condolences to the United States and the American people, the official Syrian Arab News Agency reported. Syria has also been at odds with the United States, which has accused it of backing terrorism.

Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, a moderate who is struggling for power against the country’s hard-line Islamic leaders, expressed “deep regret and sympathy with the victims” and said “it is an international duty to try to undermine terrorism.”

Meanwhile, key indices sank on world stock markets and many European and Asian airlines canceled flights to the United States and recalled planes al-

security reasons.

All Durham County buildings except the old courthouse closed at noon Tuesday, although City Hall remained open.

City police, fire and emergency response personnel went on standby alert status.

“It’s categorically not business as usual because it can’t be for anybody in America today,” Mayor Nick Tennyson said. “But we also need to keep carrying out the operations we provide, and we will—with the awareness that tragic events have and can happen.”

A spokesperson for a Durham branch ofWachovia Bank said several branches closed at the request of the Federal Reserve Bank, which is also closed.

Elizabeth Dole, Woman’s College ’5B, had scheduled a 1 p.m. news conference at which she was expected to announce her entry into the U.S. Senate race. But in the wake of the attacks, she postponed the conference in-

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dal flights over their capitals, and Britain warned its citizens traveling in the United States to beware of possible further attacks. Israel closed its airspace to foreign flights and evacuated staff from diplomatic missions and Jewish institutions around the world.

Many countries beefed up security at American embassies, and President George W. Bush put all American military forces overseas on high alert.

Ordinary citizens offered condolences at American embassies around the world—Norwegians left bouquets of flowers in a park near the US. Embassy, Russians placed flowers near the Moscow mission and in Budapest, there were dozens of candles.

In Berlin, hundreds of people marched silently down Unter den Linden boulevard at nightfall to a service at the city’s main cathedral to mourn the victims.

NATO called an emergency meeting of its governing council and urged an intensified war against international terrorism. “Our message to those who perpetrated these unspeakable crimes is clear; You will not get away with it,” it said.

In New York, the UN. Security Council condemned the attacks and urged all nations to work to bring the perpetrators to justice.

“It is impossible to fully comprehend the evil that would have conjured up such a cowardly and depraved assault,” said Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien.

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the rubble were told that “once the smoke clears, it’s going to be massive bodies,” according to Brian Stark, an ex-Navy paramedic who volunteered to help. He said the paramedics had been told that “hundreds of police and firefighters are missing” from the ranks of those sent in to respond to the initial crash.

“I hope we get patients,” said medical student Eddie Campbell, who rushed to help at one ofthe centers. “But they’re not coming out. They’re in there,” he said, pointing down the street to where the World Trade Center once stood.

Emergency Medical Service worker Louis Garcia said initial reports indicated that bodies were buried beneath the two feet of soot on streets around the twin towers.

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Garcia, a 15-year veteran, said bodies “are all over the place.”

Before the rescue effort began, hundreds offirefighters sat on the West Side Highway or leaned against their rigs, waiting for orders to go into the leveled skyscrapers and search for what they feared would be hundreds of bodies—including many colleagues.

“This is going to hurt,” said Jack Gerber, a 43-yearold Brooklyn firefighter.

“A lot of guys got killed today.” He said that after the first building collapsed, surviving firefighters passed cell phones around to tell their loved ones they were alive.

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Nearby, a construction crew hauled plywood to the emergency teams to be used as makeshift stretchers for rescue crews.

Craig Senzon, 29, a neurologist volunteering at the triage center said the experience was horrific.

“We felt a heaviness inside us that none of us have ever felt before,” Senzon said.

Hundreds were taken to hospitals, nursing homes and triage centers. Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said some 1,500 “walking wounded” were at a mobile hospital in New Jersey’s Liberty State Park, near the Statue of Liberty.

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Selig announces cancellation of 15 baseball games

By NANCY ARMOUR The Associated Press

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig MILWAUKEE and his wife were in New York last Thursday night, and decided to take a drive through the city after dinner.

“We went to the World Trade Center because I hadn’t been there in a while. Now to believe that [the Twin Towers] don’t exist anymore,” a stunned Selig said Tuesday, slowly shaking his head. “It’s beyond human comprehension. There is nothing in any of our backgrounds to even begin to prepare you for this.”

With the start of the playoffs only three weeks away, baseball became little more than an afterthought Tuesday after terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.

Tuesday’s entire schedule was canceled, the first time since D-Day in 1944 that a whole day of regularseason play was wiped out, and Selig said he didn’t know when play would resume.

Selig thought about President Geroge W. Bush, a friend and a former owner of the Texas Rangers.

“We always kid each other about who has the most difficult job,” Selig said. “I guess we now know. I’ve got to worry about games; he’s got to worry about life and death. That’s a big, big difference.”

At Qualcomm Stadium, where San Diego had been scheduled to play Los Angeles, a news radio station was playing over the clubhouse speakers.

“For a lot of people my age, we’ve only read about history, and haven’t really felt the impact of terror that we’re dealing with,” Padres reliever Trevor Hoffman said.

“Generations before us have been through some world wars, and not that we haven’t been through the GulfWar and some other issues, but to have something happen on our own soil, is a bit frustrating. It’s angering. It’s scary,” he said. “A lot of emotions that I don’t think a lot of people have ever dealt with.”

Chicago White Sox bullpen coach Art Kusnyer, in New York for a series against the Yankees, was looking toward the smoke at the World Trade Center when he saw a horrible sight.

“All of a sudden, the whole tower just collapsed,” he said. “All those poor people. It was hard to watch.”

Major League Baseball’s quarterly meeting,

scheduled to begin in Milwaukee Tuesday afternoon, was canceled.

“I believe we are a social institution,” Selig said.

“We have a lot of responsibilities, but above all, we have a responsibility to act in a manner befitting a social institution.”

Instead of spending their day in meetings, owners who arrived before the attacks huddled around a television at the Pfister Hotel, watching for the latest developments. Cellular phones rang as friends and loved ones

checked in.

Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane had a son who was in New York on business; he called McLane’s wife to say he was okay. Arizona Diamondbacks owner Jerry Colangelo reached his son Bryan, who was in Milan, Italy, and told him to stay put. Bryan Colangelo is president of the Phoenix Suns.

‘We can’t worry about our game, our business,” Colangelo said. “What were we all doing here? The people who were here, waiting for a meeting to take place.

How silly.”

Selig heard the news when he was at home, riding his exercise bike as he does every morning. Stunned, he flipped through the channels, only to see the same horrific images everywhere.

He spent most ofthe morning making sure everyone who works in the commissioner’s office was safe, and tracking down owners who were supposed to be traveling to Milwaukee.

Because the meeting wasn’t scheduled to start until late afternoon, most owners planned to fly in Tuesday: morning. About a quarter made it, and a few more were stranded on their way. One owner was in Des Moines, lowa, while another was diverted to Cincinnati.

Selig told the others to stay home. While baseball has some pressing issues with the current labor agreement expiring Oct. 31, he said that now isn’t the time to worry about them.

“Right now I’m not concerned about any of [those issues], to be frank,” said Selig, whose Milwaukee office was evacuated as a precaution because it is in the city’s tallest building.

In the past, baseball has been a healing force during national tragedies. President Franklin Roosevelt ordered

BUD SELIG canceled all of last night’s baseball games games to continue during World War 11. When an earthquake devastated San Francisco in 1989 and delayed the World Series between the Giants and the Oakland Athletics, the city asked baseball to keep playing.

Selig hopes baseball will help heal the nation again.

But with emotions so raw, it’s too soon to even think about it.

“It’s got to be done right. It’s got to be done with only healing in mind,” he said. “We’re going to do this when it’s the right time and the right thing to do. Not for us.

This is one time we’re not going to think about us.”

Athletics department, ACC postpone upcoming events

By CRAIG SAPERSTEIN The Chronicle

Due to the national tragedy that occurred Tuesday morning in New York City and Washington D.C., the Duke athletics department decided to cancel last night’s planned volleyball match between the undefeated Blue Devils and intrastate rival East Carolina. In addition, all games for every Duke sports team scheduled to take place between today and Friday have been postponed with no information about rescheduling available.

“Out of respect for the tragedy that our country endured today and out of concern for the security of our student-athletes, the Duke University Athletic Association has postponed several sporting events this week,” Duke Athletics Director Joe Alieva said in a statement. “The thoughts and prayers of the entire Duke University Athletic Association are with the victims and their families.”

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Division football conferences are considering whether or not to postpone or cancel this weekend’s games. Final decisions are expected to be made today.

Alieva also declared that the DukeClemson football game, which is supposed to kickoff at 1 p.m. Saturday in Clemson’s Memorial Stadium, has not yet been canceled. However, he said that a decision as to whether the game will take place will be made in conjunction with the ACC and Clemson officials.

As for athletic events over the next few days, the men’s soccer match at Clemson, the women’s soccer game at San Diego, the field hockey game versus Wake Forest and the volleyball match against Central Florida, which takes place in Madison, Wise., have been postponed to Friday.

Furthermore, Duke’s volleyball contests Saturday against Cincinnati and Wisconsin have been postponed to a later date, while the women’s soccer team’s game at San Diego State slated for Sunday has been canceled as well.

Finally, the ACC has postponed all ath-

letic events until Friday, including two football games scheduled for Thursday.

The only event that has been rescheduled is the Ohio-N.C. State football game, which has been moved to Nov. 24 at 1 p.m. ACC Commissioner John Swofford has arranged a conference call with league officials today at noon to discuss future ACC athletic events.

“We are deeply saddened by the tragic events of this morning,” Swofford said. “All nine member institutions are in agreement that the next couple of days should be a time for reflection and prayers for the families who are involved in this tragedy. Our concerns are for the safety of our participants and fans, both in travel and assembly, and respect for the aftermath of these terrible events. We will continue to seek advice and counsel from our schools and state, local and national authorities in regard to future scheduled events.”

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SUNBOW SOCCER COACHES NEEDED. Volunteer coaches wanted for competitive league for older kids.

Practices M&W or T&Th, 5:15-6:15, most games on Sunday afternoons. Late AugustNov. 11. A rewarding experience!

Call 967-8798 or 933-6160.

PROBLEMS? DISSERTATION Richard S. Cooper,Ph.D., clinical

psychologist, offers new groups for blocked students of all disciplines.

These are practical, task-oriented, problem-solving support groups.

New groups begin week of October More information?

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(919)942-3229.

UGRAD RESEARCH SUPPORT PROGRAM

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION STUDIES

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Fall Assistantship and Grant applications available on web site. Applications accepted until October 12 and evaluated on rolling basis each Monday.

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Learn about this fascinating interdisciplinary program and its internship at local child care agencies. Open to all undergraduates. Come by 02 Allen or call 684-2075.

2 Bedroom 1 bath duplex Apt. Hardwood floors, storage space, and walking distance to Duke.

Call $460/month plus security.

919-732-2421.

For rent 2br/1 bath duplex. Range, refrigerator, washer/dryer. 2509 Camelia St., off Hillandale. $575/month.

Fully furnished $725/month.

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BIOLOGY TUTORS Tutors needed for Biology 25L. Apply in the Peer Tutoring Office, 217 Academic Advising Center, east campus, 684-8832.

Undergraduates (sophomoresenior) earn $9/hr and graduate students earn $l3/hr.

Childcare needed ASAP for out 7 month old son. 5:00-7:00 pm, ave.

2 days per week. Must be flexible to work extra evenings as needed, have reliable transportation and childcare references. $B/hr. call 403-7351.

HARRY S. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP Information meeting for Juniors intending to pursue a career in public service on Wednesday, September 12, at 4 p.m. in 127 SociologyPsychology Building. For more information, please visit the Duke scholarship website

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Seeking energetic, fun-loving person to care for 2 young boys in our Durham home. 15-20 hours per week, flexible. Call Cindy 4714667.

Sitter wanted for three children (13,11, 8) in Durham’s Hope Valley neighborhood. Transportation necessary. Late afternoon & evening hours.

Days are flexible. Call Chris 493-5217.

CPS TUTORS NEEDED! Be a tutor for Computer Science 001 or 006. Apply in the Peer Tutoring Office, 217 Academic Advising Center, east Campus, 684-8832.

Undergraduates (sophomore-senior) earn $9/hr and graduate tutors earn $l3/hr.

ATTN: WORK STUDY STUDENTS Wonderful Opportunity! Four student assistants are needed immediately in the Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP).

Duties will include general office and clerical support, proof reading, and data entry. Good communication skills are essential. Contact Tanette Headen at 668-5140 or theaden@tip.duke.edu for more information.

ENGINEERS Did you do well in your beginning engineering classes? Why not be a tutor? Engineering students needed to tutor peers in EGR 53L, EGR 75L, EE 61L and EE 62L. Print an application off the website at: aaswebsv.aas.duke.edu/skills.

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Seeking 75/25 WS For Dept, of Psy. Research Study. Flexible hours. $B/hr. Pis. Contact Nikki Smith 684-3746.

Healthy, non-smokers (18-60) are asked to participate in an investigation of inhaled irritants on lung function.

Five visits required.

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SEEKING Immediate Great Opportunity with growing Raleigh Company.

AIS in introducing the Synergy product line, an integrated Case//Matter management software solution for the small to mid-sized law office. AIS is seeking self-motivated individuals to schedule, and possibly perform product demonstrations at law offices in the Triangle No selling required! area.

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HELP WANTED Finance Office Student for office work (Clerical).

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10 hours per week. Work study preferred. Call 660-3775 ask for Scott and Johnny.

Impress your friends and family with a job at the best bar in Durham. Satisfaction is looking for a few good people to be delivery drivers and waiters. Apply in person or contact Saraßeth at 6827397.

MATH TUTORS If you took Math 25L, 31L, 32L 32, 41 or 103 at Duke and want to share your knowledge, we need you to be a tutor! Be a math tutor and earn $9/hr (sophomore-senior) or graduate students earn $l3/hr. Apply in the Peer Tutoring Office, 217 Academic Advising Center, east campus, 684-8832.

Several Work Study students needed in Cardiology/Cardiac Research Lab. Cutting edge work in

Myocardial regeneration. Respond to 684-5398, Sharon or Rick or email slcol@duke.edu.

Break 2002 Jamaica, Cancun, Bahamas or Florida. Join Student Travel Services, Americas Student Tour Operator. #1 Promote trips at Duke and earn cash free trips. and Information/Reservations 1-200648-4849 or www.ststravel.com

Spring Person needed to pass out flyers off campus. $7/hr. Call Marty 919-556-3023 or 919556-4994.

SUNSET SOCCER, adult competitive league, seeks assistant to the director.

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PHYSICS TUTORS Be a physics tutor for the Peer Tutoring Program today! Tutors needed for physics 52L and 53L. Earn $9/hr as an undergraduate tutor or $l3/hr as a graduate student tutor.

Peer Tutoring Academic 217 Program, Advising Center, east campus, 684-8832.

WANTED: STATS TUTORS Statistics tutors needed for 101, 102,103. Undergraduates earn $9/ hr and graduate tutors earn $l3/hr. Print application of the web at: aaswebsv.aas.duke.edu/skills or call PTP office 684-8832.

RAINBOW SOCCER FIELD ASSISTANT WANTED, weekday afternoons and Saturdays. Must be dependable, good with people, and have coaching and refereeing experience, dynamic attitude, and reliable transportation. Part time, 25 hours/week. Call 967-8797 or 967-3340.

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Research Assistant needed for Fall semester, with probability of contin10-15 hours per week uance. $l4OO-2100 per (negotiable). semester. Library/online research, data entry, minimal office work.

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PAGE 16 � WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2001 Available Immediately: Two-bedroom house at 2211 Prince Street.

1.5 miles from Duke West Campus and one block from the Lakewood YMCA. Hardwood floors, fireplace, one bath, deck, basement for storage, fenced backyard, stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, washer, dryer, window air conditioner unit. $BOO/month plus $BOO deposit, 12 month lease. Call 919-419-9454 or e-mail dev.palmer@mindspring.com House for rent, option to buy. Two bedroom, new appliances, central A/C and heat, hardwood floors, fireplace, carport, washer/dryer hookup. Quiet, country, woody setting six miles west of Duke on Linden Road. $BOO/month. 382-8012 or 383-3216.

Houses For Sale FFBO. Beech Hill Townhome. 3 bedroom, 3 bath. 1644 Sq. Ft. Convenient to Duke, UNC, RTF. $138,500 shown by appointment.

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DUKE IN LOS ANGELES PROGRAM SPRING 2002 Information meetings, Thursday,

DUKE IN FRANCE SPRING 2002 What could be better than Spring in Paris? Information meeting will be held Thurs., Sept. 13 at 5:30 p.m. in 226 Allen. Become totally immersed in French life & culture. while earning Duke credit!

Applications available online

www.aas.duke.edu/study_abroad or in theOffice of StudyAbroad, 2016 Campus Drive. Application deadline; October 1.

DUKE IN MADRID SPRING 2002 Information meeting will be held on Wed., Sept. 12 at 6:30 p.m. in 1 24 Social Sciences. Come learn more about this exciting program held at the Universidad San Pablo Madrid! in Applications are available line, on

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Sept. 13, 2:30. Friday, Sept. 14, 4:00. Both in 107 Art Museum.

Habitat Hand-Me-Ups, 3215 Old Chapel Hill Rd., Durham, 4038668. Furniture, lamps, appliance, dishes, etc.

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Sponsored by CAPS. Call Holly Rogers @ 660-1000 for more information.

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TV, microwave, and small refrigerator. 2 blocks from east campus. $350 includes utilities. 286-2285, 419-1223.

Roommate Wanted Professional female has 2 bedroom luxury apartment with clubhouse near RTP. $575/month includes utilities. 806-0215.

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French and Francophone Film Series: “Les Gleneurs et la Gleneuse,” (France, French North American Studies at Duke Universi- with English subtitles). Free. 8:00 pm, Grifty presents the 2001 Mexico Film Series. fith Film Theater, Bryan Center 7:00-10:00pm, John Hope Franklin Center, Room 240. “Santitos,” Latin American Thursday Cinema Award, 1999 Sundance Rim Festival. Based on the novel by Marfa Amparo After Hours “The Culinary Arts of Escandon, Santitos is one of the most Guatemala,” Reception and cooking demo popular Mexican films of 1999. The death by Nancy Kitterman. Tickets are $3 for the of her daughter plunges Esperanza into a public, $2 for students and free to Friends deep depression. Magic and prayers re- of DUMA. For information, call 684-5135. veal hope that her daughter is still alive. 5:30 pm. Duke University Museum of Art, Guided by her devotion to saints, EsperEast Campus. anza undertakes a journey that will carry her to the most hidden holes of Tijuana Teer House; Getting Out of the Rat Race: and Los Angeles, confronted by the nature Managing Time Effectively. Ruth Ledesma. of sin and absolution, the pain of loss and To register, call 416-3853 or 1-888-ASKthe resurrection of desire. Director: Alejan- DUKE (275-3853). 7:00 pm. N. Roxboro dro Springall, Produced by Springalt Pic- Road, Durham. tures, 1999.

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Friday Freewater Films: “The Postman Always Rings Twice,” with Jessica Lange, Anjelica Huston. Tickets are free to Duke students, $4 for Duke employees, and $5 for all others. For information, call 684-2911. 7:00, 9:30 pm. Griffith Film Theater, Bryan Center, West Campus.

Freewater Films: “Snatch,” with Guy Ritchie, Benicio Del Toro, Brad Pitt, Vinnie Jones. Tickets are free to Duke students, $4 for Duke employees, and $5 for all others. For information, call 684-2911.

7:00, 9:30 pm. Griffith Film Theater, Bryan Center, West Campus.

Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture: Film Screening “Four Little Girls," 8:00 pm, 02 West Union Building. A documentary film that recounts the 1963 racially motivated bombing of a Black Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The bombing took the lives of four girls and the incident sparked an upsurge in activity in the Civii Rights Movement. The film is being shown to mark the 38th anniversary of the bombing and to remember its young victims.

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The Chronicle America’s resilience Citizens are helping each other in the aftermath of horrific terrorism

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of America’s strength were struck directly Tuesday morning as terrorists launched an attack of historic proportions. The reprehensible assault destroyed the World Trade Center—a symbol ofAmerica’s economic prosperity—and damaged the Pentagon—a century-old expression of military might. At the same time, the terrorists breached security at multiple airports, hijacking four planes. The death toll lies in the thousands, and many families went to sleep Tuesday night without knowing where their loved ones were. Throughout this horrible bloodshed, the American people remain resilient as their thoughts turn to those hurt by these cowardly acts.

The cold calculation of this premeditated event is a wake-up call to the country. Although each event constitutes its own tragedy, imagine the possibilities if biological or even nuclear weapons had been deployed. The final tally of deaths will not be known for weeks, but the death toll could have been exponentially worse.

The terrible results ofthese vile acts represent a great evil against humankind. Those responsible for the act must be brought to justice for their crimes. Maliciously attacking citizens of the United States cannot go unpunished.

Authorities now have the unenviable task of bringing these culprits to justice. Meanwhile, the public at large has a different role to fill —demonstrating the resilient American spirit. Recovery—not retaliation —must define the country’s focus as the investigation continues. The incredible stories of New York City and Washington, D.C. response teams are beginning to surface already. Even Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld helped with the initial fire containment efforts at the Pentagon.

Duke, too, has pitched in, on all levels. The Division of Student Affairs responded with amazing speed, establishing a crisis center for community members in need ofcounsel. The University also held a blood drive and has set up several more for the rest of the week.

And administrators have canceled classes today for a vigil outside the Chapel. Even on an educational level—the basic mission ofthe University—Duke was quick to set up televisions broadcasting the disaster, and many professors discussed the matter in class.

Although large institutions coordinate impressive relief efforts, the American spirit ultimately lies within the individual. Each individual should honor those struck by the terror and hope for quick healing, whether through prayer or meditation. Each should take advantage of the opportunities to help the victims. Blood drives have been set up around the country for people to help in one of the most direct ways possible. Volunteering can help in coordinating relief. In addition, groups are establishing funds to aid the repair effort—an good option for those who cannot give blood or volunteer.

Everyone is fortunate to be in the United States ofAmerica.

Together, Americans will prove that terrorism may destroy buildings and kill loved ones but that it cannot destroy the country’s spirit.

The Chronicle AMBIKA KUMAR, Editor

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Letters to the editor

MSA condemns terrorism, warns against prejudice In light of the tragic events that took place yesterday, Tuesday, Sept. 11, Students the Muslim Association of Duke University would like to condemn in the strongest possible way the unjustifiable, immoral and senseless acts of terrorism that occurred in New York City, D.C. Washington, and Pennsylvania. We support the statement released by the Council of AmericanIslamic Relations in this condemnation of what are apparently vicious and cowardly acts of terrorism against innocent civilians.

We join with all Americans in calling for the swift apprehension and punish-

ment of the perpetrators.

Based on the Quran, the Muslim Holy Book, and the of Prophet sayings Mohammad, the act of inciting terror in the hearts of defenseless civilians, the wholesale destruction of buildings and properties and

the environment, the bombing and maiming of innocent men, women and children are all forbidden and detestable acts. Acts of terrorism are not only condemned in Islam but are also

pointedly declared alien to the teachings of Islam. Thus, if those who committed this heinous act claimed it to be in the name of Islam, then they do not represent the true ideals of Islam.

However, at the same time, the MSA would like to caution against the premature assignment ofculpability. It is dangerous because it precludes the American premise of innocent until proven guilty. For instance, following the Oklahoma bombing many City American Muslims were victims of hate crimes and although discrimination later evidence linked the tragedy to American terrorists. Such discriminative treatment of American citizens who happen to be

Muslim without substantial evidence of wrong doing is not only hurtful to the people involved but hurtful to the notion of America’s democratic and judicial principles.

The focus right now is on the countless victims and their friends and families on this tragically sad day, which also include loved ones of MSA members. With the nation still in shock and the effects of this national crisis hitting home for many of us in the Duke community, MSA expresses its own shock and deepest sorrow at this enormous tragedy. And as true Muslims, we extend our hearts, thoughts and prayers to the families who have lost loved ones on that terrible day.

Lala Qadir Trinity ’O2

Saima Hussein Trinity ’O2

The writers are co-presidents of MSA.

Red Cross begins blood collection in Bryan Center The American Red Cross will be collecting blood in the Bryan Center today through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The blood drive will be located in Von Canon A, on the bottom floor of the building.

Blood donors must be at least 17 years of age and must weigh at least 110 pounds, and donation will take approximately one hour.

Your donation will make a difference—each pint of blood can save up to three lives.

The

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New York and City Washington, D.C. to treat patients injured in the

keep them; those who have made appointments will be

attacks. Some blood collected at the Bryan Center drive will be sent to those areas, and some will remain in North Carolina to replenish the local blood supply.

We want to emphasize that blood will be needed in the ensuing weeks as well.

Beginning next week, all members ofthe Duke community are encouraged to donate at the Red Cross fixed site in Duke South Hospital. Please contact giveblood@duke.edu for more information.

We urge individuals with donation appointments to

in donors all day. Again, please note that the location of the blood drive has been changed from the upper level of the Bryan Center to Von Canon A (lower level), to accommodate as many

seen first, followed by walk-

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For more information, please visit www.givebloodatduke.org.

Naveen Rao Trinity ’O3 Priya Saigal

Trinity ’O3

The writers are co-presidents of the Duke University Red Cross.

On the record The entire downtown was covered in smoke. I saw the second tower collapse. It kind of slid in on itself. I saw quite a few people covered in ash walking uptown from

downtown.

Elizabeth Torbert, a senior in the Duke in New York program, on witnessing the aftermath of the terrorist attack in New York City (see story, page three)

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Commentary

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Terror in New York

Duke student experiences tragic event in first day of internship

NEW YORK I woke up the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 giddy, albeit groggy, in anticipation of my first day as an intern at Good Morning America in Times Square. At 5:08 a.m., I rolled out of bed and into the shower before my subway commute to ABC’s broadcast studio at 44th Street and Broadway in Manhattan in a place referred to as the “crossroads of America.” I had essentially grown up on Good Morning America, a show that was as much a part of my childhood daily routine as

Cheerios and milk. Now, some twist of fate had given me the opportunity to

work with live guests, countless celebrities and audience members on the show. Besides a near disaster with a swinging camera and getting locked out of the studio, the internship began smoothly. Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, was the special guest, I was going to meet royalty on my first day of work. It was unreal. And then ABC cut to a special report At 8:52 a.m., 10 minutes before the show was supposed to go off the air, the approximately

GMA crew heard shouts from the

control room that a

plane had crashed into a tower of the World

Trade

Center. Instantly, the cameras switched from that segment to live cov-

had commenced, I ran upstairs to another studio where Diane Sawyer and Charlie Gibson were reporting live

Liz Prada Guest Commentary to get my cell phone and call home. I couldn’t do anything but shake uncontrollably. It was horrific to watch as pedestrians on their way to work looked up on the jumbo-tron screen in Times Square and caught their first glimpse of the towers downtown. In the backs of our minds, we knew that we could be next.

I am one of the lucky few individuals who had a working cell phone in the city. At home in Michigan, my mother and grandmother were hysterical but relieved to hear my voice once we finally connected. “I love you” were our final words to each other before we hung up. Shortly afterwards, my

homeinMichigan, my mother and grandmother were hysterical but relieved to hear my voice once we finally connected.

At

erage of the breaking news. Shortly

afterward, the audience, anchors and

crew watched on monitors as a second jet hit the second tower. Then more screams from the control room. As it began to sink in that a terrorist attack

supervisor and I left the studios

with a cameraman in his car with the intention of driving to up upper Manhattan and then out. We were petrified with the idea that another attack would occur

on Times Square.

As the three of us headed uptown, we listened to various New York news radio stations to hear updates of the situation. Tower 2 had collapsed. We turned around at that moment to watch Tower 1 collapse with our own eyes. Tens of thousands of people worked in those buildings,

and I had just watched those towers go up in smoke. Somewhere—far, far away—men were popping open champagne bottles and celebrating the fact that thousands of people were dead.

More importantly, Manhattan was helpless—the hijacked planes had hit the bulls-eye.

The cameraman who had unselfishly driven me, a complete stranger, away from the disaster had a friend whose wife probably perished in the disaster. Sadly, his friend may have also perished rest when he decided to go downtown to find his spouse.

My supervisor and one I listened with tears in our eyes one as he frantically dialed each of the three cell phones in the car to get word. Nothing.

north on foot with cell phones clasped to their ears.

About six hours after the initial disaster, we successfully maneuvered our way out of Manhattan via the Triboro Bridge into Queens with two more individuals, one of whom worked on the 78th floor of WTC Tower 2. He had been late for work this morning.

Now, I am staying in Queens with GMA crew members until the time has come to safely re-enter Manhattan. To be honest, I doubt that I will ever feel “safe” entering the borough again.

Just two nights ago, I stood on the in promenade Brooklyn, near the ever see St. George residence where the Duke in New York students live, and watched the sun set over lower Manhattan, the East River and the Statue of Liberty. The sky faded from bright blue into yellows, pinks and deep red. In the distance, I watched as distant airliners made their approach final into Newark International Airport in neighboring New Jersey. And in the back of my mind, I couldn’t help but wonder what would happen if one of those planes accidentally went off course and careened into a skyscraper. But things like that don’t happen in the United States. Or so I thought.

I encourage you to call your loved ones and friends to share your sentiments over the next few days. Whether we have a personal connection to the disaster or not, each of us has something to mourn.

The of the city had shut down completely—of the eeriest sights will

While horror after horror unfolded,

we spotted a woman who was screaming frantically on the side of the road, failing miserably in her attempt to hail a cab. We stopped temporarily in traffic and discovered that she was an emergency room physician at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Without giving it a second thought, we opened the car door for her and drove her to the place she needed to go.

Once the Manhattan lockdown was announced on the radio, our trio drove around the upper east side aimlessly in search of a place to stay. We finally found a diner open at 89th Street and

Second Avenue. The rest of the city

had shut down completely—one of the eeriest sights one will ever see. For over an hour, we picked at scrambled eggs and watched as people flooded

.

Liz Prada is a Trinity senior.

Attack leaves many questions WASHINGTON On Sept. 11,2001—another date that will live in infamy—the United States suffered war casualties on its own soil not experienced since the bloody Battle ofAntietam.

William Safire Commentary The immediate questions; What well-financed terrorist organization, under what country’s secret protection, slaughtered so many Americans'?

Two facts give us a key clue: (1) Because no airline pilot held hostage would deliberately crash into a building, at least three killers were pilots trained to operate a large jet airliner. (2) Each of the killer-pilots was indoctrinated with fanaticism—not only to find the path to paradise in wholesale murder, but to embrace suicide.

That combination of relatively rare capacities shrinks the pool of suspects. Two years ago an Egyptair pilot’s voice was recorded murmuring a prayer just before he plunged his Boeing 767 into the Atlantic; Egypt is still in denial, scoffing at U.S.

Now our aircraft will include armed guards as passengers, and our supertech spooks will be forced back into planting human spies and suborning enemy contacts with money and blackmail.

When we get solid information about the centers and resources of the terror network, how do we retaliate? Five years of investigation and trials and appeals, as after the first World Trade Center attack, have deterred nobody. Lobbing a few missiles at possible training sites, as former president Bill Clinton hastily and ineffectually did, is a demeaning pretense.

Lashing out on the basis of inadequate information is wrong, but in terror-wartime, waiting for absolute proof is dangerous. When we reasonably determine our attackers’ bases and camps, we must pulverize them—minimizing but accepting the risk of collateral damage—and act overtly or covertly to destabilize terror’s national hosts. The Pentagon’s

George W. Bush, who was in Florida. They ran the president secretly around the country making a nervous tape. Even in the first horrified moments, this was never seen as a nuclear attack by a foreign power.

Bush should have insisted on coming right back to the Washington area, broadcasting—live and calm—from some secure facility not far from the White House.

In the president’s absence from the city, Vice President Dick Cheney hurried to the Situation Room. No Haigian “Fm in charge” was needed, but an

Lashing out on the basis of inadequate information is wrong, but in terror-

helped. Despite the evacuation of executive and congres-

sional offices, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld vis-

ited his wounded Pentagon troops and Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser, remained in place.

What comes now? Along with the funerals, the grieving and the ensuing intelligence shakeup comes a grim recognition that the United States of America is at war and this time our land is one ofthe battlegrounds. The next attack will probably not be by a hijacked jet, for which we will belatedly prepare. More likely it will be a terrorist-purchased nuclear missile or a barrel of deadly germs dumped in a city’s reservoir.

Which poses the most pertinent question: What are we doing to protect our skies, to develop innate immunity and multivalent vaccines, and to carry the war to the enemy?

wartime, waiting for absolute proof is dangerous

rebuilt fifth side should include a new Department of investigators.

Pre-emption.

Who has been recruiting airline pilots and brainDid our national leadership respond well in the glory? of eternal washing them with dreams Conversely, who has been training religious zealots to first hours of crisis, when nobody knew what would fly huge aircraft? The world of pilots is finite and we follow the devastation in New York and the attack in Washington? Stopping air and rail transportation know where jet training takes place.

Why, with $3O billion a year spent on intelligence, was necessary, and blocking access to national monuments and federal offices was prudent. New York’s couldn’t our FBI, CIA and NSA prevent this well-coorgovernor and mayor did their duty by sticking to at security attack? dinated, two-city Airline Washington-Dulles and Boston-Logan broke down, but their posts and reassuring their fellow New Yorkers was there no communication among conspirators that live on television, recalling King George VI during London’s blitz. our satellites or computers could detect?

But the Secret Service took full charge ofPresident Did cardboard cutters outsmart airline security?

earlier and more visible sense of steadiness would have

.

William Safire’s column is syndicated through the New York Times Wire Service.

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